g5g.2xlarge vs d3en.2xlarge

Instance Typeg5g.2xlarged3en.2xlarge
Instance FamilyGPU instanceStorage optimized
DetailsMachine Learning (ML), 3D visualizations, graphics-heavy remote workstations, 3D rendering, application streaming, video encoding, and server-side graphics tasks.

g – GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
5 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
2xlarge – Size
Massively Parallel Processing (MPP) data warehousing, MapReduce/Hadoop computing, distributed/file network systems, and log/data-processing applications.

d – Disk / storage optimized
3 – Generation
e – Extra storage or memory
n – Network and EBS optimized
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory16 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
Clock Speed2.5 GHz3.1 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUyesno
GPU NameT4g
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs1
GPU Memory16 GiB
GPU Total Memory16 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory16 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesg5g.16xlarge, g5g.2xlarge, g5g.4xlarge, g5g.8xlarge, g5g.metal, g5g.xlarged3en.12xlarge, d3en.2xlarge, d3en.4xlarge, d3en.6xlarge, d3en.8xlarge, d3en.xlarge
Variantsg5.2xlarged3.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnono
Instance StorageEBS only4 x 14000 HDD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 4500 MBpsup to 2800 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth2375 Mbps1700 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput296.875 Mbps212.5 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance12000 IOPS10000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance20000 IOPS15000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth4750 Mbps2800 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput593.75 Mbps350 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 10 GigabitUp to 25 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces44
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface155
IPv6 Addresses per Interface155
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportnoyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.93x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
g5g.2xlarge
d3en.2xlarge
EuropeEurope (Ireland) (eu-west-1)n/a1.2830
EuropeEurope (Spain) (eu-south-2)0.6205n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.68391.3180
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.69551.3180
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.75051.3180
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.77801.3850
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a1.5250
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.55601.0510
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.55601.0510
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