r8a.xlarge
Amazon EC2 · R8a family
The r8a.xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 4 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor with up to 15 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.3195 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 4
- memory
- 32 GiB
- processor
- AMD
- on-demand
- $0.3195
- spot
- –
- regions
- 9
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$233/mo · us-east-1
not offered
across 3 areas
r8a.xlarge 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 | $0.3195 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.3195 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.3195 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia | $0.3469 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.3499 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.3575 |
| EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe | $0.3575 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.3854 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.3854 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 4
- Memory
- 32 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.xlarge- Family
- R8a
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 9 (Asia, Europe, North America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.3195/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 10000 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 8
- Processor features
- AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- 5-10%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 52%
r8a.xlarge 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.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | r8a.xlarge | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC 9R45 Processor | $0.3195 | – |
| Azure | E4as v5 | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.226 | -29% |
| E4as v6 | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | $0.238 | -26% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-highmem-4 | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.1808 | -43% |
| n4d-highmem-4 | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD Turin | $0.2224 | -30% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 16x416 GiB (2× less) | 4 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.21 | -34% |
| Linode 90GB90 GiB (2.8×) | 4 | 90 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.36 | +13% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-4c-32gb | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.16 | -50% |
| vx1-m-4c-32g-240s | 4 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.193 | -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.xlarge FAQ
How much does r8a.xlarge cost?
r8a.xlarge costs $0.3195 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $233 per month. Across 9 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.3195 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.3854 in EU (Frankfurt). With Windows it costs $0.5035 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does r8a.xlarge have?
r8a.xlarge has 4 vCPUs and 32 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.xlarge on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E4as v5 (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.226/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, e2-highmem-4 (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.1808/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 16x4 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.21/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-4c-32gb (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.16/hour in New Jersey).