r8g.8xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R8g family

The r8g.8xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 32 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton4 Processor with 15 Gigabit networking, starting at $1.321 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedarm64aws graviton
vCPUs
32

dedicated

memory
256 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Graviton

2.7 GHz

on-demand
$1.885

$1,376/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

1-yr reserved
$1.247

−34% vs on-demand

r8g.8xlarge 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$1.321$0.8697$0.5993
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$1.321$0.8683$0.5993
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$1.885$1.247$0.8551
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$1.885$1.247$0.8551
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$1.885$1.247$0.8551
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$1.933$1.279$0.8765
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7Asia$1.933$1.279$0.8765
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America$1.979$1.309$0.8978
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$2.005$1.319$0.9118
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$2.065$1.369$0.9331
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$2.065$1.369$0.9331
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$2.094$1.385$0.95
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$2.108$1.395$0.9561
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$2.109$1.395$0.9568
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$2.209$1.466$1.00
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$2.214$1.468$1.001
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$2.214$1.468$1.001
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$2.259$1.494$1.025
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$2.259$1.493$1.026
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$2.259$1.493$1.026
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$2.259$1.494$1.025
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$2.274$1.504$1.031
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$2.274$1.433$0.9823
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$2.274$1.501$1.035
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$2.274$1.504$1.031
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$2.274$1.504$1.031
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$2.274$1.504$1.031
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$2.32$1.535$1.053
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6Oceania$2.372––
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$2.499$1.648$1.123
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$2.501$1.655$1.135
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$2.513$1.583$1.086
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$3.00$1.988$1.363

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
32
Memory
256 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
15 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
15 Gbps

aws details

API name
r8g.8xlarge
Family
R8g
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
33 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $1.321/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
10000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
64
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
5-10%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
74%

r8g.8xlarge 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.8xlarge
AWSr8g.8xlarge32256 GiBAWS Graviton4 Processor$1.885–
AzureE32ps v632256 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$1.475-22%
E32pds v632256 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$1.872-1%
Google Cloudn4a-highmem-3232256 GiBGoogle Axion$1.617-14%
c4a-highmem-3232256 GiBGoogle Axion$1.8860%
Vultrvx1-m-32c-256gbx86 CPU32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.28-32%
vx1-m-32c-256g-1920sx86 CPU32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.543-18%

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

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r8g.8xlarge FAQ

How much does r8g.8xlarge cost?

r8g.8xlarge costs $1.885 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,376 per month. Across 33 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.321 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $3.00 in South America (Sao Paulo). A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $1.247 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r8g.8xlarge have?

r8g.8xlarge has 32 vCPUs and 256 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.8xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $1.321 per hour for Linux on demand, 30% less than US East (N. Virginia). r8g.8xlarge is sold in 33 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of r8g.8xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E32ps v6 (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.475/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4a-highmem-32 (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.617/hour in Iowa); on Vultr, vx1-m-32c-256gb (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.28/hour in New Jersey).