EC2 Instance Type – r6g.8xlarge
The r6g.8xlarge instance is part of the r6g series, featuring 32 vCPUs and 12 Gigabit of RAM, with Memory Optimized. It is available at a rate of $1.6128/hour.
r6g Family :
Amazon EC2 R6g instances, driven by Arm-based AWS Graviton2 processors, provide up to 40% improved price-performance compared to the latest R5 instances for memory-heavy applications.
Features
Utilizes the AWS Graviton2 Processor with 64-bit Arm Neoverse cores
Provides Enhanced Networking with network bandwidth up to 25 Gbps
Automatically optimized for EBS
Operates on the AWS Nitro System, combining dedicated hardware with a lightweight hypervisor
R6gd instances feature locally attached NVMe SSDs for block-level storage, tied to the instance's lifetime
Credits: AWS Resources, Updated At: 2024-08-23
Use Cases
Memory-heavy tasks including SAP, SQL, and NoSQL databases, large-scale distributed in-memory caches such as Memcached and Redis, in-memory databases like SAP HANA, and real-time big data analytics platforms like Hadoop and Spark.
r6g Instance Type Family
| Instances | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) |
|---|---|---|
| r6g.medium | 1 | 8 GiB |
| r6g.large | 2 | 16 GiB |
| r6g.xlarge | 4 | 32 GiB |
| r6g.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB |
| r6g.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GiB |
| r6g.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB |
| r6g.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GiB |
| r6g.metal | 64 | 512 GiB |
| r6g.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GiB |
| r6gd.medium | 1 | 8 GiB |
| r6gd.large | 2 | 16 GiB |
| r6gd.xlarge | 4 | 32 GiB |
| r6gd.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB |
| r6gd.4xlarge | 16 | 128 GiB |
| r6gd.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB |
| r6gd.12xlarge | 48 | 384 GiB |
| r6gd.metal | 64 | 512 GiB |
| r6gd.16xlarge | 64 | 512 GiB |
r6g.8xlarge vs Others
EC2 Instance - r6g.8xlarge Specification
| General | |
|---|---|
| Type | r6g.8xlarge |
| Region | N. Virginia |
| Family Group | R6g |
| Family Category | Memory Optimized |
| Instance Generation | Current |
| Term Type | On-demand |
| Pricing (USD/hr) | $ 1.6128 |
| Compute | |
|---|---|
| vCPU | 32 |
| Memory | 256 GiB |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Processor Architecture | 64-bit |
| Operating System | Linux |
| EBS Optimized | NA |
| Tenancy | Shared |
| Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| GPU | NA |
| ECU | 0.0000 |
| Virtualization | HVM |
| Networking | |
|---|---|
| Network Performance | 12 Gigabit |
| ENA Support | True |
EC2 Instance - r6g.8xlarge Pricing
| Region | Price / Unit | Monthly Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Hyderabad | $1.0400 | $759.20 |
| Mumbai | $1.0400 | $759.20 |
| Ohio | $1.6128 | $1177.34 |
| Oregon | $1.6128 | $1177.34 |
| Stockholm | $1.7120 | $1249.76 |
| Calgary | $1.7664 | $1289.47 |
| Central | $1.7664 | $1289.47 |
| N. California | $1.7920 | $1308.16 |
| Spain | $1.8048 | $1317.50 |
| Ireland | $1.8048 | $1317.50 |
| London | $1.8944 | $1382.91 |
| Tel Aviv | $1.8950 | $1383.35 |
| Sydney | $1.9328 | $1410.94 |
| Melbourne | $1.9328 | $1410.94 |
| Tokyo | $1.9456 | $1420.29 |
| Osaka | $1.9456 | $1420.29 |
| Singapore | $1.9456 | $1420.29 |
| Jakarta | $1.9456 | $1420.29 |
| Frankfurt | $1.9456 | $1420.29 |
| Seoul | $1.9520 | $1424.96 |
| Bahrain | $1.9853 | $1449.27 |
| UAE | $1.9853 | $1449.27 |
| Zurich | $2.1402 | $1562.35 |
| Cape Town | $2.1504 | $1569.79 |
| Sao Paulo | $2.5728 | $1878.14 |