r5dn.2xlarge
Memory optimized · r5dn series · Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 64 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.6680
- Per month
- $488
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0835
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0104
Analysis
The r5dn.2xlarge is a memory optimized instance in the r5dn series with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) (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, 32% less ($158 a month). The other variants are the r5.2xlarge at $0.5040, the r5ad.2xlarge at $0.5240 and the r5d.2xlarge at $0.5760.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Sydney saves $108 a month per instance: $0.6680/hour against $0.8160/hour, a 22% spread. It is not offered in Canada Central, São Paulo, London and Mumbai, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
On demand it costs $0.6680/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $488 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for memory optimized types at the 57th percentile per vCPU ($0.0835 per vCPU-hour) and the 73rd percentile per GiB ($0.0104 per GiB-hour).
It has local instance storage (1 x 300 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 25 Gigabit.
Looking beyond its own line, 26 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.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.6680 | $1.04 | $0.4210 | $0.2720 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.6680 | $1.04 | $0.4210 | $0.2720 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.6680 | $1.04 | $0.4210 | $0.2720 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.7440 | $1.11 | $0.4690 | $0.3110 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.7960 | $1.16 | $0.5010 | $0.3320 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.8000 | $1.17 | $0.5040 | $0.3280 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.8160 | $1.18 | $0.5141 | $0.3340 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.8120 | $1.18 | $0.5120 | $0.3410 |
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 r5dn.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4032 | -40% |
| r7g.2xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4284 | -36% |
| r5a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4520 | -32% |
| r6a.2xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4536 | -32% |
| r6gd.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4608 | -31% |
| r8g.2xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4713 | -29% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 8 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 64 GiB (8.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) |
| Clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 300 NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 25 Gigabit |
r5dn sizes
| r5dn.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1670 |
| r5dn.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.3340 |
| r5dn.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.6680 |
| r5dn.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.34 |
| r5dn.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.67 |
| r5dn.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $4.01 |
| r5dn.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $5.34 |
| r5dn.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $8.02 |