db.r6g.4xlargevsdb.r6i.4xlarge

db.r6g.4xlarge is 5% cheaper than db.r6i.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $103.66 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glancedb.r6g.4xlargedb.r6i.4xlarge
On-demand$2.642/hr5% less$2.784/hr
Size16 vCPUs, 128 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2Intel Xeon Family
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Standard storage, USD per hour.

Optiondb.r6g.4xlargedb.r6i.4xlargedb.r6i.4xlarge vs db.r6g.4xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$2.642$2.784▲ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6g.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$2.642 vs $2.784 per hour
5% cheaper
Physical cores16 vs 8
2× higher
Where db.r6i.4xlarge leads
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higher
Network baseline6.25 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
25% higher

Specs

12 of 18 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 8 differdb.r6g.4xlargedb.r6i.4xlarge
vCPUs1616
Physical cores168
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2Intel Xeon Family
CPU makerAWSIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.r6g.4xlargedb.r6i.4xlarge
Memory (GiB)128128
Networking3 of 3 differdb.r6g.4xlargedb.r6i.4xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUpto 12.5 Gigabit
Network baseline5 Gbps6.25 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r6g.4xlargedb.r6i.4xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.r6g.4xlargedb.r6i.4xlarge
Familyr6gr6i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor41.632
Other1 of 1 differdb.r6g.4xlargedb.r6i.4xlarge
Hardware Basisr6g.4xlarger6i.4xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r6g.4xlarge first. Standard storage, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r6g.4xlargedb.r6i.4xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$2.642$2.784▲ 5%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$2.642$2.784▲ 5%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$2.642$2.784▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$2.705$2.85▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$2.906$3.062▲ 5%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$2.906$3.062▲ 5%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$2.915$3.072▲ 5%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$2.915$3.072▲ 5%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$2.915$3.072▲ 5%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$2.915$3.072▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$3.008$3.17▲ 5%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$3.052$3.216▲ 5%
EU (London)eu-west-2$3.098$3.264▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$3.189$3.36▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$3.189$3.36▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$3.189$3.36▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$3.189$3.36▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$3.189$3.36▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$3.189$3.36▲ 5%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$3.189$3.36▲ 5%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$3.189$3.36▲ 5%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$3.189$3.36▲ 5%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$3.189$3.36▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$3.197$3.369▲ 5%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$3.461$3.647▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$3.507$3.696▲ 5%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$5.466$5.76▲ 5%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

db.r6g.4xlargeMemory optimized, r6g family
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db.r6i.4xlargeMemory optimized, r6i family
db.r6i.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r6i family

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Amazon Neptune Standard storage prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.