cache.r6g.12xlargevscache.r7g.12xlarge
cache.r6g.12xlarge is 6% cheaper than cache.r7g.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $226.30 a month.
| At a glance | cache.r6g.12xlarge | cache.r7g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $4.925/hr6% less | $5.235/hr |
| Lowest rate | $2.554/hr6% less3-yr reserved, no upfront | $2.722/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront |
| Size | 48 vCPUs, 317.77 GiB | 48 vCPUs, 317.77 GiB |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Redis, USD per hour.
| Option | cache.r6g.12xlarge | cache.r7g.12xlarge | cache.r7g.12xlarge vs cache.r6g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $4.925 | $5.235 | ▲ 6% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 32% off$3.362 | 32% off$3.56 | ▲ 6% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 48% off$2.554 | 48% off$2.722 | ▲ 7% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where cache.r6g.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$4.925 vs $5.235 per hour
6% cheaperWhere cache.r7g.12xlarge leads
Network baseline22.5 Gbps vs 20 Gbps
13% higherSustained clock2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
4% higherSpecs
6 of 16 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute1 of 7 differ | cache.r6g.12xlarge | cache.r7g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 | 48 |
| Physical cores | 48 | 48 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | cache.r6g.12xlarge | cache.r7g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 317.77 | 317.77 |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | cache.r6g.12xlarge | cache.r7g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 20 Gigabit | 22.5 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 20 Gbps | 22.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 20 Gbps | 22.5 Gbps |
| Instance details1 of 4 differ | cache.r6g.12xlarge | cache.r7g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r6g | r7g |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 96 | 96 |
| Other1 of 1 differ | cache.r6g.12xlarge | cache.r7g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r6g.12xlarge | r7g.12xlarge |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for cache.r6g.12xlarge first. Redis, USD per hour.
| Region | cache.r6g.12xlarge | cache.r7g.12xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $4.925 | $5.235 | ▲ 6% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $4.925 | $5.235 | ▲ 6% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $4.925 | $5.236 | ▲ 6% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $4.925 | $5.235 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $5.02 | $5.336 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $5.02 | $5.337 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $5.062 | $5.381 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $5.062 | $5.381 | ▲ 6% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $5.171 | $5.497 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $5.212 | $5.541 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $5.315 | $5.65 | ▲ 6% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $5.381 | $5.721 | ▲ 6% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $5.381 | $5.72 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $5.495 | $5.841 | ▲ 6% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $5.495 | $5.842 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $5.761 | $6.124 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $5.767 | $6.131 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $5.767 | $6.13 | ▲ 6% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $5.77 | $6.133 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $5.897 | $6.269 | ▲ 6% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $5.897 | $6.269 | ▲ 6% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $5.897 | $6.269 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $5.906 | $6.278 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4 | $5.906 | $6.278 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $5.906 | $6.301 | ▲ 7% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $5.906 | $6.279 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $5.906 | $6.278 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $5.906 | $6.278 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $5.928 | $6.301 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $6.201 | $6.592 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $6.486 | $6.895 | ▲ 6% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $6.501 | $6.976 | ▲ 7% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $6.521 | $6.932 | ▲ 6% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $9.85 | $10.471 | ▲ 6% |
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