r6i.8xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R6i family

The r6i.8xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 32 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) with 12.5 Gigabit networking, starting at $2.016 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
32

dedicated

memory
256 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.5 GHz

on-demand
$2.016

$1,472/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.8785

−56% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$1.334

−34% vs on-demand

r6i.8xlarge price by region

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

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$2.016$0.8785$1.334$0.9145
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$2.016$0.8187$1.334$0.9145
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$2.016$0.7598$1.334$0.9145
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$2.067–$1.367$0.9377
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7Asia$2.067–$1.367$0.9377
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia$2.08$0.494$1.369$0.9435
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$2.08$0.904$1.367$0.9435
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America$2.117–$1.40$0.9602
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$2.144$0.7467$1.351$0.9262
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia$2.189–––
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$2.208$0.698$1.464$0.9979
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$2.208$0.9988$1.464$0.9979
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$2.24$1.119$1.482$1.016
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$2.256$0.9015$1.492$1.023
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$2.368$0.7665$1.57$1.071
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$2.368$0.3704$1.492$1.023
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$2.368$1.004$1.57$1.071
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East$2.369$0.8763$1.567$1.074
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$2.416$0.902$1.596$1.098
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$2.416–$1.598$1.096
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$2.416–$1.598$1.096
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$2.432$0.5731$1.532$1.051
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$2.432$0.8405$1.605$1.107
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$2.432$1.132$1.609$1.103
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$2.432$0.9063$1.609$1.103
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$2.432$0.8436$1.609$1.103
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$2.482$0.53$1.563$1.072
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$2.482$0.5466$1.642$1.126
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6Oceania$2.537–––
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$2.672$0.4221$1.683$1.154
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$2.675$0.6241$1.77$1.213
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$2.688$0.6092$1.693$1.161
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$3.216$1.072$2.126$1.461

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
32
Memory
256 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
3.5 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Network storage only
Storage detail
EBS only
Network
12.5 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
12.5 Gbps

aws details

API name
r6i.8xlarge
Family
R6i
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
33 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $2.016/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
10000 Mbps
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)
62%

r6i.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 r6i.8xlarge
AWSr6i.8xlarge32256 GiBIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)$2.016–
AzureE32as v532256 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$1.808-10%
E32as v632256 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$1.907-5%
Google Cloudn4d-highmem-3232256 GiBAMD Turin$1.779-12%
n2d-highmem-3232256 GiBAMD Milan, AMD Rome$1.824-10%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 128x32128 GiB (2× less)32128 GiBAMD EPYC$1.68-17%
Dedicated 256GB56 vCPU (1.75×)56256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.456+71%
Vultrvx1-m-32c-256gb32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.28-37%
vx1-m-32c-256g-1920s32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.543-23%

R6i family sizes

all about R6i→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
r6i.large216 GiB–$0.126$91.98$0.0557$0.0834
r6i.xlarge432 GiB–$0.252$184$0.1046$0.1667
r6i.2xlarge864 GiB–$0.504$368$0.2428$0.3334
r6i.4xlarge16128 GiB–$1.008$736$0.4426$0.6668
r6i.8xlarge32256 GiB–$2.016$1,472$0.8785$1.334
r6i.12xlarge48384 GiB–$3.024$2,208$1.199$2.00
r6i.16xlarge64512 GiB–$4.032$2,943$1.566$2.667
r6i.24xlarge96768 GiB–$6.048$4,415$2.626$4.001
r6i.32xlarge1281 TiB–$8.064$5,887$3.334$5.334
r6i.metal1281 TiB–$8.064$5,887$3.343$5.334

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r6i.8xlarge FAQ

How much does r6i.8xlarge cost?

r6i.8xlarge costs $2.016 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,472 per month. Across 33 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $2.016 in US East (N. Virginia) to $3.216 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.8785 per hour (56% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $1.334 per hour. With Windows it costs $3.488 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r6i.8xlarge have?

r6i.8xlarge has 32 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake). It is a memory optimized instance type in the R6i family.

What are the equivalents of r6i.8xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E32as v5 (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.808/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4d-highmem-32 (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.779/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 128x32 (32 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.68/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-32c-256gb (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.28/hour in New Jersey).