r5dn.xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R5dn family

The r5dn.xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 4 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) with up to 25 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.334 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.1 GHz

on-demand
$0.334

$244/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.1353

−59% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$0.21

−37% vs on-demand

r5dn.xlarge 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$0.334$0.1353$0.21$0.136
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$0.334$0.1484$0.21$0.136
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$0.334$0.1074$0.21$0.136
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$0.354$0.0935$0.223$0.1476
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.372$0.161$0.234$0.155
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$0.392$0.0602$0.247$0.1634
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$0.392$0.1098$0.247$0.1638
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$0.398$0.0925$0.2507$0.1659
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.398$0.1619$0.251$0.166
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.40$0.1593$0.252$0.164
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$0.402–$0.2533$0.1641
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$0.402–$0.253$0.164
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.406$0.1298$0.256$0.171
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.408$0.1212$0.257$0.167
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$0.442$0.1368$0.2785$0.1814

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
32 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
150 GB NVME
Storage detail
1 x 150 NVMe SSD
Network
Up to 25 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
25 Gbps

aws details

API name
r5dn.xlarge
Family
R5dn
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
15 (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $0.334/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 2120 Mbps
Enhanced networking
No
Normalization size factor
8
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
5-10%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
51%

r5dn.xlarge 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 r5dn.xlarge
AWSr5dn.xlarge432 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)$0.334–
AzureE4as v4432 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$0.252-25%
E4a v4432 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$0.252-25%
Google Cloudc4-highmem-4-lssd431 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids$0.3429+3%
c4n-highmem-4-lssd431 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids$0.4582+37%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 16x416 GiB (2× less)416 GiBAMD EPYC$0.21-37%
Linode 90GB90 GiB (2.8×)490 GiBAMD EPYC$0.36+8%
Vultrvx1-m-4c-32g-240s432 GiBAMD EPYC$0.193-42%
voc-m-4c-32gb-200s-amd432 GiBAMD EPYC$0.219-34%

R5dn family sizes

all about R5dn→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
r5dn.large216 GiB75 GB NVME$0.167$122$0.07$0.105
r5dn.xlarge432 GiB150 GB NVME$0.334$244$0.1353$0.21
r5dn.2xlarge864 GiB300 GB NVME$0.668$488$0.3209$0.421
r5dn.4xlarge16128 GiB600 GB NVME (2 disks)$1.336$975$0.6691$0.842
r5dn.8xlarge32256 GiB1.2 TB NVME (2 disks)$2.672$1,951$1.406$1.683
r5dn.12xlarge48384 GiB1.8 TB NVME (2 disks)$4.008$2,926$2.096$2.525
r5dn.16xlarge64512 GiB2.4 TB NVME (4 disks)$5.344$3,901$2.096$3.367
r5dn.24xlarge96768 GiB3.6 TB NVME (4 disks)$8.016$5,852$2.995$5.05
r5dn.metal96768 GiB3.6 TB NVME (4 disks)$8.016$5,852$3.278$5.05

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r5dn.xlarge FAQ

How much does r5dn.xlarge cost?

r5dn.xlarge costs $0.334 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $244 per month. Across 15 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.334 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.442 in Africa (Cape Town). Spot capacity costs $0.1353 per hour (59% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.21 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.518 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r5dn.xlarge have?

r5dn.xlarge has 4 vCPUs and 32 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.xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E4as v4 (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.252/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c4-highmem-4-lssd (4 vCPU, 31 GiB, $0.3429/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 16x4 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.21/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-4c-32g-240s (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.193/hour in New Jersey).