cr1.8xlarge

Amazon EC2 · Cr1 family

The cr1.8xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 32 vCPUs and 244 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2670 with 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $3.50 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
32

dedicated

memory
244 GiB

7.63 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$3.50

$2,555/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

regions
4

across 3 areas

Previous generation. AWS still sells cr1.8xlarge, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar instance types below.

cr1.8xlarge price by region

4 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$3.50
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$3.50
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$3.75
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$4.105

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
32
Memory
244 GiB
Memory per vCPU
7.63 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon E5-2670
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
240 GB SSD (2 disks)
Storage detail
2 x 120 SSD
Network
10 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
10 Gbps

aws details

API name
cr1.8xlarge
Family
Cr1
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Previous
Regions
4 (Asia, Europe, North America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $3.50/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
400 Mbps
ECU
88
Enhanced networking
No
Normalization size factor
64

cr1.8xlarge equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs cr1.8xlarge
AWScr1.8xlarge32244 GiBIntel Xeon E5-2670$3.50–
AzureE32as v432256 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$2.016-42%
E32a v432256 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$2.016-42%
Google Cloudc4-highmem-32-lssd32248 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids$2.496-29%
c4d-highmem-32-lssd32252 GiBAMD Turin$2.157-38%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 128x32128 GiB (1.9× less)32128 GiBAMD EPYC$1.68-52%
Linode 192GB192 GiB (1.3× less) · burstable CPU32192 GiBAMD EPYC$1.728-51%
Vultrvx1-m-32c-256g-1920s32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.543-56%
voc-m-32c-256gb-1600s-amd32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.753-50%

Cr1 family sizes

all about Cr1→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthly
cr1.8xlarge32244 GiB240 GB SSD (2 disks)$3.50$2,555

Similar instance types on AWS

other AWS families with a similar shape, cheapest first

cr1.8xlarge FAQ

How much does cr1.8xlarge cost?

cr1.8xlarge costs $3.50 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $2,555 per month. Across 4 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $3.50 in US East (N. Virginia) to $4.105 in Asia Pacific (Tokyo). With Windows it costs $3.831 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does cr1.8xlarge have?

cr1.8xlarge has 32 vCPUs and 244 GiB of memory (7.63 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon E5-2670. It is a memory optimized instance type in the Cr1 family.

What are the equivalents of cr1.8xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E32as v4 (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.016/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c4-highmem-32-lssd (32 vCPU, 248 GiB, $2.496/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 128x32 (32 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.68/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-32c-256g-1920s (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.543/hour in Frankfurt).