cache.r6gd.16xlargevscache.r7gd.16xlarge

At a glancecache.r6gd.16xlargecache.r7gd.16xlarge
Size64 vCPUs, 419.09 GiB64 vCPUs, 504.52 GiB
Architecturearm64arm64

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where cache.r6gd.16xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where cache.r7gd.16xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)504.52 vs 419.09
20% higher
Network baseline30 Gbps vs 25 Gbps
20% higher
Sustained clock2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
4% higher

Specs

8 of 17 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 7 differcache.r6gd.16xlargecache.r7gd.16xlarge
vCPUs6464
Physical cores6464
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differcache.r6gd.16xlargecache.r7gd.16xlarge
Memory (GiB)419.09504.52
Networking3 of 3 differcache.r6gd.16xlargecache.r7gd.16xlarge
Network25 Gigabit30 Gigabit
Network baseline25 Gbps30 Gbps
Network peak25 Gbps30 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchcache.r6gd.16xlargecache.r7gd.16xlarge
Local disks2 × 1,900 GB SSD2 × 1,900 GB SSD
Instance details2 of 4 differcache.r6gd.16xlargecache.r7gd.16xlarge
Familyr6gdr7gd
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor128102.4
Other1 of 1 differcache.r6gd.16xlargecache.r7gd.16xlarge
Hardware Basisr6gd.16xlarger7gd.16xlarge

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