r8g.xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R8g family

The r8g.xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 4 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton4 Processor with up to 12.5 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.1652 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedarm64aws graviton
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Graviton

2.7 GHz

on-demand
$0.2356

$172/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

1-yr reserved
$0.1559

−34% vs on-demand

r8g.xlarge 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$0.1652$0.1087$0.0749
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$0.1652$0.1085$0.0749
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$0.2356$0.1559$0.1069
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$0.2356$0.1559$0.1069
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$0.2356$0.1559$0.1069
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$0.2416$0.1598$0.1096
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7Asia$0.2416$0.1598$0.1096
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America$0.2474$0.1637$0.1122
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$0.2506$0.1649$0.114
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$0.2581$0.1711$0.1166
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$0.2581$0.1711$0.1166
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$0.2618$0.1732$0.1188
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$0.2636$0.1744$0.1195
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$0.2637$0.1744$0.1196
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$0.2761$0.1832$0.1251
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$0.2768$0.1835$0.1251
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$0.2768$0.1835$0.1251
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$0.2824$0.1868$0.1281
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$0.2824$0.1866$0.1283
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$0.2824$0.1866$0.1283
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$0.2824$0.1868$0.1281
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$0.2842$0.188$0.1289
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$0.2842$0.1791$0.1228
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$0.2842$0.1876$0.1294
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$0.2842$0.188$0.1289
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$0.2842$0.188$0.1289
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$0.2842$0.188$0.1289
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$0.29$0.1919$0.1316
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6Oceania$0.2965––
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$0.3124$0.206$0.1403
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$0.3127$0.2068$0.1418
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$0.3142$0.1979$0.1357
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$0.375$0.2485$0.1704

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
32 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.xlarge
Family
R8g
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
33 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $0.1652/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
Up to 10 Gbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
8
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
10-15%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
63%

r8g.xlarge 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.xlarge
AWSr8g.xlarge432 GiBAWS Graviton4 Processor$0.2356–
AzureE4ps v6432 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$0.184-22%
E4ps v5432 GiBAmpere Altra$0.202-14%
Google Cloudn4a-highmem-4432 GiBGoogle Axion$0.2022-14%
c4a-highmem-4432 GiBGoogle Axion$0.23580%
Vultrvx1-m-4c-32gbx86 CPU432 GiBAMD EPYC$0.16-32%
vx1-m-4c-32g-240sx86 CPU432 GiBAMD EPYC$0.193-18%

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.xlarge FAQ

How much does r8g.xlarge cost?

r8g.xlarge costs $0.2356 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $172 per month. Across 33 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.1652 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $0.375 in South America (Sao Paulo). A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.1559 per hour.

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

r8g.xlarge has 4 vCPUs and 32 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.xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $0.1652 per hour for Linux on demand, 30% less than US East (N. Virginia). r8g.xlarge is sold in 33 AWS regions.

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

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E4ps v6 (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.184/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n4a-highmem-4 (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.2022/hour in Iowa); on Vultr, vx1-m-4c-32gb (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.16/hour in New Jersey).