r5a.large
Amazon EC2 · R5a family
The r5a.large is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 2 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 7571 with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.072 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 2
- memory
- 16 GiB
- processor
- AMD
- on-demand
- $0.113
- spot
- $0.0514
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.071
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
2.5 GHz
$82.49/mo · us-east-1
−55% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
r5a.large 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 | $0.072 | $0.0299 | $0.045 | $0.031 |
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America | $0.113 | $0.0514 | $0.071 | $0.049 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America | $0.113 | $0.0385 | $0.071 | $0.049 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America | $0.113 | $0.0415 | $0.071 | $0.049 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.124 | $0.0468 | $0.078 | $0.054 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.126 | $0.0437 | $0.079 | $0.054 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.127 | $0.0603 | $0.08 | $0.055 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.133 | $0.0489 | $0.084 | $0.057 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $0.133 | $0.0275 | $0.084 | $0.057 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $0.133 | $0.0388 | $0.084 | $0.057 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.136 | $0.0411 | $0.086 | $0.059 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.136 | $0.0463 | $0.086 | $0.059 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.136 | $0.0591 | $0.086 | $0.059 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $0.136 | – | $0.086 | $0.059 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.136 | – | $0.086 | $0.059 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.137 | $0.0486 | $0.086 | $0.059 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.137 | $0.0573 | $0.086 | $0.059 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.181 | $0.0516 | $0.114 | $0.078 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 2
- Memory
- 16 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.large- Family
- R5a
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 18 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.072/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 2120 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 4
- Processor features
- AVX; AVX2; AMD Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- <5%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 56%
r5a.large 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.large |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | r5a.large | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 7571 | $0.113 | – |
| Azure | E2as v5 | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.113 | 0% |
| E2as v6 | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $0.119 | +5% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-highmem-2 | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.0904 | -20% |
| n4d-highmem-2 | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD Turin | $0.1112 | -2% | |
| Akamai | Linode 24GB24 GiB (1.5×) | 2 | 24 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.09 | -20% |
| G8 Dedicated 8x28 GiB (2× less) | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.11 | -3% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-2c-16g | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.08 | -29% |
| vx1-m-2c-16g-120s | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.096 | -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.large FAQ
How much does r5a.large cost?
r5a.large costs $0.113 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $82.49 per month. Across 18 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.072 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.181 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.0514 per hour (55% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.071 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.205 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does r5a.large have?
r5a.large has 2 vCPUs and 16 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.large?
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.072 per hour for Linux on demand, 36% less than US East (N. Virginia). r5a.large is sold in 18 AWS regions.
What are the equivalents of r5a.large on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E2as v5 (2 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.113/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, e2-highmem-2 (2 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.0904/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 24GB (2 vCPU, 24 GiB, $0.09/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-2c-16g (2 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.08/hour in New Jersey).