cache.r6g.4xlargevscache.r7g.4xlarge
cache.r6g.4xlarge is 6% cheaper than cache.r7g.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $75.19 a month.
| At a glance | cache.r6g.4xlarge | cache.r7g.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.642/hr6% less | $1.745/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.852/hr6% less3-yr reserved, no upfront | $0.907/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront |
| Size | 16 vCPUs, 105.81 GiB | 16 vCPUs, 105.81 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.4xlarge | cache.r7g.4xlarge | cache.r7g.4xlarge vs cache.r6g.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.642 | $1.745 | ▲ 6% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 32% off$1.121 | 32% off$1.187 | ▲ 6% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 48% off$0.852 | 48% off$0.907 | ▲ 6% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where cache.r6g.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.642 vs $1.745 per hour
6% cheaperWhere cache.r7g.4xlarge leads
Network baseline7.5 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
50% 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.4xlarge | cache.r7g.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 | 16 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 16 |
| 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.4xlarge | cache.r7g.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 105.81 | 105.81 |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | cache.r6g.4xlarge | cache.r7g.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit | Up to 15 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 5 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps | 15 Gbps |
| Instance details1 of 4 differ | cache.r6g.4xlarge | cache.r7g.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r6g | r7g |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 32 | 32 |
| Other1 of 1 differ | cache.r6g.4xlarge | cache.r7g.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r6g.4xlarge | r7g.4xlarge |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for cache.r6g.4xlarge first. Redis, USD per hour.
| Region | cache.r6g.4xlarge | cache.r7g.4xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $1.642 | $1.745 | ▲ 6% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $1.642 | $1.745 | ▲ 6% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $1.642 | $1.746 | ▲ 6% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $1.642 | $1.745 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $1.674 | $1.78 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $1.674 | $1.78 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $1.688 | $1.795 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $1.688 | $1.794 | ▲ 6% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $1.724 | $1.832 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $1.737 | $1.847 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $1.772 | $1.884 | ▲ 6% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $1.794 | $1.908 | ▲ 6% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $1.794 | $1.907 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $1.832 | $1.947 | ▲ 6% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $1.832 | $1.948 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $1.916 | $2.037 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $1.916 | $2.037 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $1.922 | $2.044 | ▲ 6% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $1.924 | $2.045 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $1.966 | $2.09 | ▲ 6% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $1.966 | $2.09 | ▲ 6% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $1.966 | $2.09 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $1.969 | $2.093 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4 | $1.969 | $2.093 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $1.969 | $2.10 | ▲ 7% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $1.969 | $2.094 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $1.969 | $2.093 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $1.969 | $2.093 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $1.976 | $2.10 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $2.067 | $2.198 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $2.162 | $2.298 | ▲ 6% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $2.167 | $2.321 | ▲ 7% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $2.174 | $2.311 | ▲ 6% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $3.283 | $3.49 | ▲ 6% |
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