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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.xlargeExtra Large (1x)xlarge = Extra Large (1x)4 vCPUs • 30.5 GiB RAM • 80 GB SSD • Moderate Network
Price (Linux)
$0.3320/ hr
~$242.36/mo
Compute
4vCPUs
2 cores • x86_64
Memory
30.5GiB
7.6 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0830/ vCPU-hr
$0.0109/GiB-hr
Network
2.8Gbps
Baseline: 0.7 Gbps
Storage & EBS
62.5MB/s
Max: 4,000 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 / Threads4 vCPUs
Physical Cores2
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score60,683
CoreMark / vCPU15,170.7 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding22 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar182,780 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0830
Cost per GiB-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 PerformanceModerate
Baseline Bandwidth0.7 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth2.8 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationSSD (80 GB)
Local NVMe Disk80 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput62.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput62.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS4,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS4,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput1 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor8
Generation StatusPrevious Generation
Date Introduced2014-04-10

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.3320/ hr
US East (Ohio) (us-east-2)
Highest Price Region
$0.7000/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.4011/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
13regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 13 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
ap-south-1$0.3790
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$0.3990
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$0.3990
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$0.3990
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$0.3990
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$0.3990
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$0.4000
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$0.3710
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$0.7000
US East (N. Virginia)
us-east-1$0.3330
US East (Ohio)Lowest
us-east-2$0.3320
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$0.3710
US West (Oregon)
us-west-2$0.3330