r8g.medium
Amazon EC2 · R8g family
The r8g.medium is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 1 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton4 Processor with up to 12.5 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.0413 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 1
- memory
- 8 GiB
- processor
- Graviton
- on-demand
- $0.0589
- spot
- –
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.039
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
2.7 GHz
$43.00/mo · us-east-1
not offered
−34% vs on-demand
r8g.medium 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 | $0.0413 | $0.0272 | $0.0187 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia | $0.0413 | $0.0271 | $0.0187 |
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America | $0.0589 | $0.039 | $0.0267 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America | $0.0589 | $0.039 | $0.0267 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America | $0.0589 | $0.039 | $0.0267 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia | $0.0604 | $0.04 | $0.0274 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7Asia | $0.0604 | $0.04 | $0.0274 |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America | $0.0619 | $0.0409 | $0.0281 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $0.0627 | $0.0412 | $0.0285 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.0645 | $0.0428 | $0.0292 |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America | $0.0645 | $0.0428 | $0.0292 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.0655 | $0.0433 | $0.0297 |
| EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe | $0.0659 | $0.0436 | $0.0299 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.0659 | $0.0436 | $0.0299 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $0.069 | $0.0458 | $0.0313 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.0692 | $0.0459 | $0.0313 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $0.0692 | $0.0459 | $0.0313 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.0706 | $0.0467 | $0.032 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania | $0.0706 | $0.0467 | $0.0321 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.0706 | $0.0467 | $0.0321 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $0.0706 | $0.0467 | $0.032 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia | $0.0711 | $0.047 | $0.0322 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $0.0711 | $0.0448 | $0.0307 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.0711 | $0.0469 | $0.0323 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.0711 | $0.047 | $0.0322 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.0711 | $0.047 | $0.0322 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.0711 | $0.047 | $0.0322 |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East | $0.0725 | $0.048 | $0.0329 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6Oceania | $0.0741 | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia | $0.0781 | $0.0515 | $0.0351 |
| EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe | $0.0782 | $0.0517 | $0.0355 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $0.0785 | $0.0495 | $0.0339 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.0937 | $0.0621 | $0.0426 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 1
- Memory
- 8 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 12.5 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 12.5 Gbps
aws details
- API name
r8g.medium- Family
- R8g
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 33 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.0413/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 10 Gbps
- Enhanced networking
- Yes
- Normalization size factor
- 2
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- 5-10%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 75%
r8g.medium 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 r8g.medium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | r8g.medium | 1 | 8 GiB | AWS Graviton4 Processor | $0.0589 | – |
| Azure | F1ams v7x86 CPU | 1 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin) | $0.0895 | +52% |
| DC1s v3x86 CPU | 1 | 8 GiB | Intel Xeon (Ice Lake) | $0.096 | +63% | |
| Google Cloud | n4a-highmem-1 | 1 | 8 GiB | Google Axion | $0.0505 | -14% |
| c4a-highmem-1 | 1 | 8 GiB | Google Axion | $0.0589 | 0% | |
| Vultr | voc-m-1c-8gb-50s-amdx86 CPU | 1 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.055 | -7% |
| voc-s-1c-8gb-150s-amdx86 CPU | 1 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.103 | +75% |
R8g family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r8g.medium | 1 | 8 GiB | – | $0.0589 | $43.00 | $0.039 |
| r8g.large | 2 | 16 GiB | – | $0.1178 | $86.01 | $0.0779 |
| r8g.xlarge | 4 | 32 GiB | – | $0.2356 | $172 | $0.1559 |
| r8g.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | – | $0.4713 | $344 | $0.3118 |
| r8g.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GiB | – | $0.9426 | $688 | $0.6235 |
| r8g.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB | – | $1.885 | $1,376 | $1.247 |
| r8g.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GiB | – | $2.828 | $2,064 | $1.871 |
| r8g.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GiB | – | $3.77 | $2,752 | $2.494 |
| r8g.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GiB | – | $5.655 | $4,128 | $3.741 |
| r8g.metal-24xl | 96 | 768 GiB | – | $5.655 | $4,128 | $3.741 |
| r8g.48xlarge | 192 | 1,536 GiB | – | $11.31 | $8,257 | $7.482 |
| r8g.metal-48xl | 192 | 1,536 GiB | – | $11.31 | $8,257 | $7.482 |
Similar instance types on AWS
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r8g.medium FAQ
How much does r8g.medium cost?
r8g.medium costs $0.0589 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $43.00 per month. Across 33 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.0413 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.0937 in South America (Sao Paulo). A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.039 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does r8g.medium have?
r8g.medium has 1 vCPUs and 8 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.medium?
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.0413 per hour for Linux on demand, 30% less than US East (N. Virginia). r8g.medium is sold in 33 AWS regions.
What are the equivalents of r8g.medium on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, F1ams v7 (1 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.0895/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4a-highmem-1 (1 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.0505/hour in Iowa); on Vultr, voc-m-1c-8gb-50s-amd (1 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.055/hour in New Jersey).