db.r3.large
The db.r3.large is a aws rds instance type featuring multiple vCPUs and optimized memory, commonly used for rds workloads.
Last updated at Thu Apr 30 2026
Instance Info
| Compute | Value |
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Memory | 15.25 GiB |
| Physical Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge) |
| Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit |
| Network | Value |
| Network Performance | Moderate |
| Enhanced Networking | Yes |
| Storage | Value |
| Storage | Aurora IO Optimization Mode, 1 x 32 SSD |
| Amazon | Value |
| Current Generation | No |
| Instance Type | db.r3.large |
| Family | Memory optimized |
Family Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| db.r3.large | 2 | 15 |
| db.r3.xlarge | 4 | 30 |
| db.r3.2xlarge | 8 | 61 |
| db.r3.4xlarge | 16 | 122 |
| db.r3.8xlarge | 32 | 244 |
Related Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| db.m2.xlarge | 2 | 17.1 GiB |
| db.z1d.large | 2 | 16 GiB |
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