db.r6g.8xlargevsdb.r6i.8xlarge

db.r6g.8xlarge is 5% cheaper than db.r6i.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $207.17 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.8xlargedb.r6i.8xlarge
On-demand$5.284/hr5% less$5.568/hr
Size32 vCPUs, 256 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 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.8xlargedb.r6i.8xlargedb.r6i.8xlarge vs db.r6g.8xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$5.284$5.568▲ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6g.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$5.284 vs $5.568 per hour
5% cheaper
Physical cores32 vs 16
2× higher
Where db.r6i.8xlarge leads
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higher
Network baseline12.5 Gbps vs 12 Gbps
4% higher

Specs

11 of 18 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 8 differdb.r6g.8xlargedb.r6i.8xlarge
vCPUs3232
Physical cores3216
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2Intel Xeon Family
CPU makerAWSIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.r6g.8xlargedb.r6i.8xlarge
Memory (GiB)256256
Networking3 of 3 differdb.r6g.8xlargedb.r6i.8xlarge
Network12 Gigabit12.5 Gigabit
Network baseline12 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Network peak12 Gbps12.5 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r6g.8xlargedb.r6i.8xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details1 of 4 differdb.r6g.8xlargedb.r6i.8xlarge
Familyr6gr6i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor6464
Other1 of 1 differdb.r6g.8xlargedb.r6i.8xlarge
Hardware Basisr6g.8xlarger6i.8xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r6g.8xlarge first. Standard storage, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r6g.8xlargedb.r6i.8xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$5.284$5.568▲ 5%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$5.284$5.568▲ 5%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$5.284$5.568▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$5.411$5.701▲ 5%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$5.466$5.76▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$5.813$6.125▲ 5%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$5.813$6.125▲ 5%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$5.831$6.144▲ 5%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$5.831$6.144▲ 5%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$5.831$6.144▲ 5%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$5.831$6.144▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$6.013$6.336▲ 5%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$6.127$6.456▲ 5%
EU (London)eu-west-2$6.195$6.528▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$6.378$6.72▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$6.378$6.72▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$6.378$6.72▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$6.378$6.72▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$6.378$6.72▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$6.378$6.72▲ 5%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$6.378$6.72▲ 5%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$6.378$6.72▲ 5%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$6.378$6.72▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$6.394$6.737▲ 5%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$6.922$7.294▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$7.015$7.392▲ 5%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$10.933$11.52▲ 5%

Keep exploring

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

db.r6g.8xlargeMemory optimized, r6g family
db.r6g.8xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r6g family

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db.r6i.8xlargeMemory optimized, r6i family
db.r6i.8xlarge 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.