r5.xlarge
r5.xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 4 vCPUs, 32 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.252 per hour on demand ($183.96 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.159 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0569 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 | $0.252 | $0.0569 | $0.159 | $0.109 | $0.183 | $0.131 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.252 | $0.0583 | $0.159 | $0.109 | $0.183 | $0.131 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.252 | $0.0541 | $0.159 | $0.109 | $0.183 | $0.131 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.26 | $0.0825 | $0.163 | $0.112 | $0.188 | $0.135 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.26 | $0.026 | $0.163 | $0.112 | $0.188 | $0.135 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.268 | $0.0311 | $0.169 | $0.116 | $0.194 | $0.14 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.276 | $0.0962 | $0.174 | $0.119 | $0.2 | $0.144 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.276 | $0.06 | $0.174 | $0.119 | $0.2 | $0.144 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.28 | $0.0841 | $0.176 | $0.121 | $0.203 | $0.146 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.282 | $0.0303 | $0.178 | $0.122 | $0.204 | $0.147 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.282 | $0.118 | $0.178 | $0.122 | $0.204 | $0.147 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.296 | $0.063 | $0.186 | $0.128 | $0.214 | $0.154 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.296 | $0.0891 | $0.186 | $0.128 | $0.214 | $0.154 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.296 | $0.0991 | $0.186 | $0.128 | $0.214 | $0.154 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.296 | $0.0728 | $0.187 | $0.128 | $0.215 | $0.154 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.302 | $0.0897 | $0.19 | $0.13 | $0.219 | $0.158 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.302 | $0.0484 | $0.19 | $0.13 | $0.219 | $0.158 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.302 | – | $0.19 | $0.13 | $0.219 | $0.158 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.302 | – | $0.19 | $0.13 | $0.219 | $0.158 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.304 | $0.0978 | $0.192 | $0.131 | $0.22 | $0.159 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.304 | $0.0751 | $0.192 | $0.131 | $0.22 | $0.159 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.304 | $0.0822 | $0.192 | $0.131 | $0.22 | $0.159 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.304 | $0.0987 | $0.192 | $0.131 | $0.22 | $0.159 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.304 | $0.0304 | $0.192 | $0.131 | $0.22 | $0.159 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.304 | $0.1147 | $0.192 | $0.131 | $0.22 | $0.159 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.31 | $0.0837 | $0.195 | $0.134 | $0.225 | $0.162 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.31 | $0.0884 | $0.195 | $0.134 | $0.225 | $0.162 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.334 | $0.0848 | $0.21 | $0.144 | $0.242 | $0.174 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.334 | $0.0577 | $0.211 | $0.144 | $0.242 | $0.174 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.336 | $0.1009 | $0.212 | $0.145 | $0.243 | $0.175 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.402 | $0.0642 | $0.253 | $0.174 | $0.291 | $0.208 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.252 | $0.159 | $0.109 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.259 | – | – |
| SUSE | $0.308 | $0.209 | $0.154 |
| RHEL | $0.31 | $0.216 | $0.166 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.32 | $0.226 | $0.176 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.377 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $0.38 | $0.286 | $0.236 |
| Windows | $0.436 | $0.343 | $0.293 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.504 | $0.41 | $0.36 |
| Linux SQL Std | $0.732 | $0.639 | $0.589 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $0.79 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $0.86 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $0.916 | $0.823 | $0.773 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $1.752 | $1.659 | $1.609 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $1.81 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $1.88 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $1.936 | $1.843 | $1.793 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| 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 | 19 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 32 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 1.25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 4750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 1,150 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 143.75 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 18,750 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r5.xlarge |
| Family | r5 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| 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.