r7i.8xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R7i family

The r7i.8xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 32 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) with 12.5 Gigabit networking, starting at $2.117 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
32

dedicated

memory
256 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.2 GHz

on-demand
$2.117

$1,545/mo · us-east-1

spot
$0.7404

−65% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$1.40

−34% vs on-demand

r7i.8xlarge price by region

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

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$2.117$0.7404$1.40$0.9602
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$2.117$0.8689$1.40$0.9602
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$2.117$0.3012$1.40$0.9602
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$2.171–$1.436$0.9846
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7Asia$2.171–$1.436$0.9846
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia$2.184–$1.437$0.9907
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$2.184$0.8975$1.435$0.9907
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America$2.223–$1.47$1.008
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$2.251$0.5884$1.489$1.021
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia$2.298–––
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$2.318$0.5462$1.537$1.048
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$2.352$1.148$1.556$1.067
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$2.369$0.8908$1.567$1.074
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$2.369$0.6158$1.567$1.074
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$2.486$1.002$1.648$1.124
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$2.486–$1.566$1.074
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$2.486$0.5146$1.648$1.124
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$2.537–$1.676$1.153
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$2.537$0.8888$1.676$1.153
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$2.537–$1.678$1.151
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$2.537–$1.678$1.15
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$2.554$0.5209$1.689$1.158
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$2.554–$1.609$1.103
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$2.554$0.4393$1.686$1.162
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$2.554$0.9519$1.689$1.158
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$2.554$1.028$1.689$1.158
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$2.554$0.6581$1.689$1.158
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6Oceania$2.664–––
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$3.377$0.8014$2.232$1.534

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
32
Memory
256 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
3.2 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
r7i.8xlarge
Family
R7i
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
29 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $2.117/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
10000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
64
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
71%

r7i.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 r7i.8xlarge
AWSr7i.8xlarge32256 GiBIntel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)$2.117–
AzureE32as v532256 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$1.808-15%
E32as v632256 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$1.907-10%
Google Cloudn4d-highmem-3232256 GiBAMD Turin$1.779-16%
n2d-highmem-3232256 GiBAMD Milan, AMD Rome$1.824-14%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 128x32128 GiB (2× less)32128 GiBAMD EPYC$1.68-21%
Dedicated 256GB56 vCPU (1.75×)56256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.456+63%
Vultrvx1-m-32c-256gb32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.28-40%
vx1-m-32c-256g-1920s32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.543-27%

R7i family sizes

all about R7i→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
r7i.large216 GiB–$0.1323$96.58$0.0591$0.0875
r7i.xlarge432 GiB–$0.2646$193$0.1194$0.175
r7i.2xlarge864 GiB–$0.5292$386$0.2435$0.3501
r7i.4xlarge16128 GiB–$1.058$773$0.4588$0.7001
r7i.8xlarge32256 GiB–$2.117$1,545$0.7404$1.40
r7i.12xlarge48384 GiB–$3.175$2,318$1.149$2.10
r7i.16xlarge64512 GiB–$4.234$3,091$1.655$2.801
r7i.24xlarge96768 GiB–$6.35$4,636$2.548$4.201
r7i.metal-24xl96768 GiB–$6.35$4,636$2.196$4.201
r7i.48xlarge1921,536 GiB–$12.70$9,272$5.338$8.402
r7i.metal-48xl1921,536 GiB–$12.70$9,272$4.832$8.402

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r7i.8xlarge FAQ

How much does r7i.8xlarge cost?

r7i.8xlarge costs $2.117 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,545 per month. Across 29 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $2.117 in US East (N. Virginia) to $3.377 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.7404 per hour (65% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $1.40 per hour. With Windows it costs $3.589 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r7i.8xlarge have?

r7i.8xlarge has 32 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids). It is a memory optimized instance type in the R7i family.

What are the equivalents of r7i.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).