AWS R5d instance types

R5d is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 family with 9 instance types, from 2 – 96 vCPUs and 16 GiB – 768 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8175. Linux on demand starts at $0.144 per hour.

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sizes: 9
vCPUs: 2 – 96
memory: 16 GiB – 768 GiB
processor: Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
on-demand from: $0.144

Compare sizes

R5d sizes and prices

Linux, hourly, US East (N. Virginia) (other regions on each size's page)

Size	vCPU	Memory	Local storage	On-demand	Monthly	Spot	1-yr
r5d.large	2	16 GiB	75 GB NVME	$0.144	$105	$0.0658	$0.091
r5d.xlarge	4	32 GiB	150 GB NVME	$0.288	$210	$0.1506	$0.181
r5d.2xlarge	8	64 GiB	300 GB NVME	$0.576	$420	$0.3374	$0.363
r5d.4xlarge	16	128 GiB	600 GB NVME (2 disks)	$1.152	$841	$0.6275	$0.726
r5d.8xlarge	32	256 GiB	1.2 TB NVME (2 disks)	$2.304	$1,682	$0.9702	$1.452
r5d.12xlarge	48	384 GiB	1.8 TB NVME (2 disks)	$3.456	$2,523	$1.517	$2.177
r5d.16xlarge	64	512 GiB	2.4 TB NVME (4 disks)	$4.608	$3,364	$1.928	$2.903
r5d.24xlarge	96	768 GiB	3.6 TB NVME (4 disks)	$6.912	$5,046	$2.749	$4.355
r5d.metal	96	768 GiB	3.6 TB NVME (4 disks)	$6.912	$5,046	$2.897	$4.355

R5d equivalents on other clouds

closest match to r5d.8xlarge (32 vCPU, 256 GiB)

AzureE32as v4Easv4 family · 32 vCPU · 256 GiB$2.016/hr · East USEasv4 family →

Google Cloudz3-highmem-32-highlssdZ3 family · 32 vCPU · 256 GiB$4.608/hr · IowaZ3 family →

AkamaiG8 Dedicated 128x32Dedicated CPU (G8) family · 32 vCPU · 128 GiB$1.68/hr · Newark, NJDedicated CPU (G8) family →

Vultrvx1-m-32c-256g-1920sVX1: Memory Optimized family · 32 vCPU · 256 GiB$1.543/hr · FrankfurtVX1: Memory Optimized family →

Other memory optimized families on AWS

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R5d FAQ

What sizes does the AWS R5d family have?

R5d has 9 instance types, from r5d.large (2 vCPU, 16 GiB) to r5d.metal (96 vCPU, 768 GiB). They run on Intel Xeon Platinum 8175.

What is the cheapest R5d instance type?

r5d.large at $0.144 per hour (Linux, on demand) in US East (N. Virginia), about $105 per month.

What is R5d best for?

R5d is a memory optimized family. Lots of RAM per vCPU (8 GiB and up) for databases, caches and in-memory analytics.