AWS R5dn instance types

R5dn 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 8259 (Cascade Lake). Linux on demand starts at $0.167 per hour.

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sizes: 9
vCPUs: 2 – 96
memory: 16 GiB – 768 GiB
processor: Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
on-demand from: $0.167

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R5dn 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
r5dn.large	2	16 GiB	75 GB NVME	$0.167	$122	$0.07	$0.105
r5dn.xlarge	4	32 GiB	150 GB NVME	$0.334	$244	$0.1353	$0.21
r5dn.2xlarge	8	64 GiB	300 GB NVME	$0.668	$488	$0.3209	$0.421
r5dn.4xlarge	16	128 GiB	600 GB NVME (2 disks)	$1.336	$975	$0.6691	$0.842
r5dn.8xlarge	32	256 GiB	1.2 TB NVME (2 disks)	$2.672	$1,951	$1.406	$1.683
r5dn.12xlarge	48	384 GiB	1.8 TB NVME (2 disks)	$4.008	$2,926	$2.096	$2.525
r5dn.16xlarge	64	512 GiB	2.4 TB NVME (4 disks)	$5.344	$3,901	$2.096	$3.367
r5dn.24xlarge	96	768 GiB	3.6 TB NVME (4 disks)	$8.016	$5,852	$2.995	$5.05
r5dn.metal	96	768 GiB	3.6 TB NVME (4 disks)	$8.016	$5,852	$3.278	$5.05

R5dn equivalents on other clouds

closest match to r5dn.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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R5dn FAQ

What sizes does the AWS R5dn family have?

R5dn has 9 instance types, from r5dn.large (2 vCPU, 16 GiB) to r5dn.metal (96 vCPU, 768 GiB). They run on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake).

What is the cheapest R5dn instance type?

r5dn.large at $0.167 per hour (Linux, on demand) in US East (N. Virginia), about $122 per month.

What is R5dn best for?

R5dn is a memory optimized family. Lots of RAM per vCPU (8 GiB and up) for databases, caches and in-memory analytics.