r5ad.8xlarge

    $2.0960/hr

    ~$1530.08/month on-demand in us-east-1

    The r5ad.8xlarge is a Memory optimized instance with 32 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory with up to 7.5 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $2.096 per hour.

    Last updated: Jan 14, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC

    Pricing varies by operating system

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    Pricing Options

    Compute SP

    Most flexible - any instance

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $1.5250/hr
    ~$1113.25/mo
    Save 27%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $1.0800/hr
    ~$788.40/mo
    Save 48%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $1.3200/hr
    ~$963.60/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.9050/hr
    ~$660.65/mo
    Save 57%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $1.3200/hr
    ~$963.60/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.9050/hr
    ~$660.65/mo
    Save 57%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    us-east-1c
    $1.0046/hr
    ~$733.36/mo
    Save 51% vs On-Demand
    >20%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $0.6571
    Avg
    $1.1629
    Max
    $1.8430
    All Availability Zones
    us-east-1c$1.0046/hr
    us-east-1b$0.9953/hr
    us-east-1c$0.7836/hr
    us-east-1c$0.6586/hr
    us-east-1a$1.8430/hr
    us-east-1f$0.8841/hr
    us-east-1c$1.7004/hr
    us-east-1b$1.1203/hr
    us-east-1a$0.8437/hr
    us-east-1a$0.9687/hr
    us-east-1d$0.8548/hr
    us-east-1d$1.0758/hr
    us-east-1f$1.2301/hr
    us-east-1f$1.0091/hr
    us-east-1a$1.1897/hr
    us-east-1b$1.3413/hr
    us-east-1f$1.6816/hr
    us-east-1d$1.7006/hr
    us-east-1b$1.7006/hr
    us-east-1d$0.7298/hr

    r5ad Family

    Switch between sizes in us-east-1

    SizevCPUMem
    large216
    xlarge432
    2xlarge864
    4xlarge16128
    8xlarge32256
    12xlarge48384
    16xlarge64512
    24xlarge96768

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for r5ad.8xlarge

    Processor

    ManufacturerAMD
    Clock Speed2.5 GHz
    Sustained Speed2.5 GHz
    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs32
    Memory256 GiB
    Memory per vCPU8.00 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceUp to 10 Gigabit
    Bandwidth7.5 Gbps
    Max Interfaces8
    IPv4 per Interface30
    Enhanced Networking
    EFA Support
    IPv6

    Storage

    Instance Storage1200 GB
    Storage Typessd
    NVMe Drive
    EBS Optimized
    EBS Encryption
    EBS NVMe Support
    Max Bandwidth4750 Mbps (593.75 MB/s)
    Max IOPS20,000
    Baseline Bandwidth4750 Mbps (593.75 MB/s)
    Baseline IOPS20,000

    Capabilities

    FamilyR5AD
    GenerationCurrent
    Burstable
    Bare Metal
    Dedicated Hosts
    Hibernation
    Auto Recovery
    Free Tier
    Usage Classeson-demand, spot
    Root Devicesebs
    Virtualizationhvm

    Regional Pricing Comparison

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