r5.2xlarge
Memory optimized · r5 series · Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 64 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.5040
- Per month
- $368
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0630
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00788
Analysis
The r5.2xlarge is a memory optimized instance in the r5 series with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 (up to 3.1 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 8 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the r5a.2xlarge on AMD EPYC 7571 costs $0.4520/hour, 10% less ($37.96 a month). The other variants are the r5ad.2xlarge at $0.5240, the r5d.2xlarge at $0.5760 and the r5n.2xlarge at $0.5960.
At $0.5040/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $368 a month, the r5.2xlarge is one of the cheaper ways to buy memory optimized capacity: only 16% of the 385 current memory optimized types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0630.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $219 a month per instance: $0.5040/hour against $0.8040/hour, a 60% spread.
It is 5.3% cheaper than the older r4.2xlarge on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell), so staying on the previous generation costs more as well as being slower.
Looking beyond its own line, 6 of 45 current types with 8 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the r6g.2xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.4032/hour.
It is size 3 of 8 in the r5 series. Stepping up to the r5.4xlarge gives 16 vCPUs and 128 GiB for $368 more a month. Dropping to the r5.xlarge saves $184 a month.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.5040 | $0.8720 | $0.3180 | $0.2180 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.5040 | $0.8720 | $0.3180 | $0.2180 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.5040 | $0.8720 | $0.3180 | $0.2180 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.5520 | $0.9200 | $0.3480 | $0.2380 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.8040 | $1.17 | $0.5070 | $0.3470 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.5640 | $0.9320 | $0.3550 | $0.2440 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.5920 | $0.9600 | $0.3730 | $0.2560 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.6080 | $0.9760 | $0.3830 | $0.2630 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.5200 | $0.8880 | $0.3260 | $0.2250 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.6080 | $0.9760 | $0.3830 | $0.2630 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.6040 | $0.9720 | $0.3810 | $0.2610 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.6080 | $0.9760 | $0.3830 | $0.2630 |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
Same shape, other types
| Type | vCPU | Memory | $/hour | vs r5.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4032 | -20% |
| r7g.2xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4284 | -15% |
| r5a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4520 | -10% |
| r6a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4536 | -10% |
| r6gd.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4608 | -9% |
| r8g.2xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4713 | -6% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 8 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 64 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| Clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit |
r5 sizes
| r5.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1260 |
| r5.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.2520 |
| r5.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.5040 |
| r5.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.01 |
| r5.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.02 |
| r5.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $3.02 |
| r5.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $4.03 |
| r5.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $6.05 |