r6i.8xlarge
r6i.8xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)). 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 $1.334 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $1.556 per hour. It is sold in 33 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 | $1.556 | $1.334 | $0.9145 | $1.461 | $1.052 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.016 | $0.5915 | $1.334 | $0.9145 | $1.461 | $1.052 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.016 | $0.6598 | $1.334 | $0.9145 | $1.461 | $1.052 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $2.067 | $0.6121 | $1.367 | $0.9377 | $1.498 | $1.078 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $2.067 | $0.5303 | $1.367 | $0.9377 | $1.498 | $1.078 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $2.08 | $0.6828 | $1.367 | $0.9435 | $1.504 | $1.08 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $2.08 | $0.208 | $1.369 | $0.9435 | $1.50 | $1.08 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $2.117 | – | $1.40 | $0.9602 | $1.534 | $1.104 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $2.144 | $0.2643 | $1.351 | $0.9262 | $1.553 | $1.118 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $2.189 | – | – | – | $1.586 | $1.142 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.208 | $0.698 | $1.464 | $0.9979 | $1.596 | $1.147 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $2.208 | $0.4864 | $1.464 | $0.9979 | $1.596 | $1.147 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.24 | $0.8868 | $1.482 | $1.016 | $1.623 | $1.169 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.256 | $0.9592 | $1.492 | $1.023 | $1.635 | $1.177 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $2.368 | $0.5504 | $1.492 | $1.023 | $1.716 | $1.235 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $2.368 | $0.7915 | $1.57 | $1.071 | $1.714 | $1.236 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $2.368 | $0.6532 | $1.57 | $1.071 | $1.714 | $1.236 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $2.369 | $0.8163 | $1.567 | $1.075 | $1.716 | $1.236 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $2.416 | $0.8189 | $1.596 | $1.098 | $1.747 | $1.253 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $2.416 | – | $1.598 | $1.096 | $1.75 | $1.26 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $2.416 | – | $1.598 | $1.096 | $1.75 | $1.26 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $2.432 | $0.8273 | $1.609 | $1.103 | $1.762 | $1.269 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $2.432 | $0.668 | $1.605 | $1.107 | $1.764 | $1.264 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $2.432 | $0.7812 | $1.532 | $1.051 | $1.762 | $1.269 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $2.432 | $0.7999 | $1.609 | $1.103 | $1.762 | $1.269 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $2.432 | $0.9212 | $1.609 | $1.103 | $1.762 | $1.269 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $2.482 | $0.6573 | $1.642 | $1.126 | $1.798 | $1.294 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $2.482 | $0.53 | $1.563 | $1.072 | $1.798 | $1.294 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $2.537 | – | – | – | $1.835 | $1.316 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $2.672 | $0.4221 | $1.683 | $1.154 | $1.936 | $1.394 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $2.675 | $0.6654 | $1.77 | $1.214 | $1.938 | $1.395 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $2.688 | $0.6275 | $1.693 | $1.161 | $1.948 | $1.402 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $3.216 | $0.4266 | $2.126 | $1.461 | $2.327 | $1.667 |
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 | $1.334 | $0.9145 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $2.072 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.141 | $1.394 | $0.9685 |
| RHEL | $2.362 | $1.679 | $1.26 |
| Linux SQL Web | $2.557 | $1.874 | $1.455 |
| RHEL HA | $2.81 | $2.127 | $1.708 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $2.902 | – | – |
| Windows | $3.488 | $2.806 | $2.386 |
| Windows SQL Web | $4.029 | $3.346 | $2.927 |
| Linux SQL Std | $5.856 | $5.174 | $4.755 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $6.202 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $6.65 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $7.328 | $6.646 | $6.226 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $14.016 | $13.334 | $12.915 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $14.362 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $14.81 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $15.488 | $14.806 | $14.386 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Physical cores | 16 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.5 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 12.5 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 12.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 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 | 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 40,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r6i.8xlarge |
| Family | r6i |
| 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 r6i sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| r6i.large | 2 | 16 | $0.126 |
| r6i.xlarge | 4 | 32 | $0.252 |
| r6i.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | $0.504 |
| r6i.4xlarge | 16 | 128 | $1.008 |
| r6i.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.016 |
| r6i.12xlarge | 48 | 384 | $3.024 |
| r6i.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.032 |
| r6i.24xlarge | 96 | 768 | $6.048 |
| r6i.32xlarge | 128 | 1024 | $8.064 |
| r6i.metal | 128 | 1024 | $8.064 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.