cache.r8g.2xlarge
cache.r8g.2xlarge is an AWS ElastiCache size with 8 vCPUs, 61.33 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.8777 per hour on demand ($640.72 per month) for Memcached; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.5968 per hour, 32% less. It is sold in 32 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $0.7616 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Memcached. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.7616 | $0.5179 | $0.396 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.765 | $0.5202 | $0.3978 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.8777 | $0.5968 | $0.4564 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.8777 | $0.5968 | $0.4564 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.8777 | $0.5968 | $0.4564 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.9 | $0.612 | $0.468 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.9 | $0.612 | $0.468 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $0.9216 | $0.6267 | $0.4792 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.9334 | $0.6347 | $0.4854 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.9613 | $0.6537 | $0.4999 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.9614 | $0.6538 | $0.4999 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.9752 | $0.6631 | $0.5071 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.9818 | $0.6676 | $0.5105 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.9822 | $0.6679 | $0.5107 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $1.028 | $0.6994 | $0.5348 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $1.031 | $0.701 | $0.5361 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $1.031 | $0.701 | $0.5361 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $1.052 | $0.7153 | $0.547 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $1.052 | $0.7154 | $0.547 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $1.052 | $0.7154 | $0.547 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $1.052 | $0.7154 | $0.547 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $1.059 | $0.72 | $0.5506 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $1.059 | $0.72 | $0.5506 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $1.059 | $0.72 | $0.5506 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $1.059 | $0.72 | $0.5506 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $1.059 | $0.72 | $0.5506 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $1.059 | $0.72 | $0.5506 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $1.105 | $0.7511 | $0.5744 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $1.164 | $0.7912 | $0.6051 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $1.165 | $0.792 | $0.6056 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $1.17 | $0.7958 | $0.6085 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $1.397 | $0.9499 | $0.7264 |
Prices by engine and deployment in US East (N. Virginia)
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valkey | $0.7022 | $0.4775 | $0.3651 |
| Memcached | $0.8777 | $0.5968 | $0.4564 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 61.33 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 15 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 3.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 15 Gbps |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | cache.r8g.2xlarge |
| Family | r8g |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 16 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r8g.2xlarge |
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Other r8g sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| cache.r8g.large | 2 | 14.18 | $0.2195 |
| cache.r8g.xlarge | 4 | 29.68 | $0.4389 |
| cache.r8g.2xlarge | 8 | 61.33 | $0.8777 |
| cache.r8g.4xlarge | 16 | 124.65 | $1.756 |
| cache.r8g.8xlarge | 32 | 251.27 | $3.511 |
| cache.r8g.12xlarge | 48 | 377.9 | $5.267 |
| cache.r8g.16xlarge | 64 | 504.52 | $7.022 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS ElastiCache sizes.