db.r8a.4xlarge

db.r8a.4xlarge is an AWS RDS size with 8 vCPUs, 128 GiB memory (5th Generation AMD EPYC). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.415 per hour on demand ($1,763.10 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year Database Savings Plan costs $1.932 per hour, 20% less. It is sold in 9 regions.

Prices by region

USD per hour, PostgreSQL, Single-AZ. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.

RegionOn-demand1-yr savings plan
US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1$2.415$1.932
US East (Ohio) us-east-2$2.415$1.932
US West (Oregon) us-west-2$2.415$1.932
Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2$2.608$2.086
Canada (Central) ca-central-1$2.608$2.086
Europe (Spain) eu-south-2$2.705$2.164
EU (Ireland) eu-west-1$2.705$2.164
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1$2.898$2.319
EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1$2.946$2.357

Prices by engine and deployment in US East (N. Virginia)

OptionOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
PostgreSQL · Single-AZ$2.415––
PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ$4.83––
SQL Server Enterprise · Single-AZ$2.302––
SQL Server Enterprise BYOM · Single-AZ$2.302––
SQL Server Enterprise BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ$2.302––
SQL Server Enterprise Developer BYOM · Single-AZ$2.302––
SQL Server Enterprise Developer BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ$2.302––
SQL Server Enterprise Unbundled · Single-AZ$2.302––
SQL Server Standard · Single-AZ$2.302––
SQL Server Standard BYOM · Single-AZ$2.302––
SQL Server Standard BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ$2.302––
SQL Server Standard Developer BYOM · Single-AZ$2.302––
SQL Server Standard Developer BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ$2.302––
SQL Server Standard Unbundled · Single-AZ$2.302––
SQL Server Web · Single-AZ$2.302––
SQL Server Web Unbundled · Single-AZ$2.302––
MariaDB · Single-AZ$2.415––
MySQL · Single-AZ$2.415––
Aurora MySQL · Single-AZ$2.802––
Aurora PostgreSQL · Single-AZ$2.802––
Aurora MySQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ$3.642––
Aurora PostgreSQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ$3.642––
SQL Server Enterprise BYOM Unbundled · Multi-AZ$4.604––
SQL Server Enterprise Developer BYOM Unbundled · Multi-AZ$4.604––
SQL Server Enterprise Unbundled · Multi-AZ$4.604––
SQL Server Standard BYOM Unbundled · Multi-AZ$4.604––
SQL Server Standard Unbundled · Multi-AZ$4.604––
SQL Server Web Unbundled · Multi-AZ$4.604––
MariaDB · Multi-AZ$4.83––
MySQL · Multi-AZ$4.83––

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs8
Physical cores16
Threads per core1
Architecturex86_64
Processor5th Generation AMD EPYC
CPU makerAMD
Sustained clock4.5 GHz
BurstableNo
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)128
NetworkingValue
NetworkUp to 15 Gbps
Network baseline7.5 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps
StorageValue
StorageEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth5,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput625 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS20,000
EBS max IOPS40,000
Instance detailsValue
Instance typedb.r8a.4xlarge
Familyr8a
CategoryMemory optimized
Current generationYes
OtherValue
Hardware Basisr8a.4xlarge

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Other processors

Compute and memory optimized

Other r8a sizes

SizevCPUsMemory (GiB)On-demand /hr
db.r8a.large216$0.3019
db.r8a.xlarge432$0.6038
db.r8a.2xlarge464$1.208
db.r8a.4xlarge8128$2.415
db.r8a.8xlarge16256$4.83
db.r8a.12xlarge48384$7.246
db.r8a.16xlarge64512$9.661
db.r8a.24xlarge96768$14.491
db.r8a.48xlarge1921536$28.982

Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS RDS sizes.