r5b.2xlarge
Amazon EC2 · R5b family
The r5b.2xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) with up to 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.596 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 8
- memory
- 64 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.596
- spot
- $0.329
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.3755
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
3.1 GHz
$435/mo · us-east-1
−45% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
r5b.2xlarge price by region
14 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.596 | $0.329 | $0.3755 | $0.2414 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.596 | $0.2567 | $0.3755 | $0.2414 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.596 | $0.3005 | $0.3755 | $0.2414 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $0.6318 | $0.1741 | $0.398 | $0.2559 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.652 | $0.1684 | $0.4116 | $0.2527 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.668 | $0.3541 | $0.4208 | $0.2741 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.70 | $0.2881 | $0.4431 | $0.2959 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $0.70 | $0.0869 | $0.441 | $0.2835 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.712 | $0.2261 | $0.4486 | $0.2953 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.712 | $0.309 | $0.4486 | $0.2937 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.712 | $0.3042 | $0.4486 | $0.2937 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.724 | $0.3795 | $0.4561 | $0.2932 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.724 | $0.3374 | $0.4561 | $0.2979 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.948 | $0.0948 | $0.5972 | $0.3905 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 8
- Memory
- 64 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 8 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Clock speed
- 3.1 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
r5b.2xlarge- Family
- R5b
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 14 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.596/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 12.5 Gbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 16
- Processor features
- Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- 5-10%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 42%
r5b.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 r5b.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | r5b.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) | $0.596 | – |
| Azure | E8as v5 | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.452 | -24% |
| E8as v6 | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $0.477 | -20% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-highmem-8 | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.3616 | -39% |
| n4d-highmem-8 | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD Turin | $0.4447 | -25% | |
| Akamai | Linode 150GB150 GiB (2.3×) | 8 | 150 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.72 | +21% |
| G8 Dedicated 32x832 GiB (2× less) | 8 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.42 | -30% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-8c-64gb | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.32 | -46% |
| vx1-m-8c-64g-480s | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.386 | -35% |
R5b family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r5b.large | 2 | 16 GiB | – | $0.149 | $109 | $0.0721 | $0.0939 |
| r5b.xlarge | 4 | 32 GiB | – | $0.298 | $218 | $0.1456 | $0.1877 |
| r5b.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | – | $0.596 | $435 | $0.329 | $0.3755 |
| r5b.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GiB | – | $1.192 | $870 | $0.7281 | $0.751 |
| r5b.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB | – | $2.384 | $1,740 | $1.305 | $1.502 |
| r5b.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GiB | – | $3.576 | $2,610 | $1.919 | $2.253 |
| r5b.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GiB | – | $4.768 | $3,481 | $2.346 | $3.004 |
| r5b.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GiB | – | $7.152 | $5,221 | $3.651 | $4.506 |
| r5b.metal | 96 | 768 GiB | – | $7.152 | $5,221 | $3.409 | $4.506 |
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r5b.2xlarge FAQ
How much does r5b.2xlarge cost?
r5b.2xlarge costs $0.596 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $435 per month. Across 14 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.596 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.948 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.329 per hour (45% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.3755 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.964 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does r5b.2xlarge have?
r5b.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake). It is a memory optimized instance type in the R5b family.
What are the equivalents of r5b.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).