cache.r6gd.8xlargevscache.r7gd.8xlarge

At a glancecache.r6gd.8xlargecache.r7gd.8xlarge
Size32 vCPUs, 209.55 GiB32 vCPUs, 251.27 GiB
Architecturearm64arm64

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where cache.r6gd.8xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where cache.r7gd.8xlarge leads
Network baseline15 Gbps vs 12 Gbps
25% higher
Memory (GiB)251.27 vs 209.55
20% 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.8xlargecache.r7gd.8xlarge
vCPUs3232
Physical cores3232
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differcache.r6gd.8xlargecache.r7gd.8xlarge
Memory (GiB)209.55251.27
Networking3 of 3 differcache.r6gd.8xlargecache.r7gd.8xlarge
Network12 Gigabit15 Gigabit
Network baseline12 Gbps15 Gbps
Network peak12 Gbps15 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchcache.r6gd.8xlargecache.r7gd.8xlarge
Local disks1 × 1,900 GB SSD1 × 1,900 GB SSD
Instance details1 of 4 differcache.r6gd.8xlargecache.r7gd.8xlarge
Familyr6gdr7gd
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor51.251.2
Other1 of 1 differcache.r6gd.8xlargecache.r7gd.8xlarge
Hardware Basisr6gd.8xlarger7gd.8xlarge

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