r5ad.2xlarge
Amazon EC2 · R5ad family
The r5ad.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 $0.332 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 8
- memory
- 64 GiB
- processor
- AMD
- on-demand
- $0.524
- spot
- $0.2825
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.33
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
2.5 GHz
$383/mo · us-east-1
−46% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
r5ad.2xlarge price by region
16 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia | $0.332 | $0.168 | $0.209 | $0.144 |
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America | $0.524 | $0.2825 | $0.33 | $0.226 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America | $0.524 | $0.2435 | $0.33 | $0.226 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America | $0.524 | $0.2699 | $0.33 | $0.226 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.576 | $0.1872 | $0.363 | $0.249 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.584 | $0.3317 | $0.368 | $0.252 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.592 | $0.2153 | $0.373 | $0.256 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $0.612 | $0.2023 | $0.386 | $0.264 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.616 | $0.2946 | $0.388 | $0.266 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.632 | $0.2968 | $0.397 | $0.273 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.632 | – | $0.398 | $0.273 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.632 | $0.2755 | $0.398 | $0.273 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.636 | $0.3089 | $0.399 | $0.275 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.636 | $0.2976 | $0.401 | $0.275 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.636 | $0.3722 | $0.401 | $0.275 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.832 | $0.0968 | $0.524 | $0.359 |
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
- 300 GB NVME
- Storage detail
- 1 x 300 NVMe SSD
- Network
- Up to 10 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 10 Gbps
aws details
- API name
r5ad.2xlarge- Family
- R5ad
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 16 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.332/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)
- 15-20%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 50%
r5ad.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 r5ad.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | r5ad.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 7571 | $0.524 | – |
| Azure | E8as v4 | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome) | $0.504 | -4% |
| E8a v4 | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome) | $0.504 | -4% | |
| Google Cloud | c3d-highmem-8-lssd | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD Genoa | $0.531 | +1% |
| z3-highmem-8-highlssd | 8 | 64 GiB | Intel Sapphire Rapids | $1.152 | +120% | |
| Akamai | Linode 150GB150 GiB (2.3×) | 8 | 150 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.72 | +37% |
| G8 Dedicated 32x832 GiB (2× less) | 8 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.42 | -20% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-8c-64g-480s | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.386 | -26% |
| voc-m-8c-64gb-400s-amd | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.438 | -16% |
R5ad family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r5ad.large | 2 | 16 GiB | 75 GB NVME | $0.131 | $95.63 | $0.0622 | $0.083 |
| r5ad.xlarge | 4 | 32 GiB | 150 GB NVME | $0.262 | $191 | $0.1371 | $0.165 |
| r5ad.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | 300 GB NVME | $0.524 | $383 | $0.2825 | $0.33 |
| r5ad.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GiB | 600 GB NVME (2 disks) | $1.048 | $765 | $0.6095 | $0.66 |
| r5ad.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB | 1.2 TB NVME (2 disks) | $2.096 | $1,530 | $1.147 | $1.32 |
| r5ad.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GiB | 1.8 TB NVME (2 disks) | $3.144 | $2,295 | $1.583 | $1.981 |
| r5ad.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GiB | 2.4 TB NVME (4 disks) | $4.192 | $3,060 | $1.738 | $2.641 |
| r5ad.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GiB | 3.6 TB NVME (4 disks) | $6.288 | $4,590 | $2.755 | $3.961 |
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r5ad.2xlarge FAQ
How much does r5ad.2xlarge cost?
r5ad.2xlarge costs $0.524 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $383 per month. Across 16 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.332 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.832 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.2825 per hour (46% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.33 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.892 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does r5ad.2xlarge have?
r5ad.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 R5ad family.
What is the cheapest region for r5ad.2xlarge?
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.332 per hour for Linux on demand, 37% less than US East (N. Virginia). r5ad.2xlarge is sold in 16 AWS regions.
What are the equivalents of r5ad.2xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E8as v4 (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.504/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c3d-highmem-8-lssd (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.531/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 150GB (8 vCPU, 150 GiB, $0.72/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-8c-64g-480s (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.386/hour in New Jersey).