r8g.16xlarge
r8g.16xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 64 vCPUs, 512 GiB memory (AWS Graviton4 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $3.77 per hour on demand ($2,752.25 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.494 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.8157 per hour. It is sold in 33 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $2.643 per hour.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $2.643 | $1.038 | $1.737 | $1.199 | $1.91 | $1.372 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $2.643 | $0.2643 | $1.739 | $1.199 | $1.906 | $1.372 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $3.77 | $0.8157 | $2.494 | $1.71 | $2.732 | $1.967 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $3.77 | $0.8433 | $2.494 | $1.71 | $2.732 | $1.967 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $3.77 | $1.48 | $2.494 | $1.71 | $2.732 | $1.967 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $3.866 | $0.3866 | $2.557 | $1.753 | $2.80 | $2.017 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $3.866 | $0.3866 | $2.557 | $1.753 | $2.80 | $2.017 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $3.958 | – | $2.619 | $1.796 | $2.868 | $2.065 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $4.009 | $0.4009 | $2.639 | $1.823 | $2.905 | $2.092 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $4.129 | $0.631 | $2.738 | $1.866 | $2.985 | $2.144 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $4.129 | $1.104 | $2.738 | $1.866 | $2.985 | $2.144 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $4.189 | $0.7302 | $2.771 | $1.90 | $3.035 | $2.185 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $4.217 | $0.4511 | $2.791 | $1.912 | $3.053 | $2.197 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $4.219 | $2.501 | $2.791 | $1.914 | $3.057 | $2.201 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $4.418 | $0.7361 | $2.931 | $2.001 | $3.197 | $2.297 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $4.428 | $0.4428 | $2.936 | $2.002 | $3.204 | $2.31 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $4.428 | $1.119 | $2.936 | $2.002 | $3.204 | $2.31 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $4.518 | – | $2.989 | $2.049 | $3.273 | $2.357 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $4.518 | $1.391 | $2.986 | $2.053 | $3.267 | $2.344 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $4.518 | $0.8697 | $2.986 | $2.053 | $3.268 | $2.344 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $4.518 | – | $2.989 | $2.05 | $3.274 | $2.357 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $4.548 | $1.452 | $3.008 | $2.063 | $3.295 | $2.372 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $4.548 | $1.071 | $3.002 | $2.07 | $3.299 | $2.363 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $4.548 | $1.346 | $2.865 | $1.965 | $3.295 | $2.372 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $4.548 | $1.912 | $3.008 | $2.062 | $3.294 | $2.372 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $4.548 | $0.4548 | $3.008 | $2.063 | $3.295 | $2.372 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $4.548 | $1.547 | $3.008 | $2.063 | $3.295 | $2.372 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $4.641 | $1.183 | $3.07 | $2.105 | $3.362 | $2.421 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $4.744 | – | – | – | $3.431 | $2.461 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $4.998 | – | $3.296 | $2.245 | $3.642 | $2.578 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $5.003 | $0.8476 | $3.309 | $2.269 | $3.625 | $2.61 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $5.027 | $0.9833 | $3.167 | $2.171 | $3.642 | $2.622 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $5.999 | $1.331 | $3.976 | $2.726 | $4.352 | $3.112 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $3.77 | $2.494 | $1.71 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $3.882 | – | – |
| SUSE | $3.895 | $2.554 | $1.764 |
| RHEL | $4.461 | $3.185 | $2.401 |
| RHEL HA | $5.357 | $4.081 | $3.297 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 |
| Physical cores | 64 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.7 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 512 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 30 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 30 Gbps |
| Network peak | 30 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 | 20000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 48 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | r8g.16xlarge |
| Family | r8g |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI |
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| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| r8g.medium | 1 | 8 | $0.0589 |
| r8g.large | 2 | 16 | $0.1178 |
| r8g.xlarge | 4 | 32 | $0.2356 |
| r8g.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | $0.4713 |
| r8g.4xlarge | 16 | 128 | $0.9426 |
| r8g.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $1.885 |
| r8g.12xlarge | 48 | 384 | $2.828 |
| r8g.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $3.77 |
| r8g.24xlarge | 96 | 768 | $5.655 |
| r8g.metal-24xl | 96 | 768 | $5.655 |
| r8g.48xlarge | 192 | 1536 | $11.311 |
| r8g.metal-48xl | 192 | 1536 | $11.311 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.