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d2.4xlarge

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Part of the D2 Storage Optimized family — High, sequential read/write access to large local datasets.

Name:dStorage Optimized (Dense HDD)d = Storage Optimized (Dense HDD)High-density local HDD storage designed for massive data warehousing, log processing, and distributed file systems like HDFS.22nd Generation2 = 2nd GenerationAWS 2nd generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.4xlarge4 Extra Large4xlarge = 4 Extra Large16 vCPUs • 122 GB RAM • 24000 GB HDD • High Network
Price (Linux)
$2.7600/ hr
~$2,014.80/mo
Compute
16vCPUs
8 cores • x86_64
Memory
122GB
7.6 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.1725/ vCPU-hr
$0.0226/GB-hr
Network
High
Baseline: 5 Gbps
Storage & EBS
250MB/s
Max: 16,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads16 vCPUs
Physical Cores8
Clock Speed2.4 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score232,998
CoreMark / vCPU14,562.4 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding82 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar84,420 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.1725
Cost per GB-hr$0.0226

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods234 pods
Max ECS Tasks7 tasks
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs240 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationStandard CNI

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceHigh
Baseline Bandwidth5 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth10 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationHDD (24000 GB)
Local NVMe Disk24,000 GB HDD
EBS Baseline Throughput250 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput250 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS16,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS16,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput2000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor32
Generation StatusPrevious Generation
Date Introduced2015-03-30

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$2.7600/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$3.8280/ hr
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) (ap-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$3.1905/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
22regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 22 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
af-south-1
Africa (Cape Town)
$3.5000
ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
Highest
$3.8280
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$3.3060
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$3.3760
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$3.3760
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$3.4800
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$3.4800
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$3.3760
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$3.3120
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$3.3120
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$3.0360
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$3.1760
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$2.9400
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$3.0870
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$3.0880
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$3.0880
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$2.7920
me-south-1
Middle East (Bahrain)
$3.2340
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$2.7600
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$2.7600
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$3.1250
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$2.7600