r5.metal
r5.metal is an AWS EC2 instance with 96 vCPUs, 768 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $6.048 per hour on demand ($4,415.04 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.81 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $1.307 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 | $6.048 | $1.307 | $3.81 | $2.613 | $4.382 | $3.155 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $6.048 | $1.123 | $3.81 | $2.613 | $4.382 | $3.155 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $6.048 | $1.663 | $3.81 | $2.613 | $4.382 | $3.155 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $6.24 | $1.14 | $3.912 | $2.696 | $4.501 | $3.24 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $6.24 | $0.624 | $3.912 | $2.696 | $4.501 | $3.24 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $6.432 | $0.6432 | $4.052 | $2.779 | $4.66 | $3.355 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $6.624 | $1.084 | $4.173 | $2.862 | $4.799 | $3.455 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $6.624 | $0.6624 | $4.173 | $2.862 | $4.799 | $3.455 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $6.72 | $0.7376 | $4.234 | $2.903 | $4.869 | $3.505 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $6.768 | $0.6768 | $4.264 | $2.924 | $4.903 | $3.53 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $6.768 | $1.624 | $4.264 | $2.924 | $4.903 | $3.53 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $7.104 | $1.297 | $4.476 | $3.069 | $5.147 | $3.706 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $7.104 | $1.226 | $4.476 | $3.069 | $5.147 | $3.706 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $7.104 | $0.7104 | $4.476 | $3.069 | $5.147 | $3.706 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $7.106 | $0.8904 | $4.477 | $3.07 | $5.149 | $3.707 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $7.248 | $3.218 | $4.566 | $3.131 | $5.251 | $3.781 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $7.248 | $1.391 | $4.566 | $3.131 | $5.251 | $3.781 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $7.248 | – | $4.566 | $3.131 | $5.251 | $3.781 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $7.248 | – | $4.566 | $3.131 | $5.251 | $3.781 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $7.296 | $1.317 | $4.596 | $3.152 | $5.286 | $3.806 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $7.296 | $1.14 | $4.596 | $3.152 | $5.286 | $3.806 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $7.296 | $1.961 | $4.596 | $3.152 | $5.286 | $3.806 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $7.296 | $2.291 | $4.596 | $3.152 | $5.286 | $3.806 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $7.296 | $0.7296 | $4.596 | $3.152 | $5.286 | $3.806 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $7.296 | $1.202 | $4.596 | $3.152 | $5.286 | $3.806 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $7.445 | $3.212 | $4.69 | $3.216 | $5.394 | $3.884 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $7.445 | $1.072 | $4.69 | $3.216 | $5.394 | $3.884 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $8.016 | $0.844 | $5.05 | $3.463 | $5.808 | $4.181 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $8.026 | $0.8026 | $5.056 | $3.467 | $5.815 | $4.186 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $8.064 | $1.744 | $5.08 | $3.484 | $5.842 | $4.207 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $9.648 | $0.9648 | $6.078 | $4.168 | $6.99 | $4.997 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $6.048 | $3.81 | $2.613 |
| SUSE | $6.173 | $3.87 | $2.667 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $6.216 | – | – |
| RHEL | $7.085 | $4.847 | $3.65 |
| Linux SQL Web | $7.67 | $5.433 | $4.235 |
| RHEL HA | $8.429 | $6.191 | $4.994 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $8.707 | – | – |
| Windows | $10.464 | $8.226 | $7.029 |
| Windows SQL Web | $12.086 | $9.849 | $8.651 |
| Linux SQL Std | $17.568 | $15.33 | $14.133 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $18.605 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $19.949 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $21.984 | $19.746 | $18.549 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $42.048 | $39.81 | $38.613 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $43.085 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $44.429 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $46.464 | $44.226 | $43.029 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| 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 | 347 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 768 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 25 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 19000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,375 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,375 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 31 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r5.metal |
| Family | r5 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 192 |
| Bare metal | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS |
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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.