r5d.8xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R5d family

The r5d.8xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 32 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 with 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $2.304 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
32

dedicated

memory
256 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.1 GHz

on-demand
$2.304

$1,682/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.9702

−58% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$1.452

−37% vs on-demand

r5d.8xlarge price by region

30 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$2.304$0.9702$1.452$0.995
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$2.304$1.101$1.452$0.995
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$2.304$0.9867$1.452$0.995
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia$2.416$0.5824$1.522$1.044
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$2.416$0.8791$1.522$1.044
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$2.432$0.4115$1.532$1.051
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$2.528$0.7901$1.593$1.092
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$2.56$1.126$1.613$1.106
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$2.56$0.6697$1.613$1.106
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$2.592$1.085$1.633$1.12
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$2.688$0.421$1.693$1.161
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East$2.688$1.015$1.693$1.161
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$2.704$1.443$1.704$1.168
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$2.704$1.051$1.704$1.168
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$2.768$0.6245$1.74$1.196
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$2.768–$1.744$1.196
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$2.768–$1.744$1.196
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$2.768$1.172$1.744$1.196
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$2.784$0.3071$1.754$1.203
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$2.784$0.3767$1.754$1.203
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$2.784$0.3474$1.754$1.203
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$2.784$1.158$1.754$1.203
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$2.784$0.9826$1.754$1.203
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$2.784$1.029$1.754$1.203
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$2.80$0.4545$1.764$1.21
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$2.816$0.3972$1.774$1.217
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$2.816$0.5257$1.774$1.217
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$3.04$0.6629$1.915$1.313
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$3.045$0.4168$1.918$1.315
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$3.648$1.337$2.298$1.576

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
32
Memory
256 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
3.1 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
1.2 TB NVME (2 disks)
Storage detail
2 x 600 NVMe SSD
Network
10 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
10 Gbps

aws details

API name
r5d.8xlarge
Family
R5d
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
30 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $2.304/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
5000 Mbps
ECU
128
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
64
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
50%

r5d.8xlarge 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 r5d.8xlarge
AWSr5d.8xlarge32256 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8175$2.304–
AzureE32as v432256 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$2.016-12%
E32a v432256 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$2.016-12%
Google Cloudz3-highmem-32-highlssd32256 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$4.608+100%
c4d-highmem-32-lssd32252 GiBAMD Turin$2.157-6%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 128x32128 GiB (2× less)32128 GiBAMD EPYC$1.68-27%
Dedicated 256GB56 vCPU (1.75×)56256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.456+50%
Vultrvx1-m-32c-256g-1920s32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.543-33%
voc-m-32c-256gb-1600s-amd32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.753-24%

R5d family sizes

all about R5d→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
r5d.large216 GiB75 GB NVME$0.144$105$0.0658$0.091
r5d.xlarge432 GiB150 GB NVME$0.288$210$0.1506$0.181
r5d.2xlarge864 GiB300 GB NVME$0.576$420$0.3374$0.363
r5d.4xlarge16128 GiB600 GB NVME (2 disks)$1.152$841$0.6275$0.726
r5d.8xlarge32256 GiB1.2 TB NVME (2 disks)$2.304$1,682$0.9702$1.452
r5d.12xlarge48384 GiB1.8 TB NVME (2 disks)$3.456$2,523$1.517$2.177
r5d.16xlarge64512 GiB2.4 TB NVME (4 disks)$4.608$3,364$1.928$2.903
r5d.24xlarge96768 GiB3.6 TB NVME (4 disks)$6.912$5,046$2.749$4.355
r5d.metal96768 GiB3.6 TB NVME (4 disks)$6.912$5,046$2.897$4.355

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r5d.8xlarge FAQ

How much does r5d.8xlarge cost?

r5d.8xlarge costs $2.304 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,682 per month. Across 30 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $2.304 in US East (N. Virginia) to $3.648 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.9702 per hour (58% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $1.452 per hour. With Windows it costs $3.776 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r5d.8xlarge have?

r5d.8xlarge has 32 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8175. It is a memory optimized instance type in the R5d family.

What are the equivalents of r5d.8xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E32as v4 (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.016/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, z3-highmem-32-highlssd (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $4.608/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 128x32 (32 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.68/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-32c-256g-1920s (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.543/hour in Frankfurt).