Instances AWS RDS db.r5.8xlarge db.r5.8xlarge
db.r5.8xlarge is an AWS RDS size with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $4.00 per hour on demand ($2,920.00 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.31 per hour, 42% less. It is sold in 31 regions.
USD per hour, PostgreSQL, Single-AZ. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
Prices by engine and deployment in US East (N. Virginia) Option On-demand /hr 1-yr reserved /hr 3-yr reserved /hr PostgreSQL · Single-AZ $4.00 $2.31 – PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ $8.00 $4.62 – Oracle Enterprise BYOL · Single-AZ $3.728 $2.156 – MariaDB · Single-AZ $3.84 $2.218 – MySQL · Single-AZ $3.84 $2.218 – Oracle Enterprise BYOL BYOM Custom · Single-AZ $4.474 – – Aurora MySQL · Single-AZ $4.64 $3.02 – Aurora PostgreSQL · Single-AZ $4.64 $3.02 – SQL Server Developer BYOM Custom · Single-AZ $5.952 – – SQL Server Enterprise BYOM Custom · Single-AZ $5.952 – – SQL Server Standard BYOM Custom · Single-AZ $5.952 – – Aurora MySQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ $6.032 – – Aurora PostgreSQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ $6.032 – – Oracle Enterprise BYOL · Multi-AZ $7.456 $4.313 – MariaDB · Multi-AZ $7.68 $4.435 – MySQL · Multi-AZ $7.68 $4.435 – Oracle Enterprise BYOL BYOM Custom · Multi-AZ $8.947 – – SQL Server Developer BYOM Custom · Multi-AZ $11.904 – – SQL Server Enterprise BYOM Custom · Multi-AZ $11.904 – – SQL Server Standard BYOM Custom · Multi-AZ $11.904 – – SQL Server Standard · Single-AZ $12.16 $11.491 – SQL Server Standard Custom · Single-AZ $14.106 $13.118 – SQL Server Enterprise · Single-AZ $20.008 $19.958 – SQL Server Standard · Multi-AZ $24.32 $22.982 – SQL Server Enterprise Custom · Single-AZ $25.818 $24.01 – SQL Server Standard Custom · Multi-AZ $28.211 – – SQL Server Enterprise · Multi-AZ $28.806 – – SQL Server Enterprise Custom · Multi-AZ $37.17 – –
Compute Value vCPUs 32 Physical cores 16 Threads per core 2 Architecture x86_64 Processor Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 CPU maker Intel Clock speed Up to 3.1 GHz Sustained clock 3.1 GHz Burstable No
Memory Value Memory (GiB) 256
Networking Value Network 10 Gbps Network baseline 10 Gbps Network peak 10 Gbps
Storage Value Storage EBS Only EBS baseline bandwidth 6,800 Mbps EBS max bandwidth 6,800 Mbps EBS baseline throughput 850 MB/s EBS max throughput 850 MB/s EBS baseline IOPS 30,000 EBS max IOPS 30,000
Instance details Value Instance type db.r5.8xlarge Family r5 Category Memory optimized Current generation Yes
Other Value Hardware Basis r5.8xlarge
Compute and memory optimized
With or without local disk and networking
Other generations
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS RDS sizes .