db.r6g.8xlargevsdb.r7g.8xlarge
db.r7g.8xlarge is 16% cheaper than db.r6g.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $629.41 a month.
| At a glance | db.r6g.8xlarge | db.r7g.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $5.284/hr | $4.422/hr16% less |
| Size | 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB | 32 vCPUs, 256 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.8xlarge | db.r7g.8xlarge | db.r7g.8xlarge vs db.r6g.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $5.284 | $4.422 | ▼ 16% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | — | 20% off$3.538 | — |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.r6g.8xlarge leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where db.r7g.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$4.422 vs $5.284 per hour
16% cheaperNetwork baseline15 Gbps vs 12 Gbps
25% 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.8xlarge | db.r7g.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 | 32 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 32 |
| 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.8xlarge | db.r7g.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 | 256 |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | db.r6g.8xlarge | db.r7g.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 12 Gigabit | 12.5 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 12 Gbps | 15 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12 Gbps | 15 Gbps |
| StorageAll 1 match | db.r6g.8xlarge | db.r7g.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only | EBS Only |
| Instance details2 of 4 differ | db.r6g.8xlarge | db.r7g.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r6g | r7g |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 64 | 83.2 |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.r6g.8xlarge | db.r7g.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r6g.8xlarge | r7g.8xlarge |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for db.r6g.8xlarge first. Standard storage, USD per hour.
| Region | db.r6g.8xlarge | db.r7g.8xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $5.284 | $4.422 | ▼ 16% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $5.284 | $4.422 | ▼ 16% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $5.284 | $4.422 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $5.411 | $4.52 | ▼ 16% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $5.466 | $5.337 | ▼ 2% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $5.813 | $4.863 | ▼ 16% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $5.831 | $4.879 | ▼ 16% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $5.831 | $4.879 | ▼ 16% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $5.831 | $4.879 | ▼ 16% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $5.831 | $4.879 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $6.013 | $5.082 | ▼ 15% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $6.195 | $5.185 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4 | $6.378 | $5.337 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $6.378 | $5.351 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $6.378 | $5.337 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $6.378 | $5.337 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $6.378 | $5.337 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $6.378 | $5.337 | ▼ 16% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $6.378 | $5.337 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $7.015 | $5.871 | ▼ 16% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $10.933 | $9.149 | ▼ 16% |
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Amazon Neptune Standard storage prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.