r7i.8xlarge
r7i.8xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.117 per hour on demand ($1,545.26 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.40 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.5218 per hour. It is sold in 29 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 | $2.117 | $0.5218 | $1.40 | $0.9602 | $1.534 | $1.104 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.117 | $0.7439 | $1.40 | $0.9602 | $1.534 | $1.104 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.117 | $0.732 | $1.40 | $0.9602 | $1.534 | $1.104 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $2.171 | $0.6478 | $1.436 | $0.9846 | $1.573 | $1.132 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $2.171 | $0.5573 | $1.436 | $0.9846 | $1.573 | $1.132 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $2.184 | $0.7028 | $1.435 | $0.9907 | $1.579 | $1.134 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $2.184 | $0.2184 | $1.438 | $0.9907 | $1.575 | $1.134 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $2.223 | – | $1.47 | $1.008 | $1.61 | $1.159 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $2.251 | $0.393 | $1.489 | $1.021 | $1.631 | $1.174 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $2.298 | – | – | – | $1.665 | $1.199 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.318 | $0.7231 | $1.537 | $1.048 | $1.676 | $1.204 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.352 | $0.9406 | $1.556 | $1.067 | $1.704 | $1.227 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $2.369 | $0.7435 | $1.567 | $1.075 | $1.716 | $1.236 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.369 | $1.043 | $1.567 | $1.075 | $1.716 | $1.236 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $2.486 | $0.7221 | $1.566 | $1.074 | $1.801 | $1.297 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $2.486 | $0.6873 | $1.649 | $1.124 | $1.799 | $1.297 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $2.486 | $0.6744 | $1.649 | $1.124 | $1.799 | $1.297 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $2.537 | $0.888 | $1.676 | $1.153 | $1.835 | $1.316 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $2.537 | $0.5831 | $1.676 | $1.153 | $1.835 | $1.316 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $2.537 | – | $1.678 | $1.151 | $1.838 | $1.323 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $2.537 | – | $1.678 | $1.15 | $1.838 | $1.323 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $2.554 | $0.8438 | $1.689 | $1.158 | $1.85 | $1.332 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $2.554 | $0.6607 | $1.685 | $1.162 | $1.852 | $1.327 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $2.554 | $1.007 | $1.609 | $1.103 | $1.85 | $1.332 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $2.554 | $1.025 | $1.689 | $1.158 | $1.85 | $1.332 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $2.554 | $0.2554 | $1.689 | $1.158 | $1.85 | $1.332 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $2.554 | $0.8788 | $1.689 | $1.158 | $1.85 | $1.332 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $2.664 | – | – | – | $1.926 | $1.382 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $3.377 | $1.007 | $2.232 | $1.534 | $2.443 | $1.751 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.117 | $1.40 | $0.9602 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $2.173 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.242 | $1.46 | $1.014 |
| RHEL | $2.462 | $1.746 | $1.306 |
| Linux SQL Web | $2.658 | $1.941 | $1.501 |
| RHEL HA | $2.91 | $2.194 | $1.754 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $3.003 | – | – |
| Windows | $3.589 | $2.872 | $2.432 |
| Windows SQL Web | $4.13 | $3.413 | $2.973 |
| Linux SQL Std | $5.957 | $5.24 | $4.80 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $6.302 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $6.75 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $7.429 | $6.712 | $6.272 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $14.117 | $13.40 | $12.96 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $14.462 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $14.91 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $15.589 | $14.872 | $14.432 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Physical cores | 16 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.2 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| 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 | 32 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r7i.8xlarge |
| Family | r7i |
| 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 r7i sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| r7i.large | 2 | 16 | $0.1323 |
| r7i.xlarge | 4 | 32 | $0.2646 |
| r7i.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | $0.5292 |
| r7i.4xlarge | 16 | 128 | $1.058 |
| r7i.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.117 |
| r7i.12xlarge | 48 | 384 | $3.175 |
| r7i.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.234 |
| r7i.24xlarge | 96 | 768 | $6.35 |
| r7i.metal-24xl | 96 | 768 | $6.35 |
| r7i.48xlarge | 192 | 1536 | $12.701 |
| r7i.metal-48xl | 192 | 1536 | $12.701 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.