r5ad.large
Memory optimized · r5ad series · AMD EPYC 7571
- vCPU
- 2
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.1310
- Per month
- $95.63
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0655
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00819
Analysis
The r5ad.large is a memory optimized instance in the r5ad series with 2 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory on AMD EPYC 7571 (up to 2.5 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 8 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Running it in Mumbai instead of São Paulo saves $91.25 a month per instance: $0.0830/hour against $0.2080/hour, a 151% spread.
Within the same generation and size, the r5a.large on AMD EPYC 7571 costs $0.1130/hour, 14% less ($13.14 a month). The other variants are the r5.large at $0.1260, the r5d.large at $0.1440 and the r5b.large at $0.1490.
At $0.1310/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $95.63 a month, the r5ad.large is one of the cheaper ways to buy memory optimized capacity: only 22% of the 385 current memory optimized types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0655.
It has local instance storage (1 x 75 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 10 Gigabit.
Looking beyond its own line, 9 of 44 current types with 2 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the r6g.large on AWS Graviton2 at $0.1008/hour.
It is the smallest of the 8 r5ad sizes. Stepping up to the r5ad.xlarge gives 4 vCPUs and 32 GiB for $95.63 more a month.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.1310 | $0.2230 | $0.0830 | $0.0570 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.1310 | $0.2230 | $0.0830 | $0.0570 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.1310 | $0.2230 | $0.0830 | $0.0570 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.1440 | $0.2360 | $0.0910 | $0.0620 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.2080 | $0.3000 | $0.1310 | $0.0900 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.1460 | $0.2380 | $0.0920 | $0.0630 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.1540 | $0.2460 | $0.0970 | $0.0670 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.1580 | $0.2500 | $0.1000 | $0.0680 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.0830 | $0.1750 | $0.0520 | $0.0360 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.1590 | $0.2510 | $0.1000 | $0.0690 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.1590 | $0.2510 | $0.1000 | $0.0690 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.1590 | $0.2510 | $0.1000 | $0.0690 |
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 r5ad.large |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.large AWS Graviton2 Processor | 2 | 16 GiB | $0.1008 | -23% |
| r7g.large AWS Graviton3 Processor | 2 | 16 GiB | $0.1071 | -18% |
| r5a.large AMD EPYC 7571 | 2 | 16 GiB | $0.1130 | -14% |
| r6a.large AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 2 | 16 GiB | $0.1134 | -13% |
| r6gd.large AWS Graviton2 Processor | 2 | 16 GiB | $0.1152 | -12% |
| r8g.large AWS Graviton4 Processor | 2 | 16 GiB | $0.1178 | -10% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 2 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 16 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7571 |
| Clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 75 NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit |
r5ad sizes
| r5ad.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1310 |
| r5ad.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.2620 |
| r5ad.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.5240 |
| r5ad.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.05 |
| r5ad.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.10 |
| r5ad.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $3.14 |
| r5ad.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $4.19 |
| r5ad.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $6.29 |