r8id.8xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R8id family

The r8id.8xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 32 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) with 15 Gigabit networking, starting at $2.661 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
32

dedicated

memory
256 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.9 GHz

on-demand
$2.661

$1,943/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

regions
13

across 4 areas

r8id.8xlarge price by region

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

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$2.661
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$2.661
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$2.661
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia$2.733
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$2.791
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$2.809
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$2.92
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$2.957
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$2.957
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$3.062
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$3.123
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$3.197
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$3.216

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
32
Memory
256 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
3.9 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
1.9 TB NVME
Storage detail
1 x 1900 NVMe SSD
Network
15 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
15 Gbps

aws details

API name
r8id.8xlarge
Family
R8id
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
13 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $2.661/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
10000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
64
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
32%

r8id.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 r8id.8xlarge
AWSr8id.8xlarge32256 GiBIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)$2.661–
AzureE32as v432256 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$2.016-24%
E32a v432256 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$2.016-24%
Google Cloudz3-highmem-32-highlssd32256 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$4.608+73%
c4d-highmem-32-lssd32252 GiBAMD Turin$2.157-19%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 128x32128 GiB (2× less)32128 GiBAMD EPYC$1.68-37%
Dedicated 256GB56 vCPU (1.75×)56256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.456+30%
Vultrvx1-m-32c-256g-1920s32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.543-42%
voc-m-32c-256gb-1600s-amd32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.753-34%

R8id family sizes

all about R8id→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthly
r8id.large216 GiB118 GB NVME$0.1663$121
r8id.xlarge432 GiB237 GB NVME$0.3326$243
r8id.2xlarge864 GiB474 GB NVME$0.6653$486
r8id.4xlarge16128 GiB950 GB NVME$1.331$971
r8id.8xlarge32256 GiB1.9 TB NVME$2.661$1,943
r8id.12xlarge48384 GiB2.9 TB NVME$3.992$2,914
r8id.16xlarge64512 GiB3.8 TB NVME$5.322$3,885
r8id.24xlarge96768 GiB5.7 TB NVME (2 disks)$7.983$5,828
r8id.32xlarge1281 TiB7.6 TB NVME (2 disks)$10.64$7,770
r8id.48xlarge1921,536 GiB11.4 TB NVME (3 disks)$15.97$11,656
r8id.metal-48xl1921,536 GiB11.4 TB NVME (3 disks)$15.97$11,656
r8id.96xlarge3843 TiB22.8 TB NVME (6 disks)$31.93$23,311
r8id.metal-96xl3843 TiB22.8 TB NVME (6 disks)$31.93$23,311

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r8id.8xlarge FAQ

How much does r8id.8xlarge cost?

r8id.8xlarge costs $2.661 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,943 per month. Across 13 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $2.661 in US East (N. Virginia) to $3.216 in Asia Pacific (Tokyo). With Windows it costs $4.133 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r8id.8xlarge have?

r8id.8xlarge has 32 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids). It is a memory optimized instance type in the R8id family.

What are the equivalents of r8id.8xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E32as v4 (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.016/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, z3-highmem-32-highlssd (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $4.608/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 128x32 (32 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.68/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-32c-256g-1920s (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.543/hour in Frankfurt).