cache.r6gd.2xlargevscache.r7gd.2xlarge

At a glancecache.r6gd.2xlargecache.r7gd.2xlarge
Size8 vCPUs, 52.82 GiB8 vCPUs, 61.33 GiB
Architecturearm64arm64

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where cache.r6gd.2xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where cache.r7gd.2xlarge leads
Network baseline3.75 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
50% higher
Memory (GiB)61.33 vs 52.82
16% 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.2xlargecache.r7gd.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differcache.r6gd.2xlargecache.r7gd.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)52.8261.33
Networking3 of 3 differcache.r6gd.2xlargecache.r7gd.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Network baseline2.5 Gbps3.75 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps15 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchcache.r6gd.2xlargecache.r7gd.2xlarge
Local disks1 × 474 GB SSD1 × 474 GB SSD
Instance details1 of 4 differcache.r6gd.2xlargecache.r7gd.2xlarge
Familyr6gdr7gd
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor12.812.8
Other1 of 1 differcache.r6gd.2xlargecache.r7gd.2xlarge
Hardware Basisr6gd.2xlarger7gd.2xlarge

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