r8g.metal-48xl

Amazon EC2 · R8g family

The r8g.metal-48xl is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 192 vCPUs and 1,536 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton4 Processor with 50 Gigabit networking, starting at $7.928 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedarm64aws graviton
vCPUs
192

dedicated

memory
1,536 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Graviton

2.7 GHz

on-demand
$11.31

$8,257/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

1-yr reserved
$7.482

−34% vs on-demand

r8g.metal-48xl 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$7.928$5.218$3.596
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$7.928$5.21$3.596
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$11.31$7.482$5.131
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$11.31$7.482$5.131
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$11.31$7.482$5.131
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$11.60$7.671$5.259
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7Asia$11.60$7.671$5.259
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America$11.88$7.855$5.387
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$12.03$7.916$5.47
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$12.39$8.214$5.599
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$12.39$8.214$5.599
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$12.57$8.313$5.70
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$12.65$8.371$5.737
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$12.66$8.372$5.741
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$13.25$8.793$6.002
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$13.28$8.807$6.006
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$13.28$8.807$6.005
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$13.55$8.967$6.148
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$13.56$8.957$6.159
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$13.56$8.957$6.159
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$13.56$8.967$6.149
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$13.64$9.025$6.189
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$13.64$8.595$5.894
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$13.64$9.005$6.209
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$13.64$9.025$6.187
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$13.64$9.025$6.189
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$13.64$9.025$6.189
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$13.92$9.209$6.315
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6Oceania$14.23––
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$15.00$9.886$6.737
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$15.01$9.928$6.808
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$15.08$9.50$6.514
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$18.00$11.93$8.179

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
192
Memory
1,536 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
50 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
50 Gbps

aws details

API name
r8g.metal-48xl
Family
R8g
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
33 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $7.928/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
40000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
384
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
5-10%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
75%

r8g.metal-48xl 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.metal-48xl
AWSr8g.metal-48xl1921,536 GiBAWS Graviton4 Processor$11.31–
AzureE192s v7x86 CPU1921,536 GiBIntel Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids)$16.67+47%
E192ds v7x86 CPU1921,536 GiBIntel Xeon 6 (Granite Rapids)$19.96+76%
Google Cloudc3-highmem-192-metalx86 CPU1921,536 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$12.70+12%
z3-highmem-192-highlssd-metalx86 CPU1921,536 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$27.65+144%

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.metal-48xl FAQ

How much does r8g.metal-48xl cost?

r8g.metal-48xl costs $11.31 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $8,257 per month. Across 33 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $7.928 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $18.00 in South America (Sao Paulo). A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $7.482 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r8g.metal-48xl have?

r8g.metal-48xl has 192 vCPUs and 1,536 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.metal-48xl?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $7.928 per hour for Linux on demand, 30% less than US East (N. Virginia). r8g.metal-48xl is sold in 33 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of r8g.metal-48xl on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E192s v7 (192 vCPU, 1,536 GiB, $16.67/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c3-highmem-192-metal (192 vCPU, 1,536 GiB, $12.70/hour in Iowa).