r5d.8xlarge
r5d.8xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.304 per hour on demand ($1,681.92 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.452 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.5346 per hour. It is sold in 30 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 | $2.304 | $0.5346 | $1.452 | $0.995 | $1.672 | $1.186 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.304 | $0.6104 | $1.452 | $0.995 | $1.672 | $1.186 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.304 | $1.107 | $1.452 | $0.995 | $1.672 | $1.186 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $2.416 | $0.9519 | $1.522 | $1.044 | $1.75 | $1.245 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $2.416 | $0.2416 | $1.522 | $1.044 | $1.75 | $1.245 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $2.432 | $0.2432 | $1.532 | $1.051 | $1.782 | $1.277 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.528 | $0.6867 | $1.593 | $1.092 | $1.843 | $1.304 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $2.56 | $0.2764 | $1.613 | $1.106 | $1.876 | $1.344 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.56 | $1.406 | $1.613 | $1.106 | $1.876 | $1.344 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.592 | $0.8744 | $1.633 | $1.12 | $1.905 | $1.354 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $2.688 | $0.4929 | $1.693 | $1.161 | $1.97 | $1.411 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $2.688 | $0.6025 | $1.693 | $1.161 | $1.97 | $1.411 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $2.704 | $1.214 | $1.704 | $1.168 | $1.981 | $1.42 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $2.704 | $1.016 | $1.704 | $1.168 | $1.961 | $1.411 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $2.768 | $0.7717 | $1.74 | $1.196 | $2.002 | $1.439 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $2.768 | $1.123 | $1.744 | $1.196 | $2.032 | $1.453 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $2.768 | – | $1.744 | $1.196 | $2.03 | $1.434 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $2.768 | – | $1.744 | $1.196 | $2.03 | $1.434 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $2.784 | $0.8801 | $1.754 | $1.203 | $2.045 | $1.468 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $2.784 | $0.7708 | $1.754 | $1.203 | $2.045 | $1.468 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $2.784 | $0.9873 | $1.754 | $1.203 | $2.02 | $1.435 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $2.784 | $1.189 | $1.754 | $1.203 | $2.033 | $1.446 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $2.784 | $0.2784 | $1.754 | $1.203 | $2.02 | $1.435 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $2.784 | $0.453 | $1.754 | $1.203 | $2.033 | $1.446 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $2.80 | $0.4545 | $1.764 | $1.21 | $2.032 | $1.443 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $2.816 | $0.7285 | $1.774 | $1.217 | $2.064 | $1.479 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $2.816 | $0.3972 | $1.774 | $1.217 | $2.064 | $1.479 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $3.04 | $1.12 | $1.915 | $1.313 | $2.228 | $1.596 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $3.045 | $0.5064 | $1.918 | $1.315 | $2.235 | $1.598 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $3.648 | $2.422 | $2.298 | $1.576 | $2.666 | $1.897 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.304 | $1.452 | $0.995 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $2.36 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.429 | $1.512 | $1.049 |
| RHEL | $2.65 | $1.797 | $1.341 |
| Linux SQL Web | $2.845 | $1.992 | $1.536 |
| RHEL HA | $3.098 | $2.245 | $1.789 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $3.19 | – | – |
| Windows | $3.776 | $2.924 | $2.467 |
| Windows SQL Web | $4.317 | $3.464 | $3.008 |
| Linux SQL Std | $6.144 | $5.292 | $4.835 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $6.49 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $6.938 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $7.616 | $6.764 | $6.307 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $14.304 | $13.452 | $12.995 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $14.65 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $15.098 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $15.776 | $14.924 | $14.467 |
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 | 2 x 600 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 2 × 600 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 5000 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 | 25 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r5d.8xlarge |
| Family | r5d |
| 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 r5d sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| r5d.large | 2 | 16 | $0.144 |
| r5d.xlarge | 4 | 32 | $0.288 |
| r5d.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | $0.576 |
| r5d.4xlarge | 16 | 128 | $1.152 |
| r5d.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.304 |
| r5d.12xlarge | 48 | 384 | $3.456 |
| r5d.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.608 |
| r5d.24xlarge | 96 | 768 | $6.912 |
| r5d.metal | 96 | 768 | $6.912 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.