db.r8a.large

db.r8a.large is an AWS RDS size with 2 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.3019 per hour on demand ($220.39 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year Database Savings Plan costs $0.2415 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$0.3019$0.2415
US East (Ohio) us-east-2$0.3019$0.2415
US West (Oregon) us-west-2$0.3019$0.2415
Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2$0.326$0.2608
Canada (Central) ca-central-1$0.326$0.2608
Europe (Spain) eu-south-2$0.3381$0.2705
EU (Ireland) eu-west-1$0.3381$0.2705
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1$0.3623$0.2898
EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1$0.3683$0.2946
Reserved and Savings Plans

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

OptionOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
PostgreSQL · Single-AZ$0.3019––
PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ$0.6038––
SQL Server Enterprise Developer BYOM · Single-AZ$0.2878––
SQL Server Enterprise Developer BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ$0.2878––
SQL Server Standard · Single-AZ$0.2878––
SQL Server Standard BYOM · Single-AZ$0.2878––
SQL Server Standard BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ$0.2878––
SQL Server Standard Developer BYOM · Single-AZ$0.2878––
SQL Server Standard Developer BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ$0.2878––
SQL Server Standard Unbundled · Single-AZ$0.2878––
SQL Server Web · Single-AZ$0.2878––
SQL Server Web Unbundled · Single-AZ$0.2878––
MariaDB · Single-AZ$0.3019––
MySQL · Single-AZ$0.3019––
Aurora MySQL · Single-AZ$0.3502––
Aurora PostgreSQL · Single-AZ$0.3502––
Aurora MySQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ$0.4553––
Aurora PostgreSQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ$0.4553––
SQL Server Enterprise Developer BYOM Unbundled · Multi-AZ$0.5756––
SQL Server Standard BYOM Unbundled · Multi-AZ$0.5756––
SQL Server Standard Unbundled · Multi-AZ$0.5756––
SQL Server Web Unbundled · Multi-AZ$0.5756––
MariaDB · Multi-AZ$0.6038––
MySQL · Multi-AZ$0.6038––

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs2
Physical cores2
Threads per core1
CPU makerAMD
Sustained clock4.5 GHz
BurstableNo
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)16
NetworkingValue
Network baseline0.937 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps
StorageValue
EBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,600
EBS max IOPS40,000
Instance detailsValue
Instance typedb.r8a.large
Familyr8a
Normalization factor4
OtherValue
Hardware Basisr8a.large

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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.