r4.large
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The r4.large is a aws ec2 instance type featuring multiple vCPUs and optimized memory, commonly used for ec2 workloads.
Last updated at Mon May 04 2026
Instance Info
| Compute | Value |
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Memory | 15.25 GiB |
| Physical Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) |
| Clock Speed | 2.3 GHz |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit |
| GPU Memory | NA |
| Network | Value |
| Network Performance | Up to 10 Gigabit |
| Enhanced Networking | Yes |
| Storage | Value |
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS Throughput | 400 Mbps |
| Amazon | Value |
| Current Generation | Yes |
| Instance Type | r4.large |
| Family | Memory optimized |
Family Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| r4.large | 2 | 15 |
| r4.xlarge | 4 | 30 |
| r4.2xlarge | 8 | 61 |
| r4.4xlarge | 16 | 122 |
| r4.8xlarge | 32 | 244 |
| r4.16xlarge | 64 | 488 |
Related Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| i7ie.large | 2 | 16 GiB |
| i8ge.large | 2 | 16 GiB |
| i7i.large | 2 | 16 GiB |
| i8g.large | 2 | 16 GiB |
| x8g.medium | 1 | 16 GiB |
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