r5.8xlarge
r5.8xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.016 per hour on demand ($1,471.68 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.27 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.421 per hour. It is sold in 31 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $2.016 | $0.421 | $1.27 | $0.871 | $1.461 | $1.052 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.016 | $0.5342 | $1.27 | $0.871 | $1.461 | $1.052 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.016 | $0.6275 | $1.27 | $0.871 | $1.461 | $1.052 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $2.08 | $0.7381 | $1.304 | $0.899 | $1.50 | $1.08 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $2.08 | $0.208 | $1.304 | $0.899 | $1.50 | $1.08 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $2.144 | $0.2447 | $1.351 | $0.926 | $1.553 | $1.118 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.208 | $0.5644 | $1.391 | $0.954 | $1.60 | $1.152 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $2.208 | $0.2421 | $1.391 | $0.954 | $1.60 | $1.152 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.24 | $0.5746 | $1.411 | $0.968 | $1.623 | $1.168 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $2.256 | $0.2472 | $1.421 | $0.975 | $1.634 | $1.177 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.256 | $0.98 | $1.421 | $0.975 | $1.634 | $1.177 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $2.368 | $0.4564 | $1.492 | $1.023 | $1.716 | $1.235 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $2.368 | $0.7151 | $1.492 | $1.023 | $1.716 | $1.235 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $2.368 | $0.6766 | $1.492 | $1.023 | $1.716 | $1.235 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $2.369 | $0.6511 | $1.492 | $1.023 | $1.716 | $1.236 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $2.416 | $0.8158 | $1.522 | $1.044 | $1.75 | $1.26 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $2.416 | $0.4369 | $1.522 | $1.044 | $1.75 | $1.26 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $2.416 | – | $1.522 | $1.044 | $1.75 | $1.26 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $2.416 | – | $1.522 | $1.044 | $1.75 | $1.26 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $2.432 | $0.7654 | $1.532 | $1.051 | $1.762 | $1.269 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $2.432 | $0.7304 | $1.532 | $1.051 | $1.762 | $1.269 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $2.432 | $0.7137 | $1.532 | $1.051 | $1.762 | $1.269 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $2.432 | $0.849 | $1.532 | $1.051 | $1.762 | $1.269 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $2.432 | $0.2432 | $1.532 | $1.051 | $1.762 | $1.269 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $2.432 | $0.8617 | $1.532 | $1.051 | $1.762 | $1.269 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $2.482 | $0.6516 | $1.563 | $1.072 | $1.798 | $1.295 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $2.482 | $0.399 | $1.563 | $1.072 | $1.798 | $1.295 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $2.672 | $0.3139 | $1.683 | $1.154 | $1.936 | $1.394 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $2.675 | $0.8384 | $1.685 | $1.156 | $1.938 | $1.395 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $2.688 | $1.003 | $1.693 | $1.161 | $1.947 | $1.402 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $3.216 | $0.3216 | $2.026 | $1.389 | $2.33 | $1.666 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.016 | $1.27 | $0.871 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $2.072 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.141 | $1.33 | $0.925 |
| RHEL | $2.362 | $1.616 | $1.217 |
| Linux SQL Web | $2.557 | $1.811 | $1.412 |
| RHEL HA | $2.81 | $2.064 | $1.665 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $2.902 | – | – |
| Windows | $3.488 | $2.742 | $2.343 |
| Windows SQL Web | $4.029 | $3.283 | $2.884 |
| Linux SQL Std | $5.856 | $5.11 | $4.711 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $6.202 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $6.65 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $7.328 | $6.582 | $6.183 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $14.016 | $13.27 | $12.871 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $14.362 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $14.81 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $15.488 | $14.742 | $14.343 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Physical cores | 16 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | 128 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 10 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 10 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 6800 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 6,800 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 6,800 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 850 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 850 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 30,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 30,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r5.8xlarge |
| Family | r5 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 64 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
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Other r5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| r5.large | 2 | 16 | $0.126 |
| r5.xlarge | 4 | 32 | $0.252 |
| r5.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | $0.504 |
| r5.4xlarge | 16 | 128 | $1.008 |
| r5.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.016 |
| r5.12xlarge | 48 | 384 | $3.024 |
| r5.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.032 |
| r5.24xlarge | 96 | 768 | $6.048 |
| r5.metal | 96 | 768 | $6.048 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.