r5ad.xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R5ad family

The r5ad.xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 4 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 7571 with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.166 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64amd
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
AMD

2.5 GHz

on-demand
$0.262

$191/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.1371

−48% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.165

−37% vs on-demand

r5ad.xlarge 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$0.166$0.0862$0.105$0.072
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$0.262$0.1371$0.165$0.113
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$0.262$0.0907$0.165$0.113
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$0.262$0.0841$0.165$0.113
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$0.288$0.0997$0.181$0.124
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.292$0.1581$0.184$0.126
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.296$0.1144$0.186$0.128
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$0.306$0.0987$0.193$0.132
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$0.308$0.1402$0.194$0.133
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$0.316$0.0981$0.199$0.137
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$0.316–$0.199$0.137
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.316$0.1363$0.199$0.137
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.318$0.1328$0.199$0.137
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.318$0.1406$0.20$0.137
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.318$0.1206$0.20$0.137
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$0.416$0.0961$0.262$0.18

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
32 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
150 GB NVME
Storage detail
1 x 150 NVMe SSD
Network
Up to 10 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
10 Gbps

aws details

API name
r5ad.xlarge
Family
R5ad
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
16 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.166/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 2120 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
8
Processor features
AVX; AVX2; AMD Turbo
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
15-20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
58%

r5ad.xlarge 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 r5ad.xlarge
AWSr5ad.xlarge432 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$0.262–
AzureE4as v4432 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$0.252-4%
E4a v4432 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$0.252-4%
Google Cloudc4-highmem-4-lssd431 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids$0.3429+31%
c4n-highmem-4-lssd431 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids$0.4582+75%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 16x416 GiB (2× less)416 GiBAMD EPYC$0.21-20%
Linode 90GB90 GiB (2.8×)490 GiBAMD EPYC$0.36+37%
Vultrvx1-m-4c-32g-240s432 GiBAMD EPYC$0.193-26%
voc-m-4c-32gb-200s-amd432 GiBAMD EPYC$0.219-16%

R5ad family sizes

all about R5ad→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
r5ad.large216 GiB75 GB NVME$0.131$95.63$0.0622$0.083
r5ad.xlarge432 GiB150 GB NVME$0.262$191$0.1371$0.165
r5ad.2xlarge864 GiB300 GB NVME$0.524$383$0.2825$0.33
r5ad.4xlarge16128 GiB600 GB NVME (2 disks)$1.048$765$0.6095$0.66
r5ad.8xlarge32256 GiB1.2 TB NVME (2 disks)$2.096$1,530$1.147$1.32
r5ad.12xlarge48384 GiB1.8 TB NVME (2 disks)$3.144$2,295$1.583$1.981
r5ad.16xlarge64512 GiB2.4 TB NVME (4 disks)$4.192$3,060$1.738$2.641
r5ad.24xlarge96768 GiB3.6 TB NVME (4 disks)$6.288$4,590$2.755$3.961

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r5ad.xlarge FAQ

How much does r5ad.xlarge cost?

r5ad.xlarge costs $0.262 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $191 per month. Across 16 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.166 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.416 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.1371 per hour (48% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.165 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.446 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r5ad.xlarge have?

r5ad.xlarge has 4 vCPUs and 32 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.xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.166 per hour for Linux on demand, 37% less than US East (N. Virginia). r5ad.xlarge is sold in 16 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of r5ad.xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E4as v4 (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.252/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c4-highmem-4-lssd (4 vCPU, 31 GiB, $0.3429/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 16x4 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.21/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-4c-32g-240s (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.193/hour in New Jersey).