r5dn.8xlarge
Amazon EC2 · R5dn family
The r5dn.8xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 32 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) with 25 Gigabit networking, starting at $2.672 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 32
- memory
- 256 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $2.672
- spot
- $1.406
- 1-yr reserved
- $1.683
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
3.1 GHz
$1,951/mo · us-east-1
−47% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
r5dn.8xlarge price by region
15 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $2.672 | $1.406 | $1.683 | $1.088 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $2.672 | $1.204 | $1.683 | $1.088 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $2.672 | $1.423 | $1.683 | $1.088 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $2.832 | $0.4073 | $1.784 | $1.181 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $2.976 | $1.638 | $1.875 | $1.244 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $3.136 | $0.4115 | $1.976 | $1.307 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $3.136 | $0.6682 | $1.976 | $1.311 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $3.184 | $0.8533 | $2.006 | $1.327 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $3.184 | $1.654 | $2.006 | $1.327 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $3.20 | $1.224 | $2.016 | $1.313 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $3.216 | – | $2.026 | $1.313 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $3.216 | – | $2.026 | $1.313 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $3.248 | $1.28 | $2.046 | $1.365 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $3.264 | $0.9584 | $2.056 | $1.336 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $3.536 | $0.6674 | $2.228 | $1.451 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 32
- Memory
- 256 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
- 1.2 TB NVME (2 disks)
- Storage detail
- 2 x 600 NVMe SSD
- Network
- 25 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 25 Gbps
aws details
- API name
r5dn.8xlarge- Family
- R5dn
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 15 (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $2.672/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 5000 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- No
- Normalization size factor
- 64
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- >20%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 61%
r5dn.8xlarge 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 r5dn.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | r5dn.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) | $2.672 | – |
| Azure | E32as v4 | 32 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome) | $2.016 | -25% |
| E32a v4 | 32 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome) | $2.016 | -25% | |
| Google Cloud | z3-highmem-32-highlssd | 32 | 256 GiB | Intel Sapphire Rapids | $4.608 | +72% |
| c4d-highmem-32-lssd | 32 | 252 GiB | AMD Turin | $2.157 | -19% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 128x32128 GiB (2× less) | 32 | 128 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.68 | -37% |
| Dedicated 256GB56 vCPU (1.75×) | 56 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC | $3.456 | +29% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-32c-256g-1920s | 32 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.543 | -42% |
| voc-m-32c-256gb-1600s-amd | 32 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.753 | -34% |
R5dn family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r5dn.large | 2 | 16 GiB | 75 GB NVME | $0.167 | $122 | $0.07 | $0.105 |
| r5dn.xlarge | 4 | 32 GiB | 150 GB NVME | $0.334 | $244 | $0.1353 | $0.21 |
| r5dn.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | 300 GB NVME | $0.668 | $488 | $0.3209 | $0.421 |
| r5dn.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GiB | 600 GB NVME (2 disks) | $1.336 | $975 | $0.6691 | $0.842 |
| r5dn.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB | 1.2 TB NVME (2 disks) | $2.672 | $1,951 | $1.406 | $1.683 |
| r5dn.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GiB | 1.8 TB NVME (2 disks) | $4.008 | $2,926 | $2.096 | $2.525 |
| r5dn.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GiB | 2.4 TB NVME (4 disks) | $5.344 | $3,901 | $2.096 | $3.367 |
| r5dn.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GiB | 3.6 TB NVME (4 disks) | $8.016 | $5,852 | $2.995 | $5.05 |
| r5dn.metal | 96 | 768 GiB | 3.6 TB NVME (4 disks) | $8.016 | $5,852 | $3.278 | $5.05 |
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r5dn.8xlarge FAQ
How much does r5dn.8xlarge cost?
r5dn.8xlarge costs $2.672 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,951 per month. Across 15 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $2.672 in US East (N. Virginia) to $3.536 in Africa (Cape Town). Spot capacity costs $1.406 per hour (47% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $1.683 per hour. With Windows it costs $4.144 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does r5dn.8xlarge have?
r5dn.8xlarge has 32 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake). It is a memory optimized instance type in the R5dn family.
What are the equivalents of r5dn.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).