db.r5.xlargevsdb.r5d.xlarge
db.r5.xlarge is 12% cheaper than db.r5d.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $72.56 a month.
| At a glance | db.r5.xlarge | db.r5d.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.696/hr12% less | $0.7954/hr |
| Size | 4 vCPUs, 32 GiB | 4 vCPUs, 32 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Standard storage, USD per hour.
| Option | db.r5.xlarge | db.r5d.xlarge | db.r5d.xlarge vs db.r5.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.696 | $0.7954 | ▲ 14% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.r5.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.696 vs $0.7954 per hour
12% cheaperWhere db.r5d.xlarge leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Specs
7 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute1 of 9 differ | db.r5.xlarge | db.r5d.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | Up to 3.1 GHz | – |
| Sustained clock | 3.1 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | db.r5.xlarge | db.r5d.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 32 | 32 |
| NetworkingAll 3 match | db.r5.xlarge | db.r5d.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit | Up to 10 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 1.25 Gbps | 1.25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Storage3 of 3 differ | db.r5.xlarge | db.r5d.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only | 1 x 150 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | – | 1 × 150 GB SSD |
| EBS throughput | Up to 3500 Mbps | – |
| Instance details2 of 4 differ | db.r5.xlarge | db.r5d.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r5 | r5d |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 | 10.4 |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.r5.xlarge | db.r5d.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r5.xlarge | r5d.xlarge |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for db.r5.xlarge first. Standard storage, USD per hour.
| Region | db.r5.xlarge | db.r5d.xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.696 | $0.7954 | ▲ 14% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.696 | $0.7954 | ▲ 14% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.696 | $0.7954 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $0.7656 | $0.8749 | ▲ 14% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $0.7656 | $0.8749 | ▲ 14% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.768 | $0.8777 | ▲ 14% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $0.768 | $0.8777 | ▲ 14% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.768 | $0.8777 | ▲ 14% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.768 | $0.8777 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.79 | $0.9029 | ▲ 14% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.804 | $0.9189 | ▲ 14% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.816 | $0.9326 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4 | $0.84 | $0.96 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $0.84 | $0.96 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.84 | $0.96 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.84 | $0.96 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.84 | $0.96 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.84 | $0.96 | ▲ 14% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $0.84 | $0.96 | ▲ 14% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.84 | $0.96 | ▲ 14% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.84 | $0.96 | ▲ 14% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.84 | $0.96 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $0.8421 | $0.9624 | ▲ 14% |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1 | $0.8448 | $0.9655 | ▲ 14% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $0.845 | $0.9657 | ▲ 14% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $0.9117 | $1.042 | ▲ 14% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $0.9144 | $1.05 | ▲ 15% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $0.924 | $1.056 | ▲ 14% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $1.44 | $1.646 | ▲ 14% |
Keep exploring
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Amazon Neptune Standard storage prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.