r8a.2xlarge
Amazon EC2 · R8a family
The r8a.2xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor with up to 15 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.639 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 8
- memory
- 64 GiB
- processor
- AMD
- on-demand
- $0.639
- spot
- –
- regions
- 9
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$466/mo · us-east-1
not offered
across 3 areas
r8a.2xlarge 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 | $0.639 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.639 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.639 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia | $0.6938 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.6999 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.7151 |
| EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe | $0.7151 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.7709 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.7709 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 8
- Memory
- 64 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
- Up to 15 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 15 Gbps
aws details
- API name
r8a.2xlarge- Family
- R8a
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 9 (Asia, Europe, North America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.639/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 10000 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 16
- Processor features
- AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- 10-15%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 50%
r8a.2xlarge 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.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | r8a.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor | $0.639 | – |
| Azure | E8as v5 | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.452 | -29% |
| E8as v6 | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $0.477 | -25% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-highmem-8 | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.3616 | -43% |
| n4d-highmem-8 | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD Turin | $0.4447 | -30% | |
| Akamai | Linode 150GB150 GiB (2.3×) | 8 | 150 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.72 | +13% |
| G8 Dedicated 32x832 GiB (2× less) | 8 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.42 | -34% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-8c-64gb | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.32 | -50% |
| vx1-m-8c-64g-480s | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.386 | -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.2xlarge FAQ
How much does r8a.2xlarge cost?
r8a.2xlarge costs $0.639 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $466 per month. Across 9 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.639 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.7709 in EU (Frankfurt). With Windows it costs $1.007 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does r8a.2xlarge have?
r8a.2xlarge has 8 vCPUs and 64 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.2xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E8as v5 (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.452/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, e2-highmem-8 (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.3616/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 150GB (8 vCPU, 150 GiB, $0.72/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-8c-64gb (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.32/hour in New Jersey).