r5.8xlargevsr5n.8xlarge
r5.8xlarge is 15% cheaper than r5n.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $268.64 a month.
| At a glance | r5.8xlarge | r5n.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $2.016/hr15% less | $2.384/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.421/hr31% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.6119/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB | 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | r5.8xlarge | r5n.8xlarge | r5n.8xlarge vs r5.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $2.016 | $2.384 | ▲ 18% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 79% off$0.421 | 74% off$0.6119 | ▲ 45% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$1.27 | 37% off$1.502 | ▲ 18% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.871 | 59% off$0.966 | ▲ 11% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$1.461 | 28% off$1.727 | ▲ 18% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$1.052 | 53% off$1.112 | ▲ 6% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r5.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$2.016 vs $2.384 per hour
15% cheaperClock speed3.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
24% higherWhere r5n.8xlarge leads
Network baseline25 Gbps vs 10 Gbps
2.5× higherSpecs
8 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute3 of 11 differ | r5.8xlarge | r5n.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 | 32 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 16 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.1 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| ECU | 128 | – |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r5.8xlarge | r5n.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 | 256 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | r5.8xlarge | r5n.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 10 Gigabit | 25 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 10 Gbps | 25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps | 25 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 30 |
| Storage1 of 11 differ | r5.8xlarge | r5n.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 6800 Mbps | 5000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 6,800 Mbps | 6,800 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 6,800 Mbps | 6,800 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 850 MB/s | 850 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 850 MB/s | 850 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 30,000 | 30,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | r5.8xlarge | r5n.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r5 | r5n |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 64 | 64 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r5.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r5.8xlarge | r5n.8xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $2.016 | $2.384 | ▲ 18% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $2.016 | $2.384 | ▲ 18% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $2.016 | $2.384 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $2.08 | $2.448 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $2.144 | $2.544 | ▲ 19% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $2.208 | $2.608 | ▲ 18% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $2.24 | $2.704 | ▲ 21% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $2.256 | $2.672 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $2.368 | $2.80 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $2.368 | $2.80 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $2.368 | $2.80 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $2.416 | $2.896 | ▲ 20% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $2.416 | $2.864 | ▲ 19% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $2.416 | $2.864 | ▲ 19% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $2.432 | $2.848 | ▲ 17% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $2.432 | $2.848 | ▲ 17% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $2.432 | $2.896 | ▲ 19% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $2.432 | $2.848 | ▲ 17% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $2.672 | $3.232 | ▲ 21% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $2.688 | $3.179 | ▲ 18% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $3.216 | $3.776 | ▲ 17% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.