AWS R8id instance types

R8id 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 $0.1663 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: $0.1663

Compare sizes

R8id sizes and prices

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

Size	vCPU	Memory	Local storage	On-demand	Monthly
r8id.large	2	16 GiB	118 GB NVME	$0.1663	$121
r8id.xlarge	4	32 GiB	237 GB NVME	$0.3326	$243
r8id.2xlarge	8	64 GiB	474 GB NVME	$0.6653	$486
r8id.4xlarge	16	128 GiB	950 GB NVME	$1.331	$971
r8id.8xlarge	32	256 GiB	1.9 TB NVME	$2.661	$1,943
r8id.12xlarge	48	384 GiB	2.9 TB NVME	$3.992	$2,914
r8id.16xlarge	64	512 GiB	3.8 TB NVME	$5.322	$3,885
r8id.24xlarge	96	768 GiB	5.7 TB NVME (2 disks)	$7.983	$5,828
r8id.32xlarge	128	1 TiB	7.6 TB NVME (2 disks)	$10.64	$7,770
r8id.48xlarge	192	1,536 GiB	11.4 TB NVME (3 disks)	$15.97	$11,656
r8id.metal-48xl	192	1,536 GiB	11.4 TB NVME (3 disks)	$15.97	$11,656
r8id.96xlarge	384	3 TiB	22.8 TB NVME (6 disks)	$31.93	$23,311
r8id.metal-96xl	384	3 TiB	22.8 TB NVME (6 disks)	$31.93	$23,311

R8id equivalents on other clouds

closest match to r8id.16xlarge (64 vCPU, 512 GiB)

AzureE64as v4Easv4 family · 64 vCPU · 512 GiB$4.032/hr · East USEasv4 family →

Google Cloudc4d-highmem-64-lssdC4D family · 64 vCPU · 504 GiB$4.478/hr · IowaC4D family →

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

Vultrvx1-m-64c-512g-3840sVX1: Memory Optimized family · 64 vCPU · 512 GiB$3.086/hr · SeattleVX1: 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 13 R8i-flex 7 R8ib 13 R8idb 13 R8idn 13

R8id FAQ

What sizes does the AWS R8id family have?

R8id has 13 instance types, from r8id.large (2 vCPU, 16 GiB) to r8id.metal-96xl (384 vCPU, 3 TiB). They run on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids).

What is the cheapest R8id instance type?

r8id.large at $0.1663 per hour (Linux, on demand) in US East (N. Virginia), about $121 per month.

What is R8id best for?

R8id is a memory optimized family. Lots of RAM per vCPU (8 GiB and up) for databases, caches and in-memory analytics.