p2.xlarge
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The p2.xlarge is a aws ec2 instance type featuring multiple vCPUs and optimized memory, commonly used for ec2 workloads.
Last updated at Thu May 21 2026
Instance Info
| Compute | Value |
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Memory | 61 GiB |
| Physical Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) |
| Clock Speed | 2.3 GHz |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit |
| GPU | 1 |
| GPU Memory | NA |
| Network | Value |
| Network Performance | High |
| Enhanced Networking | Yes |
| Storage | Value |
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS Throughput | 750 Mbps |
| Amazon | Value |
| Current Generation | Yes |
| Instance Type | p2.xlarge |
| Family | GPU instance |
Family Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| p2.xlarge | 4 | 61 |
| p2.8xlarge | 32 | 488 |
| p2.16xlarge | 64 | 732 |
Related Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| x8aedz.large | 2 | 64 GiB |
| x8i.xlarge | 4 | 64 GiB |
| x8g.xlarge | 4 | 64 GiB |
| x2gd.xlarge | 4 | 64 GiB |
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