r8a.16xlarge
Amazon EC2 · R8a family
The r8a.16xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 64 vCPUs and 512 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor with 30 Gigabit networking, starting at $5.112 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 64
- memory
- 512 GiB
- processor
- AMD
- on-demand
- $5.112
- spot
- –
- regions
- 9
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$3,732/mo · us-east-1
not offered
across 3 areas
r8a.16xlarge 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 | $5.112 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $5.112 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $5.112 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia | $5.55 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $5.599 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $5.721 |
| EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe | $5.721 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $6.167 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $6.167 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 64
- Memory
- 512 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
- 30 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 30 Gbps
aws details
- API name
r8a.16xlarge- Family
- R8a
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 9 (Asia, Europe, North America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $5.112/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- 20000 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 128
- Processor features
- AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- <5%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 55%
r8a.16xlarge 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.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | r8a.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GiB | AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor | $5.112 | – |
| Azure | E64as v5 | 64 | 512 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $3.616 | -29% |
| E64as v6 | 64 | 512 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $3.814 | -25% | |
| Google Cloud | n4d-highmem-64 | 64 | 512 GiB | AMD Turin | $3.558 | -30% |
| n2d-highmem-64 | 64 | 512 GiB | AMD Milan, AMD Rome | $3.647 | -29% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 256x64256 GiB (2× less) | 64 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC | $3.36 | -34% |
| Dedicated 256GB56 vCPU (1.1× less) · 256 GiB (2× less) | 56 | 256 GiB | AMD EPYC | $3.456 | -32% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-64c-512gb | 64 | 512 GiB | AMD EPYC | $2.56 | -50% |
| vx1-m-64c-512g-3840s | 64 | 512 GiB | AMD EPYC | $3.086 | -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.16xlarge FAQ
How much does r8a.16xlarge cost?
r8a.16xlarge costs $5.112 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $3,732 per month. Across 9 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $5.112 in US East (N. Virginia) to $6.167 in EU (Frankfurt). With Windows it costs $8.056 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does r8a.16xlarge have?
r8a.16xlarge has 64 vCPUs and 512 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.16xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E64as v5 (64 vCPU, 512 GiB, $3.616/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4d-highmem-64 (64 vCPU, 512 GiB, $3.558/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 256x64 (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $3.36/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-64c-512gb (64 vCPU, 512 GiB, $2.56/hour in Amsterdam).