r5a.2xlarge
Amazon EC2 · R5a family
The r5a.2xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 7571 with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.286 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 8
- memory
- 64 GiB
- processor
- AMD
- on-demand
- $0.452
- spot
- $0.2212
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.285
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
2.5 GHz
$330/mo · us-east-1
−51% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
r5a.2xlarge 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 | $0.286 | $0.1231 | $0.179 | $0.124 |
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America | $0.452 | $0.2212 | $0.285 | $0.195 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America | $0.452 | $0.1789 | $0.285 | $0.195 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America | $0.452 | $0.217 | $0.285 | $0.195 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.496 | $0.188 | $0.312 | $0.214 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.504 | $0.2086 | $0.318 | $0.218 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.508 | $0.263 | $0.32 | $0.219 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.532 | $0.2818 | $0.335 | $0.23 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $0.532 | $0.0864 | $0.335 | $0.23 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $0.532 | $0.1948 | $0.335 | $0.23 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.544 | $0.2101 | $0.343 | $0.235 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.544 | $0.2801 | $0.343 | $0.235 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.544 | $0.2448 | $0.343 | $0.235 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $0.544 | – | $0.343 | $0.235 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.544 | – | $0.343 | $0.235 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.548 | $0.2295 | $0.345 | $0.237 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.548 | $0.2345 | $0.345 | $0.237 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.724 | $0.2247 | $0.456 | $0.313 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 8
- Memory
- 64 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
- Up to 10 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 10 Gbps
aws details
- API name
r5a.2xlarge- Family
- R5a
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 18 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.286/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 2120 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 16
- Processor features
- AVX; AVX2; AMD Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- >20%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 54%
r5a.2xlarge 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 r5a.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | r5a.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 7571 | $0.452 | – |
| Azure | E8as v5 | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.452 | 0% |
| E8as v6 | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $0.477 | +6% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-highmem-8 | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.3616 | -20% |
| n4d-highmem-8 | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD Turin | $0.4447 | -2% | |
| Akamai | Linode 150GB150 GiB (2.3×) | 8 | 150 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.72 | +59% |
| G8 Dedicated 32x832 GiB (2× less) | 8 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.42 | -7% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-8c-64gb | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.32 | -29% |
| vx1-m-8c-64g-480s | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.386 | -15% |
R5a family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r5a.large | 2 | 16 GiB | – | $0.113 | $82.49 | $0.0514 | $0.071 |
| r5a.xlarge | 4 | 32 GiB | – | $0.226 | $165 | $0.1026 | $0.142 |
| r5a.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | – | $0.452 | $330 | $0.2212 | $0.285 |
| r5a.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GiB | – | $0.904 | $660 | $0.3918 | $0.57 |
| r5a.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB | – | $1.808 | $1,320 | $0.775 | $1.139 |
| r5a.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GiB | – | $2.712 | $1,980 | $1.252 | $1.709 |
| r5a.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GiB | – | $3.616 | $2,640 | $1.547 | $2.278 |
| r5a.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GiB | – | $5.424 | $3,960 | $1.97 | $3.417 |
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r5a.2xlarge FAQ
How much does r5a.2xlarge cost?
r5a.2xlarge costs $0.452 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $330 per month. Across 18 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.286 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.724 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.2212 per hour (51% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.285 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.82 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does r5a.2xlarge have?
r5a.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 64 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.2xlarge?
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.286 per hour for Linux on demand, 37% less than US East (N. Virginia). r5a.2xlarge is sold in 18 AWS regions.
What are the equivalents of r5a.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).