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Part of the R3 Memory Optimized family — High memory-to-vCPU ratio for memory-intensive applications.

Name:rMemory Optimizedr = Memory OptimizedHigh memory-to-vCPU ratio designed for memory-intensive applications such as databases, distributed caches, and in-memory analytics.33rd Generation3 = 3rd GenerationAWS 3rd generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.2xlarge2 Extra Large2xlarge = 2 Extra Large8 vCPUs • 61 GB RAM • 160 GB SSD • High Network
Price (Linux)
$0.6640/ hr
~$484.72/mo
Compute
8vCPUs
4 cores • x86_64
Memory
61GB
7.6 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0830/ vCPU-hr
$0.0109/GB-hr
Network
High
Baseline: 1 Gbps
Storage & EBS
125MB/s
Max: 8,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads8 vCPUs
Physical Cores4
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score119,290
CoreMark / vCPU14,911.3 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding42 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar179,654 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0830
Cost per GB-hr$0.0109

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods58 pods
Max ECS Tasks3 tasks
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI15
Total Addressable IPs60 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationStandard CNI

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceHigh
Baseline Bandwidth1 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth10 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationSSD (160 GB)
Local NVMe Disk160 GB SSD
EBS Baseline Throughput125 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput125 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS8,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS8,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput1 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor16
Generation StatusPrevious Generation
Date Introduced2014-04-10

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.6640/ hr
US East (Ohio) (us-east-2)
Highest Price Region
$1.3990/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.8018/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
13regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 13 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$0.7580
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$0.7980
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$0.7980
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$0.7980
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$0.7980
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$0.7980
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$0.8000
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$0.7410
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$1.3990
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
$0.6650
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$0.6640
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$0.7410
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
$0.6650