r8a.12xlarge
Amazon EC2 · R8a family
The r8a.12xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 48 vCPUs and 384 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor with 22.5 Gigabit networking, starting at $3.834 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 48
- memory
- 384 GiB
- processor
- AMD
- on-demand
- $3.834
- spot
- –
- regions
- 9
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$2,799/mo · us-east-1
not offered
across 3 areas
r8a.12xlarge price by region
9 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $3.834 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $3.834 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $3.834 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia | $4.163 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $4.199 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $4.29 |
| EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe | $4.29 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $4.625 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $4.625 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 48
- Memory
- 384 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 8 GiB
- Processor
- AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor
- CPU vendor
- AMD
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- Network storage only
- Storage detail
- EBS only
- Network
- 22.5 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 22.5 Gbps
aws details
- API name
r8a.12xlarge- Family
- R8a
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 9 (Asia, Europe, North America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $3.834/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 15000 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 96
- Processor features
- AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- <5%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 53%
r8a.12xlarge 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 r8a.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | r8a.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GiB | AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor | $3.834 | – |
| Azure | E48as v5 | 48 | 384 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $2.712 | -29% |
| E48as v6 | 48 | 384 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $2.861 | -25% | |
| Google Cloud | n4d-highmem-48 | 48 | 384 GiB | AMD Turin | $2.668 | -30% |
| n2d-highmem-48 | 48 | 384 GiB | AMD Milan, AMD Rome | $2.736 | -29% | |
| Akamai | Dedicated 256GB56 vCPU (1.17×) · 256 GiB (1.5× less) | 56 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC | $3.456 | -10% |
| G7 Dedicated 256x5656 vCPU (1.17×) · 256 GiB (1.5× less) | 56 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC | $4.148 | +8% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-48c-384gb | 48 | 384 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.92 | -50% |
| vx1-m-48c-384g-2880s | 48 | 384 GiB | AMD EPYC | $2.315 | -40% |
R8a family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r8a.medium | 1 | 8 GiB | – | $0.0799 | $58.31 |
| r8a.large | 2 | 16 GiB | – | $0.1598 | $117 |
| r8a.xlarge | 4 | 32 GiB | – | $0.3195 | $233 |
| r8a.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | – | $0.639 | $466 |
| r8a.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GiB | – | $1.278 | $933 |
| r8a.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB | – | $2.556 | $1,866 |
| r8a.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GiB | – | $3.834 | $2,799 |
| r8a.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GiB | – | $5.112 | $3,732 |
| r8a.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GiB | – | $7.668 | $5,598 |
| r8a.metal-24xl | 96 | 768 GiB | – | $7.668 | $5,598 |
| r8a.48xlarge | 192 | 1,536 GiB | – | $15.34 | $11,196 |
| r8a.metal-48xl | 192 | 1,536 GiB | – | $15.34 | $11,196 |
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r8a.12xlarge FAQ
How much does r8a.12xlarge cost?
r8a.12xlarge costs $3.834 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $2,799 per month. Across 9 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $3.834 in US East (N. Virginia) to $4.625 in EU (Frankfurt). With Windows it costs $6.042 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does r8a.12xlarge have?
r8a.12xlarge has 48 vCPUs and 384 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor. It is a memory optimized instance type in the R8a family.
What are the equivalents of r8a.12xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E48as v5 (48 vCPU, 384 GiB, $2.712/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4d-highmem-48 (48 vCPU, 384 GiB, $2.668/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 256GB (56 vCPU, 256 GiB, $3.456/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-48c-384gb (48 vCPU, 384 GiB, $1.92/hour in New Jersey).