r3.large
Amazon EC2 · R3 family
The r3.large is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 2 vCPUs and 15.3 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge) with moderate networking, starting at $0.166 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 2
- memory
- 15.3 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.166
- spot
- $0.0682
- regions
- 13
dedicated
7.63 GiB per vCPU
2.5 GHz
$121/mo · us-east-1
−59% vs on-demand
across 5 areas
r3.large price by region
13 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.166 | $0.0682 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.166 | $0.0444 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.166 | $0.0505 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.185 | $0.073 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.185 | $0.054 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $0.19 | $0.0583 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.20 | $0.0503 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.20 | $0.0845 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.20 | $0.0589 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.20 | $0.0787 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.20 | – |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.20 | $0.0627 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.35 | $0.035 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 2
- Memory
- 15.3 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 7.63 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge)
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Clock speed
- 2.5 GHz
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- 32 GB SSD
- Storage detail
- 1 x 32 SSD
- Network
- Moderate
aws details
- API name
r3.large- Family
- R3
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 13 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.166/hr
- ECU
- 6.5
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 4
- Processor features
- Intel AVX; Intel Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- 5-10%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 67%
r3.large equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs r3.large |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | r3.large | 2 | 15.3 GiB | Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge) | $0.166 | – |
| Azure | E2as v4 | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome) | $0.126 | -24% |
| E2a v4 | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome) | $0.126 | -24% | |
| Google Cloud | c4d-highmem-2 | 2 | 15 GiB | AMD Turin | $0.1217 | -27% |
| c4-highmem-2 | 2 | 15 GiB | Intel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids | $0.1284 | -23% | |
| Akamai | Linode 24GB24 GiB (1.57×) | 2 | 24 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.09 | -46% |
| G8 Dedicated 8x28 GiB (1.9× less) | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.11 | -34% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-2c-16g-120s | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.096 | -42% |
| voc-m-2c-16gb-100s-amd | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.11 | -34% |
R3 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r3.large | 2 | 15.3 GiB | 32 GB SSD | $0.166 | $121 | $0.0682 |
| r3.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 GiB | 80 GB SSD | $0.333 | $243 | $0.1374 |
| r3.2xlarge | 8 | 61 GiB | 160 GB SSD | $0.665 | $485 | $0.3037 |
| r3.4xlarge | 16 | 122 GiB | 320 GB SSD | $1.33 | $971 | $0.5333 |
| r3.8xlarge | 32 | 244 GiB | 640 GB SSD (2 disks) | $2.66 | $1,942 | $1.10 |
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r3.large FAQ
How much does r3.large cost?
r3.large costs $0.166 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $121 per month. Across 13 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.166 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.35 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.0682 per hour (59% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.291 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does r3.large have?
r3.large has 2 vCPUs and 15.3 GiB of memory (7.63 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge). It is a memory optimized instance type in the R3 family.
What are the equivalents of r3.large on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E2as v4 (2 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.126/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c4d-highmem-2 (2 vCPU, 15 GiB, $0.1217/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 24GB (2 vCPU, 24 GiB, $0.09/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-2c-16g-120s (2 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.096/hour in New Jersey).