EC2 Instance Type – r6gd.8xlarge
The r6gd.8xlarge instance is part of the r6gd series, featuring 32 vCPUs and 12 Gigabit of RAM, with Memory Optimized. It is available at a rate of $1.8432/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.
r6gd 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 |
r6gd.8xlarge vs Others
EC2 Instance - r6gd.8xlarge Specification
| General | |
|---|---|
| Type | r6gd.8xlarge |
| Region | N. Virginia |
| Family Group | R6g |
| Family Category | Memory Optimized |
| Instance Generation | Current |
| Term Type | On-demand |
| Pricing (USD/hr) | $ 1.8432 |
| Compute | |
|---|---|
| vCPU | 32 |
| Memory | 256 GiB |
| Storage | 1 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| 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 - r6gd.8xlarge Pricing
| Region | Price / Unit | Monthly Pricing |
|---|---|---|
| Mumbai | $1.1958 | $872.93 |
| Oregon | $1.8432 | $1345.54 |
| Ohio | $1.8432 | $1345.54 |
| Stockholm | $1.9456 | $1420.29 |
| Central | $2.0224 | $1476.35 |
| Ireland | $2.0480 | $1495.04 |
| N. California | $2.0800 | $1518.40 |
| Paris | $2.1632 | $1579.14 |
| London | $2.1632 | $1579.14 |
| Frankfurt | $2.2080 | $1611.84 |
| Seoul | $2.2144 | $1616.51 |
| Jakarta | $2.2240 | $1623.52 |
| Singapore | $2.2240 | $1623.52 |
| Tokyo | $2.2240 | $1623.52 |
| Sydney | $2.2240 | $1623.52 |
| Osaka | $2.2272 | $1625.86 |
| Zurich | $2.4288 | $1773.02 |
| Sao Paulo | $2.9184 | $2130.43 |