r4.xlarge
Amazon EC2 · R4 family
The r4.xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 4 vCPUs and 30.5 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.266 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 4
- memory
- 30.5 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.266
- spot
- $0.1164
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.168
dedicated
7.63 GiB per vCPU
2.3 GHz
$194/mo · us-east-1
−56% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
r4.xlarge price by region
17 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.266 | $0.1164 | $0.168 | $0.1145 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.266 | $0.0847 | $0.168 | $0.1145 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.266 | $0.0981 | $0.168 | $0.1145 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $0.274 | $0.1062 | $0.1722 | $0.1188 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.292 | $0.0942 | $0.1848 | $0.1253 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.2964 | $0.1207 | $0.1869 | $0.1274 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.2964 | $0.113 | $0.1869 | $0.1274 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.312 | $0.12 | $0.1974 | $0.1339 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $0.312 | $0.1011 | $0.197 | $0.1355 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.3192 | $0.1047 | $0.2016 | $0.1382 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.3192 | – | $0.2016 | $0.1382 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $0.32 | $0.0701 | $0.2016 | $0.1382 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.32 | $0.0902 | $0.2016 | $0.1382 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.32 | $0.1066 | $0.2016 | $0.1382 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.32 | $0.1293 | $0.2016 | $0.1382 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.3201 | $0.1183 | $0.2016 | $0.1382 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.56 | $0.0718 | $0.3528 | $0.2419 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 4
- Memory
- 30.5 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 7.63 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Clock speed
- 2.3 GHz
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- Network storage only
- Storage detail
- EBS only
- Network
- Up to 10 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 10 Gbps
aws details
- API name
r4.xlarge- Family
- R4
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 17 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.266/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 800 Mbps
- ECU
- 16
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 8
- Processor features
- Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- <5%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 47%
r4.xlarge 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 r4.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | r4.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 GiB | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) | $0.266 | – |
| Azure | E4as v5 | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.226 | -15% |
| E4as v6 | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $0.238 | -11% | |
| Google Cloud | c4d-highmem-4 | 4 | 31 GiB | AMD Turin | $0.2472 | -7% |
| c4-highmem-4 | 4 | 31 GiB | Intel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids | $0.2607 | -2% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 16x416 GiB (1.9× less) | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.21 | -21% |
| Linode 90GB90 GiB (3×) | 4 | 90 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.36 | +35% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-4c-32gb | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.16 | -40% |
| vx1-m-4c-32g-240s | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.193 | -27% |
R4 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r4.large | 2 | 15.3 GiB | – | $0.133 | $97.09 | $0.0567 | $0.084 |
| r4.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 GiB | – | $0.266 | $194 | $0.1164 | $0.168 |
| r4.2xlarge | 8 | 61 GiB | – | $0.532 | $388 | $0.2304 | $0.336 |
| r4.4xlarge | 16 | 122 GiB | – | $1.064 | $777 | $0.4593 | $0.672 |
| r4.8xlarge | 32 | 244 GiB | – | $2.128 | $1,553 | $0.8858 | $1.344 |
| r4.16xlarge | 64 | 488 GiB | – | $4.256 | $3,107 | $1.668 | $2.688 |
Similar instance types on AWS
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r4.xlarge FAQ
How much does r4.xlarge cost?
r4.xlarge costs $0.266 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $194 per month. Across 17 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.266 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.56 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.1164 per hour (56% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.168 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.45 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does r4.xlarge have?
r4.xlarge has 4 vCPUs and 30.5 GiB of memory (7.63 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell). It is a memory optimized instance type in the R4 family.
What are the equivalents of r4.xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E4as v5 (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.226/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c4d-highmem-4 (4 vCPU, 31 GiB, $0.2472/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 16x4 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.21/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-4c-32gb (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.16/hour in New Jersey).