cache.r6gd.12xlargevscache.r7gd.12xlarge

At a glancecache.r6gd.12xlargecache.r7gd.12xlarge
Size48 vCPUs, 317.77 GiB48 vCPUs, 377.9 GiB
Architecturearm64arm64

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where cache.r6gd.12xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where cache.r7gd.12xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)377.9 vs 317.77
19% higher
Network baseline22.5 Gbps vs 20 Gbps
13% higher
Sustained clock2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
4% higher

Specs

7 of 17 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 7 differcache.r6gd.12xlargecache.r7gd.12xlarge
vCPUs4848
Physical cores4848
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differcache.r6gd.12xlargecache.r7gd.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)317.77377.9
Networking3 of 3 differcache.r6gd.12xlargecache.r7gd.12xlarge
Network20 Gigabit22.5 Gigabit
Network baseline20 Gbps22.5 Gbps
Network peak20 Gbps22.5 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchcache.r6gd.12xlargecache.r7gd.12xlarge
Local disks2 × 1,425 GB SSD2 × 1,425 GB SSD
Instance details1 of 4 differcache.r6gd.12xlargecache.r7gd.12xlarge
Familyr6gdr7gd
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor76.876.8
Other1 of 1 differcache.r6gd.12xlargecache.r7gd.12xlarge
Hardware Basisr6gd.12xlarger7gd.12xlarge

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