r5.2xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R5 family

The r5.2xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.504 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
64 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.1 GHz

on-demand
$0.504

$368/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.2555

−49% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.318

−37% vs on-demand

r5.2xlarge price by region

31 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.504$0.2555$0.318$0.218
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$0.504$0.2284$0.318$0.218
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$0.504$0.2436$0.318$0.218
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia$0.52$0.1134$0.326$0.225
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$0.52$0.2119$0.326$0.225
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$0.536$0.2427$0.338$0.232
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$0.552$0.2149$0.348$0.238
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$0.552$0.2387$0.348$0.238
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.56$0.1856$0.353$0.242
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.564$0.28$0.355$0.244
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$0.564$0.1602$0.355$0.244
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$0.592$0.2259$0.373$0.256
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$0.592$0.2185$0.373$0.256
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$0.592$0.2061$0.373$0.256
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East$0.592$0.2301$0.373$0.256
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$0.604$0.1641$0.381$0.261
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.604$0.3314$0.381$0.261
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$0.604–$0.381$0.261
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$0.604–$0.381$0.261
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$0.608$0.2083$0.383$0.263
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$0.608$0.2282$0.383$0.263
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$0.608$0.1768$0.383$0.263
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.608$0.2998$0.383$0.263
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.608$0.248$0.383$0.263
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.608$0.2283$0.383$0.263
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$0.62$0.2001$0.391$0.268
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$0.62$0.2388$0.391$0.268
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$0.668$0.2675$0.421$0.289
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$0.669$0.1947$0.421$0.289
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$0.672$0.2083$0.423$0.29
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$0.804$0.2458$0.507$0.347

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
64 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
3.1 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
r5.2xlarge
Family
R5
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
31 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $0.504/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 4750 Mbps
ECU
37
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
16
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
60%

r5.2xlarge equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs r5.2xlarge
AWSr5.2xlarge864 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8175$0.504–
AzureE8as v5864 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.452-10%
E8as v6864 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$0.477-5%
Google Cloude2-highmem-8864 GiBAMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake$0.3616-28%
n4d-highmem-8864 GiBAMD Turin$0.4447-12%
AkamaiLinode 150GB150 GiB (2.3×)8150 GiBAMD EPYC$0.72+43%
G8 Dedicated 32x832 GiB (2× less)832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.42-17%
Vultrvx1-m-8c-64gb864 GiBAMD EPYC$0.32-37%
vx1-m-8c-64g-480s864 GiBAMD EPYC$0.386-23%

R5 family sizes

all about R5→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
r5.large216 GiB–$0.126$91.98$0.061$0.079
r5.xlarge432 GiB–$0.252$184$0.1103$0.159
r5.2xlarge864 GiB–$0.504$368$0.2555$0.318
r5.4xlarge16128 GiB–$1.008$736$0.5215$0.635
r5.8xlarge32256 GiB–$2.016$1,472$0.8661$1.27
r5.12xlarge48384 GiB–$3.024$2,208$1.299$1.905
r5.16xlarge64512 GiB–$4.032$2,943$1.714$2.54
r5.24xlarge96768 GiB–$6.048$4,415$2.423$3.81
r5.metal96768 GiB–$6.048$4,415$2.445$3.81

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r5.2xlarge FAQ

How much does r5.2xlarge cost?

r5.2xlarge costs $0.504 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $368 per month. Across 31 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.504 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.804 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.2555 per hour (49% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.318 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.872 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r5.2xlarge have?

r5.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8175. It is a memory optimized instance type in the R5 family.

What are the equivalents of r5.2xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E8as v5 (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.452/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, e2-highmem-8 (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.3616/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 150GB (8 vCPU, 150 GiB, $0.72/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-8c-64gb (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.32/hour in New Jersey).