EC2 Instance Type – r5.metal
The r5.metal instance is part of the r5 series, featuring 96 vCPUs and 25 Gigabit of RAM, with Memory Optimized. It is available at a rate of $10.4640/hour.
r5 Family :
Amazon EC2 R5 instances offer 5% more memory per vCPU compared to R4, with the largest configuration providing 768 GiB of memory. They also achieve a 10% improvement in price per GiB and approximately 20% higher CPU performance than R4.
Features
Equipped with Intel Xeon® Platinum 8000 series processors (Skylake 8175M or Cascade Lake 8259CL) operating at up to 3.1 GHz, featuring the Intel Advanced Vector Extension (AVX-512) instruction set.
Each instance can support up to 768 GiB of memory.
Utilizes the AWS Nitro System, integrating dedicated hardware with a streamlined hypervisor.
R5d instances include local NVMe SSDs that are directly attached to the host server, offering block-level storage that persists for the duration of the R5 instance.
New instance sizes, including 8xlarge and 16xlarge, are now available.
Credits: AWS Resources, Updated At: 2024-08-23
Use Cases
High-performance databases, large-scale distributed in-memory caches, mid-sized in-memory databases, real-time big data analysis, and other enterprise applications.
r5 Instance Type Family
| Instances | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) |
|---|---|---|
| r5.large | 2 | 16 GiB |
| r5.xlarge | 4 | 32 GiB |
| r5.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB |
| r5.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GiB |
| r5.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB |
| r5.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GiB |
| r5.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GiB |
| r5.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GiB |
| r5.metal | 96 | 768 GiB |
| r5d.large | 2 | 16 GiB |
| r5d.xlarge | 4 | 32 GiB |
| r5d.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB |
| r5d.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GiB |
| r5d.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB |
| r5d.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GiB |
| r5d.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GiB |
| r5d.metal | 96 | 768 GiB |
| r5d.24xlarge | 96 | 768 GiB |
r5.metal vs Others
EC2 Instance - r5.metal Specification
| General | |
|---|---|
| Type | r5.metal |
| Region | N. Virginia |
| Family Group | R5 |
| Family Category | Memory Optimized |
| Instance Generation | Current |
| Term Type | On-demand |
| Pricing (USD/hr) | $ 10.4640 |
| Compute | |
|---|---|
| vCPU | 96 |
| Memory | 768 GiB |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Processor Architecture | 64-bit |
| Operating System | Windows |
| EBS Optimized | NA |
| Tenancy | Dedicated |
| Clock Speed | 3.1 GHz |
| GPU | NA |
| ECU | 347.0000 |
| Virtualization | HVM |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Network Performance | 25 Gigabit |
| ENA Support | True |
EC2 Instance - r5.metal Pricing
| Region | Price / Unit | Monthly Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon | $10.4640 | $7638.72 |
| Ohio | $10.4640 | $7638.72 |
| Hyderabad | $10.6560 | $7778.88 |
| Mumbai | $10.6560 | $7778.88 |
| Stockholm | $10.8480 | $7919.04 |
| Central | $11.0400 | $8059.20 |
| Calgary | $11.0400 | $8059.20 |
| N. California | $11.1360 | $8129.28 |
| Ireland | $11.1840 | $8164.32 |
| Spain | $11.1840 | $8164.32 |
| Paris | $11.5200 | $8409.60 |
| Milan | $11.5200 | $8409.60 |
| London | $11.5200 | $8409.60 |
| Tel Aviv | $11.5220 | $8411.06 |
| Sydney | $11.6640 | $8514.72 |
| Osaka | $11.7120 | $8549.76 |
| Seoul | $11.7120 | $8549.76 |
| Tokyo | $11.7120 | $8549.76 |
| Jakarta | $11.7120 | $8549.76 |
| Singapore | $11.7120 | $8549.76 |
| Bahrain | $11.8610 | $8658.53 |
| UAE | $11.8610 | $8658.53 |
| Zurich | $12.4420 | $9082.66 |
| Cape Town | $12.4800 | $9110.40 |
| Sao Paulo | $14.0640 | $10266.72 |