r9gd.8xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R9gd family

The r9gd.8xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 32 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory, running on AWS Graviton5 Processor with 17 Gigabit networking, starting at $2.563 per hour on demand.

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vCPUs
32

dedicated

memory
256 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Graviton

3.3 GHz

on-demand
$2.563

$1,871/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

regions
4

across 2 areas

r9gd.8xlarge price by region

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

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$2.563
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$2.563
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$2.563
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$3.079

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
32
Memory
256 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
AWS Graviton5 Processor
CPU vendor
AWS Graviton
Architecture
Arm64
Clock speed
3.3 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

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

aws details

API name
r9gd.8xlarge
Family
R9gd
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
4 (Europe, North America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $2.563/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
12000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
64

r9gd.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 r9gd.8xlarge
AWSr9gd.8xlarge32256 GiBAWS Graviton5 Processor$2.563–
AzureE32pds v632256 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$1.872-27%
E32ps v632256 GiBAzure Cobalt 100$1.475-42%
Google Cloudc4a-highmem-32-lssd32256 GiBGoogle Axion$2.256-12%
n4a-highmem-3232256 GiBGoogle Axion$1.617-37%
Vultrvx1-m-32c-256g-1920sx86 CPU32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.543-40%
voc-m-32c-256gb-1600s-amdx86 CPU32256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.753-32%

R9gd family sizes

all about R9gd→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthly
r9gd.medium18 GiB59 GB NVME$0.0801$58.47
r9gd.large216 GiB118 GB NVME$0.1602$117
r9gd.xlarge432 GiB237 GB NVME$0.3204$234
r9gd.2xlarge864 GiB474 GB NVME$0.6407$468
r9gd.4xlarge16128 GiB950 GB NVME$1.281$935
r9gd.8xlarge32256 GiB1.9 TB NVME$2.563$1,871
r9gd.12xlarge48384 GiB2.9 TB NVME (3 disks)$3.844$2,806
r9gd.16xlarge64512 GiB3.8 TB NVME$5.126$3,742
r9gd.24xlarge96768 GiB5.7 TB NVME (3 disks)$7.689$5,613
r9gd.48xlarge1921,536 GiB11.4 TB NVME (3 disks)$15.38$11,225
r9gd.metal-48xl1921,536 GiB11.4 TB NVME (3 disks)$15.38$11,225

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r9gd.8xlarge FAQ

How much does r9gd.8xlarge cost?

r9gd.8xlarge costs $2.563 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,871 per month. Across 4 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $2.563 in US East (N. Virginia) to $3.079 in EU (Frankfurt).

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r9gd.8xlarge have?

r9gd.8xlarge has 32 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on AWS Graviton5 Processor. It is a memory optimized instance type in the R9gd family.

What are the equivalents of r9gd.8xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E32pds v6 (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.872/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c4a-highmem-32-lssd (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.256/hour in Iowa); on Vultr, vx1-m-32c-256g-1920s (32 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.543/hour in Frankfurt).