r8id.2xlarge
Memory optimized · r8id series · Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
- vCPU
- 8
- Memory
- 64 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.6653
- Per month
- $486
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0832
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0104
Analysis
The r8id.2xlarge is a memory optimized instance in the r8id series with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) (up to 3.9 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 8 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the r8g.2xlarge on AWS Graviton4 costs $0.4713/hour, 29% less ($142 a month), though switching means rebuilding software for arm64. The other variants are the r8i-flex.2xlarge at $0.5279, the r8i.2xlarge at $0.5557 and the r8gd.2xlarge at $0.5878.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Tokyo saves $101 a month per instance: $0.6653/hour against $0.8039/hour, a 21% spread. It is not offered in São Paulo and Singapore, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
It has local instance storage (1 x 474 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 15000 Megabit.
On demand it costs $0.6653/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $486 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for memory optimized types at the 54th percentile per vCPU ($0.0832 per vCPU-hour) and the 71st percentile per GiB ($0.0104 per GiB-hour).
Looking beyond its own line, 25 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 | $0.6653 | $1.03 | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.6653 | $1.03 | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.6653 | $1.03 | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.7300 | $1.10 | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.7392 | $1.11 | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.7808 | $1.15 | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.7993 | $1.17 | – | – | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.6978 | $1.07 | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.7656 | $1.13 | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.8039 | $1.17 | – | – |
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 r8id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r6g.2xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 8 | 64 GiB | $0.4032 | -39% |
| 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 Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Clock | 3.9 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 474 NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 15000 Megabit |
r8id sizes
| r8id.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1663 |
| r8id.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.3326 |
| r8id.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.6653 |
| r8id.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.33 |
| r8id.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.66 |
| r8id.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $3.99 |
| r8id.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $5.32 |
| r8id.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $7.98 |
| r8id.32xlarge | 128 vCPU | $10.64 |
| r8id.48xlarge | 192 vCPU | $15.97 |
| r8id.96xlarge | 384 vCPU | $31.93 |