r8g.4xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R8g family

The r8g.4xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 16 vCPUs and 128 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton4 Processor with up to 15 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.6606 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedarm64aws graviton
vCPUs
16

dedicated

memory
128 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Graviton

2.7 GHz

on-demand
$0.9426

$688/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

1-yr reserved
$0.6235

−34% vs on-demand

r8g.4xlarge price by region

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

Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2cheapestAsia$0.6606$0.4348$0.2997
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$0.6606$0.4342$0.2997
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$0.9426$0.6235$0.4276
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$0.9426$0.6235$0.4276
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$0.9426$0.6235$0.4276
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$0.9664$0.6393$0.4383
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7Asia$0.9664$0.6393$0.4383
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America$0.9896$0.6546$0.4489
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$1.002$0.6597$0.4559
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$1.032$0.6845$0.4666
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$1.032$0.6845$0.4666
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$1.047$0.6927$0.475
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$1.054$0.6976$0.4781
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$1.055$0.6977$0.4784
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$1.104$0.7328$0.5002
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$1.107$0.7339$0.5005
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$1.107$0.734$0.5005
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$1.129$0.7472$0.5123
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$1.13$0.7464$0.5132
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$1.13$0.7464$0.5132
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$1.13$0.7472$0.5124
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$1.137$0.7521$0.5157
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$1.137$0.7163$0.4912
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$1.137$0.7504$0.5174
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$1.137$0.7521$0.5156
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$1.137$0.7521$0.5157
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$1.137$0.7521$0.5157
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$1.16$0.7675$0.5263
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6Oceania$1.186––
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$1.25$0.8239$0.5614
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$1.251$0.8274$0.5673
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$1.257$0.7917$0.5429
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$1.50$0.9939$0.6816

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
16
Memory
128 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
AWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU vendor
AWS Graviton
Architecture
Arm64
Clock speed
2.7 GHz
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
r8g.4xlarge
Family
R8g
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
33 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.6606/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 10 Gbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
32
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
5-10%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
63%

r8g.4xlarge 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 r8g.4xlarge
AWSr8g.4xlarge16128 GiBAWS Graviton4 Processor$0.9426–
AzureE16ps v616128 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$0.738-22%
E16ps v516128 GiBAmpere Altra$0.806-14%
Google Cloudn4a-highmem-1616128 GiBGoogle Axion$0.8086-14%
c4a-highmem-1616128 GiBGoogle Axion$0.9430%
Vultrvx1-m-16c-128gbx86 CPU16128 GiBAMD EPYC$0.64-32%
vx1-m-16c-128g-960sx86 CPU16128 GiBAMD EPYC$0.772-18%

R8g family sizes

all about R8g→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthly1-yr
r8g.medium18 GiB–$0.0589$43.00$0.039
r8g.large216 GiB–$0.1178$86.01$0.0779
r8g.xlarge432 GiB–$0.2356$172$0.1559
r8g.2xlarge864 GiB–$0.4713$344$0.3118
r8g.4xlarge16128 GiB–$0.9426$688$0.6235
r8g.8xlarge32256 GiB–$1.885$1,376$1.247
r8g.12xlarge48384 GiB–$2.828$2,064$1.871
r8g.16xlarge64512 GiB–$3.77$2,752$2.494
r8g.24xlarge96768 GiB–$5.655$4,128$3.741
r8g.metal-24xl96768 GiB–$5.655$4,128$3.741
r8g.48xlarge1921,536 GiB–$11.31$8,257$7.482
r8g.metal-48xl1921,536 GiB–$11.31$8,257$7.482

Similar instance types on AWS

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r8g.4xlarge FAQ

How much does r8g.4xlarge cost?

r8g.4xlarge costs $0.9426 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $688 per month. Across 33 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.6606 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $1.50 in South America (Sao Paulo). A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.6235 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r8g.4xlarge have?

r8g.4xlarge has 16 vCPUs and 128 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on AWS Graviton4 Processor. It is a memory optimized instance type in the R8g family.

What is the cheapest region for r8g.4xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.6606 per hour for Linux on demand, 30% less than US East (N. Virginia). r8g.4xlarge is sold in 33 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of r8g.4xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E16ps v6 (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $0.738/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4a-highmem-16 (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $0.8086/hour in Iowa); on Vultr, vx1-m-16c-128gb (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $0.64/hour in New Jersey).