db.r6g.12xlargevsdb.r7g.12xlarge
db.r7g.12xlarge is 16% cheaper than db.r6g.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $944.11 a month.
| At a glance | db.r6g.12xlarge | db.r7g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $7.926/hr | $6.633/hr16% less |
| Size | 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB | 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 | AWS Graviton3 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
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.r6g.12xlarge | db.r7g.12xlarge | db.r7g.12xlarge vs db.r6g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $7.926 | $6.633 | ▼ 16% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | — | 20% off$5.306 | — |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.r6g.12xlarge leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where db.r7g.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$6.633 vs $7.926 per hour
16% cheaperNetwork baseline22.5 Gbps vs 20 Gbps
13% higherSustained clock2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
4% higherSpecs
8 of 18 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute2 of 8 differ | db.r6g.12xlarge | db.r7g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 | 48 |
| Physical cores | 48 | 48 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 | AWS Graviton3 |
| CPU maker | AWS | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | db.r6g.12xlarge | db.r7g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 | 384 |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | db.r6g.12xlarge | db.r7g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 20 Gigabit | 18.75 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 20 Gbps | 22.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 20 Gbps | 22.5 Gbps |
| StorageAll 1 match | db.r6g.12xlarge | db.r7g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only | EBS Only |
| Instance details2 of 4 differ | db.r6g.12xlarge | db.r7g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r6g | r7g |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 96 | 124.8 |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.r6g.12xlarge | db.r7g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r6g.12xlarge | r7g.12xlarge |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for db.r6g.12xlarge first. Standard storage, USD per hour.
| Region | db.r6g.12xlarge | db.r7g.12xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $7.926 | $6.633 | ▼ 16% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $7.926 | $6.633 | ▼ 16% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $7.926 | $6.633 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $8.116 | $6.78 | ▼ 16% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $8.20 | $8.005 | ▼ 2% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $8.719 | $7.295 | ▼ 16% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $8.746 | $7.319 | ▼ 16% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $8.746 | $7.319 | ▼ 16% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $8.746 | $7.319 | ▼ 16% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $8.746 | $7.319 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $9.016 | $7.624 | ▼ 15% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $9.293 | $7.777 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4 | $9.566 | $8.005 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $9.566 | $8.026 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $9.566 | $8.005 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $9.566 | $8.005 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $9.566 | $8.005 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $9.566 | $8.005 | ▼ 16% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $9.566 | $8.005 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $10.523 | $8.806 | ▼ 16% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $16.399 | $13.724 | ▼ 16% |
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Amazon Neptune Standard storage prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.