r5a.24xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R5a family

The r5a.24xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 96 vCPUs and 768 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 7571 with 20 Gigabit networking, starting at $3.432 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64amd
vCPUs
96

dedicated

memory
768 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
AMD

2.5 GHz

on-demand
$5.424

$3,960/mo · us-east-1

spot
$1.97

−64% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$3.417

−37% vs on-demand

r5a.24xlarge price by region

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

Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$3.432$1.144$2.151$1.483
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$5.424$1.97$3.417$2.343
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$5.424$1.806$3.417$2.343
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$5.424$2.45$3.417$2.343
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$5.952$0.8607$3.75$2.571
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$6.048$1.642$3.81$2.613
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$6.096$2.145$3.84$2.633
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$6.384$1.925$4.022$2.758
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$6.384$0.7371$4.022$2.758
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$6.384$0.7579$4.022$2.758
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$6.528$1.281$4.113$2.82
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$6.528$0.9415$4.113$2.82
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$6.528$2.525$4.113$2.82
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$6.528–$4.113$2.82
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$6.528–$4.113$2.82
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$6.576$2.237$4.136$2.841
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$6.576$1.882$4.136$2.841
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$8.688$0.8688$5.473$3.753

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
96
Memory
768 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
AMD EPYC 7571
CPU vendor
AMD
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
2.5 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Network storage only
Storage detail
EBS only
Network
20 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
20 Gbps

aws details

API name
r5a.24xlarge
Family
R5a
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
18 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $3.432/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
10000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
192
Processor features
AVX; AVX2; AMD Turbo
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
68%

r5a.24xlarge 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 r5a.24xlarge
AWSr5a.24xlarge96768 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$5.424–
AzureE96as v796768 GiBAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)$5.722+5%
E96-24s v696768 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)$6.35+17%
Google Cloudn4d-highmem-9696768 GiBAMD Turin$5.337-2%
n2d-highmem-9696768 GiBAMD Milan, AMD Rome$5.471+1%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 512x128128 vCPU (1.33×) · 512 GiB (1.5× less)128512 GiBAMD EPYC$6.84+26%
Vultrvx1-m-96c-768gb96768 GiBAMD EPYC$3.84-29%
vbm-32c-755gb-amd64 vCPU (1.5× less)64768 GiBAMD EPYC 9354P$1.986-63%

R5a family sizes

all about R5a→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
r5a.large216 GiB–$0.113$82.49$0.0514$0.071
r5a.xlarge432 GiB–$0.226$165$0.1026$0.142
r5a.2xlarge864 GiB–$0.452$330$0.2212$0.285
r5a.4xlarge16128 GiB–$0.904$660$0.3918$0.57
r5a.8xlarge32256 GiB–$1.808$1,320$0.775$1.139
r5a.12xlarge48384 GiB–$2.712$1,980$1.252$1.709
r5a.16xlarge64512 GiB–$3.616$2,640$1.547$2.278
r5a.24xlarge96768 GiB–$5.424$3,960$1.97$3.417

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r5a.24xlarge FAQ

How much does r5a.24xlarge cost?

r5a.24xlarge costs $5.424 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $3,960 per month. Across 18 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $3.432 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $8.688 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $1.97 per hour (64% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $3.417 per hour. With Windows it costs $9.84 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r5a.24xlarge have?

r5a.24xlarge has 96 vCPUs and 768 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on AMD EPYC 7571. It is a memory optimized instance type in the R5a family.

What is the cheapest region for r5a.24xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $3.432 per hour for Linux on demand, 37% less than US East (N. Virginia). r5a.24xlarge is sold in 18 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of r5a.24xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E96as v7 (96 vCPU, 768 GiB, $5.722/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4d-highmem-96 (96 vCPU, 768 GiB, $5.337/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 512x128 (128 vCPU, 512 GiB, $6.84/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-96c-768gb (96 vCPU, 768 GiB, $3.84/hour in Atlanta).