AWS R8i instance types

R8i is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 family with 13 instance types, from 2 – 384 vCPUs and 16 GiB – 3 TiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids). Linux on demand starts at $0.1389 per hour.

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sizes: 13
vCPUs: 2 – 384
memory: 16 GiB – 3 TiB
processor: Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
on-demand from: $0.1389

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R8i sizes and prices

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

Size	vCPU	Memory	Local storage	On-demand	Monthly
r8i.large	2	16 GiB	–	$0.1389	$101
r8i.xlarge	4	32 GiB	–	$0.2778	$203
r8i.2xlarge	8	64 GiB	–	$0.5557	$406
r8i.4xlarge	16	128 GiB	–	$1.111	$811
r8i.8xlarge	32	256 GiB	–	$2.223	$1,623
r8i.12xlarge	48	384 GiB	–	$3.334	$2,434
r8i.16xlarge	64	512 GiB	–	$4.445	$3,245
r8i.24xlarge	96	768 GiB	–	$6.668	$4,868
r8i.32xlarge	128	1 TiB	–	$8.891	$6,490
r8i.48xlarge	192	1,536 GiB	–	$13.34	$9,736
r8i.metal-48xl	192	1,536 GiB	–	$13.34	$9,736
r8i.96xlarge	384	3 TiB	–	$26.67	$19,471
r8i.metal-96xl	384	3 TiB	–	$26.67	$19,471

R8i equivalents on other clouds

closest match to r8i.16xlarge (64 vCPU, 512 GiB)

AzureE64as v5Easv5 family · 64 vCPU · 512 GiB$3.616/hr · East USEasv5 family →

Google Cloudn4d-highmem-64N4D family · 64 vCPU · 512 GiB$3.558/hr · IowaN4D family →

AkamaiG8 Dedicated 256x64Dedicated CPU (G8) family · 64 vCPU · 256 GiB$3.36/hr · Newark, NJDedicated CPU (G8) family →

Vultrvx1-m-64c-512gbVX1: Memory Optimized family · 64 vCPU · 512 GiB$2.56/hr · AmsterdamVX1: Memory Optimized family →

Other memory optimized families on AWS

R4 6 R5 9 R5a 8 R5ad 8 R5b 9 R5d 9 R5dn 9 R5n 9 R6a 11 R6g 9 R6gd 9 R6i 10 R6id 10 R6idn 10 R6in 10 R7a 12 R7g 9 R7gd 9 R7i 11 R7iz 10 R8a 12 R8g 12 R8gb 12 R8gd 12 R8gn 12 R8i-flex 7 R8ib 13 R8id 13 R8idb 13 R8idn 13

R8i FAQ

What sizes does the AWS R8i family have?

R8i has 13 instance types, from r8i.large (2 vCPU, 16 GiB) to r8i.metal-96xl (384 vCPU, 3 TiB). They run on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids).

What is the cheapest R8i instance type?

r8i.large at $0.1389 per hour (Linux, on demand) in US East (N. Virginia), about $101 per month.

What is R8i best for?

R8i is a memory optimized family. Lots of RAM per vCPU (8 GiB and up) for databases, caches and in-memory analytics.