db.r5.8xlargevsdb.r5d.8xlarge
db.r5.8xlarge is 12% cheaper than db.r5d.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $580.64 a month.
| At a glance | db.r5.8xlarge | db.r5d.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $5.568/hr12% less | $6.363/hr |
| Size | 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB | 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Standard storage, USD per hour.
| Option | db.r5.8xlarge | db.r5d.8xlarge | db.r5d.8xlarge vs db.r5.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $5.568 | $6.363 | ▲ 14% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.r5.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$5.568 vs $6.363 per hour
12% cheaperWhere db.r5d.8xlarge leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Specs
6 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute1 of 9 differ | db.r5.8xlarge | db.r5d.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 | 32 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 16 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | Up to 3.1 GHz | – |
| Sustained clock | 3.1 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | db.r5.8xlarge | db.r5d.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 | 256 |
| NetworkingAll 3 match | db.r5.8xlarge | db.r5d.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 10 Gigabit | 10 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 10 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Storage2 of 2 differ | db.r5.8xlarge | db.r5d.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only | 2 x 600 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | – | 2 × 600 GB SSD |
| Instance details2 of 4 differ | db.r5.8xlarge | db.r5d.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r5 | r5d |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 64 | 83.2 |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.r5.8xlarge | db.r5d.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r5.8xlarge | r5d.8xlarge |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for db.r5.8xlarge first. Standard storage, USD per hour.
| Region | db.r5.8xlarge | db.r5d.8xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $5.568 | $6.363 | ▲ 14% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $5.568 | $6.363 | ▲ 14% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $5.568 | $6.363 | ▲ 14% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $5.76 | $6.583 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $6.125 | $7.00 | ▲ 14% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $6.125 | $7.00 | ▲ 14% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $6.144 | $7.022 | ▲ 14% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $6.144 | $7.022 | ▲ 14% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $6.144 | $7.022 | ▲ 14% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $6.144 | $7.022 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $6.336 | $7.241 | ▲ 14% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $6.456 | $7.378 | ▲ 14% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $6.528 | $7.461 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4 | $6.72 | $7.68 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $6.72 | $7.68 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $6.72 | $7.68 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $6.72 | $7.68 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $6.72 | $7.68 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $6.72 | $7.68 | ▲ 14% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $6.72 | $7.68 | ▲ 14% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $6.72 | $7.68 | ▲ 14% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $6.72 | $7.68 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $6.737 | $7.70 | ▲ 14% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $6.758 | $7.723 | ▲ 14% |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1 | $6.758 | $7.724 | ▲ 14% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $7.294 | $8.336 | ▲ 14% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $7.312 | $8.396 | ▲ 15% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $7.392 | $8.448 | ▲ 14% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $11.52 | $13.166 | ▲ 14% |
Keep exploring
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Amazon Neptune Standard storage prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.