r5dn.metal
Amazon EC2 · R5dn family
The r5dn.metal is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 96 vCPUs and 768 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) with 100 Gigabit networking, starting at $8.016 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 96
- memory
- 768 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $8.016
- spot
- $3.278
- 1-yr reserved
- $5.05
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
3.1 GHz
$5,852/mo · us-east-1
−59% vs on-demand
−37% vs on-demand
r5dn.metal 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 | $8.016 | $3.278 | $5.05 | $3.264 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $8.016 | $2.325 | $5.05 | $3.264 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $8.016 | $0.9913 | $5.05 | $3.264 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $8.496 | – | $5.352 | $3.542 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $8.928 | $3.469 | $5.625 | $3.732 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $9.408 | – | $5.927 | $3.922 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $9.408 | – | $5.927 | $3.932 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $9.552 | – | $6.018 | $3.982 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $9.552 | $1.05 | $6.018 | $3.982 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $9.60 | $2.948 | $6.048 | $3.94 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $9.648 | – | $6.078 | $3.939 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $9.648 | – | $6.078 | $3.939 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $9.744 | $0.9744 | $6.139 | $4.094 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $9.792 | – | $6.169 | $4.008 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $10.61 | – | $6.683 | $4.354 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 96
- Memory
- 768 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
- 3.6 TB NVME (4 disks)
- Storage detail
- 4 x 900 NVMe SSD
- Network
- 100 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 100 Gbps
aws details
- API name
r5dn.metal- Family
- R5dn
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 15 (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $8.016/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 12000 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- No
- Normalization size factor
- 192
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- 10-15%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 65%
r5dn.metal 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.metal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | r5dn.metal | 96 | 768 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) | $8.016 | – |
| Azure | E96ads v7 | 96 | 768 GiB | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | $6.97 | -13% |
| E96-24ds v6 | 96 | 768 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) | $7.849 | -2% | |
| Google Cloud | c4d-highmem-96-lssd | 96 | 756 GiB | AMD Turin | $6.635 | -17% |
| z4d-highmem-96-standardlssd | 96 | 756 GiB | AMD Turin | $12.87 | +61% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 512x128128 vCPU (1.33×) · 512 GiB (1.5× less) | 128 | 512 GiB | AMD EPYC | $6.84 | -15% |
| Vultr | vx1-m-96c-768gb | 96 | 768 GiB | AMD EPYC | $3.84 | -52% |
| vbm-32c-755gb-amd64 vCPU (1.5× less) | 64 | 768 GiB | AMD EPYC 9354P | $1.986 | -75% |
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.metal FAQ
How much does r5dn.metal cost?
r5dn.metal costs $8.016 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $5,852 per month. Across 15 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $8.016 in US East (N. Virginia) to $10.61 in Africa (Cape Town). Spot capacity costs $3.278 per hour (59% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $5.05 per hour. With Windows it costs $12.43 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does r5dn.metal have?
r5dn.metal has 96 vCPUs and 768 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.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).