db.r8a.xlarge

db.r8a.xlarge is an AWS RDS size with 4 vCPUs, 32 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.6038 per hour on demand ($440.77 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year Database Savings Plan costs $0.483 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$0.6038$0.483
US East (Ohio) us-east-2$0.6038$0.483
US West (Oregon) us-west-2$0.6038$0.483
Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2$0.652$0.5216
Canada (Central) ca-central-1$0.652$0.5216
Europe (Spain) eu-south-2$0.6762$0.541
EU (Ireland) eu-west-1$0.6762$0.541
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1$0.7246$0.5797
EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1$0.7366$0.5893
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$0.6038––
PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ$1.208––
SQL Server Enterprise · Single-AZ$0.5754––
SQL Server Enterprise BYOM · Single-AZ$0.5754––
SQL Server Enterprise BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ$0.5754––
SQL Server Enterprise Developer BYOM · Single-AZ$0.5754––
SQL Server Enterprise Developer BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ$0.5754––
SQL Server Enterprise Unbundled · Single-AZ$0.5754––
SQL Server Standard · Single-AZ$0.5754––
SQL Server Standard BYOM · Single-AZ$0.5754––
SQL Server Standard BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ$0.5754––
SQL Server Standard Developer BYOM · Single-AZ$0.5754––
SQL Server Standard Developer BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ$0.5754––
SQL Server Standard Unbundled · Single-AZ$0.5754––
SQL Server Web · Single-AZ$0.5754––
SQL Server Web Unbundled · Single-AZ$0.5754––
MariaDB · Single-AZ$0.6038––
MySQL · Single-AZ$0.6038––
Aurora MySQL · Single-AZ$0.7004––
Aurora PostgreSQL · Single-AZ$0.7004––
Aurora MySQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ$0.9106––
Aurora PostgreSQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ$0.9106––
SQL Server Enterprise BYOM Unbundled · Multi-AZ$1.151––
SQL Server Enterprise Developer BYOM Unbundled · Multi-AZ$1.151––
SQL Server Enterprise Unbundled · Multi-AZ$1.151––
SQL Server Standard BYOM Unbundled · Multi-AZ$1.151––
SQL Server Standard Unbundled · Multi-AZ$1.151––
SQL Server Web Unbundled · Multi-AZ$1.151––
MariaDB · Multi-AZ$1.208––
MySQL · Multi-AZ$1.208––

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs4
Physical cores4
Threads per core1
CPU makerAMD
Sustained clock4.5 GHz
BurstableNo
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)32
NetworkingValue
Network baseline1.875 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps
StorageValue
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,000
EBS max IOPS40,000
Instance detailsValue
Instance typedb.r8a.xlarge
Familyr8a
OtherValue
Hardware Basisr8a.xlarge

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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.