db.r6i.12xlargevsdb.r7i.12xlarge

db.r6i.12xlarge and db.r7i.12xlarge cost the same on demand in US East (N. Virginia), $8.352 per hour.

At a glancedb.r6i.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlarge
On-demand$8.352/hr$8.352/hr
Size48 vCPUs, 384 GiB48 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon FamilyIntel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
Architecturex86_64x86_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.r6i.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlarge vs db.r6i.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$8.352$8.352Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$6.682—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6i.12xlarge leads
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
9% higher
Where db.r7i.12xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

5 of 18 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 8 differdb.r6i.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlarge
vCPUs4848
Physical cores2424
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon FamilyIntel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.r6i.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)384384
NetworkingAll 3 matchdb.r6i.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlarge
Network18.75 Gigabit18.75 Gigabit
Network baseline18.75 Gbps18.75 Gbps
Network peak18.75 Gbps18.75 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r6i.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.r6i.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlarge
Familyr6ir7i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor124.896
Other1 of 1 differdb.r6i.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlarge
Hardware Basisr6i.12xlarger7i.12xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r6i.12xlarge first. Standard storage, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r6i.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$8.352$8.352Same
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$8.352$8.352Same
US West (N. California)us-west-1$8.352$8.352Same
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$8.64$8.64Same
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$9.187$9.187Same
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$9.216$9.216Same
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$9.216$9.216Same
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$9.216$9.216Same
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$9.216$8.352▼ 9%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$9.50$9.50Same
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$9.648$9.648Same
EU (London)eu-west-2$9.792$9.792Same
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$10.08$10.08Same
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$10.08$10.08Same
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$10.08$10.08Same
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$10.08$10.08Same
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$10.08$10.08Same
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$10.08$10.08Same
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$10.106$10.106Same

Keep exploring

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

db.r6i.12xlargeMemory optimized, r6i family
db.r6i.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r6i family

Compare db.r6i.12xlarge with

db.r6g.12xlargedb.r5.12xlarge
db.r7i.12xlargeMemory optimized, r7i family
db.r7i.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r7i family

Compare db.r7i.12xlarge with

db.r7g.12xlarge

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