r6i.2xlarge
Memory optimized · r6i series · Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 64 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.5040
- Per month
- $368
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0630
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.00788
Analysis
The r6i.2xlarge is a memory optimized instance in the r6i series with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) (up to 3.5 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 8 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the r6g.2xlarge on AWS Graviton2 costs $0.4032/hour, 20% less ($73.58 a month), though switching means rebuilding software for arm64. The other variants are the r6a.2xlarge at $0.4536, the r6gd.2xlarge at $0.4608 and the r6id.2xlarge at $0.6048.
At $0.5040/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $368 a month, the r6i.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.
The newer r7i.2xlarge on Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) is 5.0% dearer at $0.5292/hour.
Looking beyond its own line, 6 of 45 current types with 8 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the r7g.2xlarge on AWS Graviton3 at $0.4284/hour.
It is size 3 of 9 in the r6i series. Stepping up to the r6i.4xlarge gives 16 vCPUs and 128 GiB for $368 more a month. Dropping to the r6i.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 | $0.3334 | $0.2286 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.5040 | $0.8720 | $0.3334 | $0.2286 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.5040 | $0.8720 | $0.3334 | $0.2286 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.5520 | $0.9200 | $0.3660 | $0.2495 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.8040 | $1.17 | $0.5314 | $0.3651 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.5640 | $0.9320 | $0.3731 | $0.2558 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.5920 | $0.9600 | $0.3925 | $0.2676 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.6080 | $0.9760 | $0.4022 | $0.2758 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.5200 | $0.8880 | $0.3418 | $0.2359 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.6080 | $0.9760 | $0.4022 | $0.2758 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.6040 | $0.9720 | $0.3991 | $0.2744 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.6080 | $0.9760 | $0.4022 | $0.2758 |
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 r6i.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 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Clock | 3.5 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit |
r6i sizes
| r6i.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1260 |
| r6i.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.2520 |
| r6i.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.5040 |
| r6i.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.01 |
| r6i.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.02 |
| r6i.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $3.02 |
| r6i.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $4.03 |
| r6i.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $6.05 |
| r6i.32xlarge | 128 vCPU | $8.06 |