r5.xlarge
Amazon EC2 · R5 family
The r5.xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 4 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.252 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 4
- memory
- 32 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.252
- spot
- $0.1103
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.159
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
3.1 GHz
$184/mo · us-east-1
−56% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
r5.xlarge 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 | $0.252 | $0.1103 | $0.159 | $0.109 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.252 | $0.0967 | $0.159 | $0.109 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.252 | $0.0914 | $0.159 | $0.109 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia | $0.26 | $0.0663 | $0.163 | $0.112 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $0.26 | $0.1092 | $0.163 | $0.112 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $0.268 | $0.0818 | $0.169 | $0.116 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.276 | $0.1137 | $0.174 | $0.119 |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America | $0.276 | $0.1216 | $0.174 | $0.119 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.28 | $0.1012 | $0.176 | $0.121 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.282 | $0.1164 | $0.178 | $0.122 |
| EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe | $0.282 | $0.0728 | $0.178 | $0.122 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.296 | $0.1082 | $0.186 | $0.128 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $0.296 | $0.049 | $0.186 | $0.128 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $0.296 | $0.0908 | $0.186 | $0.128 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East | $0.296 | $0.1184 | $0.187 | $0.128 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania | $0.302 | $0.0533 | $0.19 | $0.13 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.302 | $0.1199 | $0.19 | $0.13 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $0.302 | – | $0.19 | $0.13 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.302 | – | $0.19 | $0.13 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia | $0.304 | $0.0556 | $0.192 | $0.131 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $0.304 | $0.07 | $0.192 | $0.131 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.304 | $0.0939 | $0.192 | $0.131 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.304 | $0.1213 | $0.192 | $0.131 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.304 | $0.0955 | $0.192 | $0.131 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.304 | $0.1044 | $0.192 | $0.131 |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East | $0.31 | $0.0884 | $0.195 | $0.134 |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East | $0.31 | $0.0703 | $0.195 | $0.134 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia | $0.334 | $0.0848 | $0.21 | $0.144 |
| EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe | $0.334 | $0.0948 | $0.211 | $0.144 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $0.336 | $0.093 | $0.212 | $0.145 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.402 | $0.1079 | $0.253 | $0.174 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 4
- Memory
- 32 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.xlarge- 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) · $0.252/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 4750 Mbps
- ECU
- 19
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 8
- 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)
- 70%
r5.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 r5.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | r5.xlarge | 4 | 32 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | $0.252 | – |
| Azure | E4as v5 | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.226 | -10% |
| E4as v6 | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $0.238 | -6% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-highmem-4 | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.1808 | -28% |
| n4d-highmem-4 | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD Turin | $0.2224 | -12% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 16x416 GiB (2× less) | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.21 | -17% |
| Linode 90GB90 GiB (2.8×) | 4 | 90 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.36 | +43% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-4c-32gb | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.16 | -37% |
| vx1-m-4c-32g-240s | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.193 | -23% |
R5 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r5.large | 2 | 16 GiB | – | $0.126 | $91.98 | $0.061 | $0.079 |
| r5.xlarge | 4 | 32 GiB | – | $0.252 | $184 | $0.1103 | $0.159 |
| r5.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | – | $0.504 | $368 | $0.2555 | $0.318 |
| r5.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GiB | – | $1.008 | $736 | $0.5215 | $0.635 |
| r5.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB | – | $2.016 | $1,472 | $0.8661 | $1.27 |
| r5.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GiB | – | $3.024 | $2,208 | $1.299 | $1.905 |
| r5.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GiB | – | $4.032 | $2,943 | $1.714 | $2.54 |
| r5.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GiB | – | $6.048 | $4,415 | $2.423 | $3.81 |
| r5.metal | 96 | 768 GiB | – | $6.048 | $4,415 | $2.445 | $3.81 |
Similar instance types on AWS
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r5.xlarge FAQ
How much does r5.xlarge cost?
r5.xlarge costs $0.252 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $184 per month. Across 31 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.252 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.402 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.1103 per hour (56% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.159 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.436 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does r5.xlarge have?
r5.xlarge has 4 vCPUs and 32 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.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, e2-highmem-4 (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.1808/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).