r5d.metal

Amazon EC2 · R5d family

The r5d.metal is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 96 vCPUs and 768 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 with 25 Gigabit networking, starting at $6.912 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
96

dedicated

memory
768 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.1 GHz

on-demand
$6.912

$5,046/mo · us-east-1

spot
$2.897

−58% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$4.355

−37% vs on-demand

r5d.metal 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$6.912$2.897$4.355$2.986
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$6.912$2.176$4.355$2.986
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$6.912$3.107$4.355$2.986
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia$7.248$1.857$4.566$3.131
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$7.248$2.122$4.566$3.131
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$7.296$0.7672$4.596$3.152
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$7.584$0.9452$4.778$3.276
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$7.68$2.921$4.838$3.318
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$7.68$1.885$4.838$3.318
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$7.776$1.095$4.899$3.359
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$8.064$1.20$5.08$3.484
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East$8.064$3.132$5.08$3.484
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$8.112$2.352$5.111$3.504
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$8.112$0.8792$5.111$3.504
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$8.304$0.8597$5.221$3.587
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$8.304–$5.232$3.587
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$8.304–$5.232$3.587
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$8.304$0.8959$5.232$3.587
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$8.352$0.9331$5.262$3.608
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$8.352$1.094$5.262$3.608
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$8.352$1.06$5.262$3.608
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$8.352$1.454$5.262$3.608
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$8.352$1.78$5.262$3.608
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$8.352$0.9174$5.262$3.608
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$8.40$0.9201$5.292$3.629
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$8.448$1.182$5.322$3.65
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$8.448$1.503$5.322$3.65
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$9.12$1.599$5.746$3.94
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$9.134$1.615$5.755$3.946
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$10.94$1.094$6.895$4.728

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
96
Memory
768 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
3.6 TB NVME (4 disks)
Storage detail
4 x 900 NVMe SSD
Network
25 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
25 Gbps

aws details

API name
r5d.metal
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) · $6.912/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
12000 Mbps
ECU
347
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
192
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)
62%

r5d.metal 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.metal
AWSr5d.metal96768 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8175$6.912–
AzureE96ads v796768 GiBAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)$6.97+1%
E96-24ds v696768 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)$7.849+14%
Google Cloudc4d-highmem-96-lssd96756 GiBAMD Turin$6.635-4%
z4d-highmem-96-standardlssd96756 GiBAMD Turin$12.87+86%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 512x128128 vCPU (1.33×) · 512 GiB (1.5× less)128512 GiBAMD EPYC$6.84-1%
Vultrvx1-m-96c-768gb96768 GiBAMD EPYC$3.84-44%
vbm-32c-755gb-amd64 vCPU (1.5× less)64768 GiBAMD EPYC 9354P$1.986-71%

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.metal FAQ

How much does r5d.metal cost?

r5d.metal costs $6.912 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $5,046 per month. Across 30 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $6.912 in US East (N. Virginia) to $10.94 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $2.897 per hour (58% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $4.355 per hour. With Windows it costs $11.33 per hour.

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

r5d.metal has 96 vCPUs and 768 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.metal on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E96ads v7 (96 vCPU, 768 GiB, $6.97/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c4d-highmem-96-lssd (96 vCPU, 756 GiB, $6.635/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 512x128 (128 vCPU, 512 GiB, $6.84/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-96c-768gb (96 vCPU, 768 GiB, $3.84/hour in Atlanta).