r6a.8xlargevsr6i.8xlarge

r6a.8xlarge is 10% cheaper than r6i.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $147.17 a month.

At a glancer6a.8xlarger6i.8xlarge
On-demand$1.814/hr10% less$2.016/hr
Lowest rate$0.3899/hr75% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.556/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 256 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionr6a.8xlarger6i.8xlarger6i.8xlarge vs r6a.8xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.814$2.016▲ 11%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.389923% off$1.556▲ 299%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$1.2034% off$1.334▲ 11%
3-yr reservedNo upfront55% off$0.82355% off$0.9145▲ 11%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$1.31528% off$1.461▲ 11%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment48% off$0.946548% off$1.052▲ 11%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r6a.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.814 vs $2.016 per hour
10% cheaper
Clock speed3.6 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
3% higher
Where r6i.8xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

7 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute5 of 10 differr6a.8xlarger6i.8xlarge
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1616
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
CPU makerAMDIntel
Clock speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Sustained clock3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor featuresAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchr6a.8xlarger6i.8xlarge
Memory (GiB)256256
NetworkingAll 8 matchr6a.8xlarger6i.8xlarge
Network12500 Megabit12500 Megabit
Network baseline12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
Storage1 of 11 differr6a.8xlarger6i.8xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput6667 Mbps10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS40,00040,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details1 of 10 differr6a.8xlarger6i.8xlarge
Familyr6ar6i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor6464
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for r6a.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionr6a.8xlarger6i.8xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$1.144$2.08▲ 82%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.144$2.08▲ 82%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.814$2.016▲ 11%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.814$2.016▲ 11%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.814$2.016▲ 11%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$1.987$2.208▲ 11%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$2.016$2.24▲ 11%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$2.03$2.256▲ 11%
EU (London)eu-west-2$2.131$2.368▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$2.174$2.416▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$2.189$2.432▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$2.189$2.432▲ 11%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$2.189$2.432▲ 11%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

r6a.8xlargeMemory optimized, r6a family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.