db.r6g.xlargevsdb.r6i.xlarge

db.r6g.xlarge is 6% cheaper than db.r6i.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $28.18 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.xlargedb.r6i.xlarge
On-demand$0.6574/hr6% less$0.696/hr
Size4 vCPUs, 32 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 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.xlargedb.r6i.xlargedb.r6i.xlarge vs db.r6g.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.6574$0.696▲ 6%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.6574 vs $0.696 per hour
6% cheaper
Physical cores4 vs 2
2× higher
Where db.r6i.xlarge leads
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higher
Network peak12.5 Gbps vs 10 Gbps
25% higher

Specs

12 of 18 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 8 differdb.r6g.xlargedb.r6i.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores42
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2Intel Xeon Family
CPU makerAWSIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.r6g.xlargedb.r6i.xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking3 of 3 differdb.r6g.xlargedb.r6i.xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUpto 12.5 Gigabit
Network baseline1.25 Gbps1.562 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r6g.xlargedb.r6i.xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.r6g.xlargedb.r6i.xlarge
Familyr6gr6i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor10.48
Other1 of 1 differdb.r6g.xlargedb.r6i.xlarge
Hardware Basisr6g.xlarger6i.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiondb.r6g.xlargedb.r6i.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.6574$0.696▲ 6%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.6574$0.696▲ 6%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.6574$0.696▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.673$0.712▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.7231$0.7656▲ 6%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.7231$0.7656▲ 6%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.7254$0.768▲ 6%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.7254$0.768▲ 6%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.7254$0.768▲ 6%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.7254$0.768▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.7462$0.79▲ 6%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.7594$0.804▲ 6%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.7708$0.816▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.7934$0.84▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.7934$0.84▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.7934$0.84▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.7934$0.84▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.7934$0.84▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.7934$0.84▲ 6%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.7934$0.84▲ 6%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.7934$0.84▲ 6%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.7934$0.84▲ 6%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.7934$0.84▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.7954$0.8421▲ 6%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.8611$0.9117▲ 6%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.8728$0.924▲ 6%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$1.36$1.44▲ 6%

Keep exploring

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

db.r6g.xlargeMemory optimized, r6g family
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db.r6i.xlargeMemory optimized, r6i family
db.r6i.xlarge 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.