db.r6i.16xlargevsdb.r7i.16xlarge

db.r6i.16xlarge and db.r7i.16xlarge cost the same on demand in US East (N. Virginia), $11.136 per hour.

At a glancedb.r6i.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlarge
On-demand$11.136/hr$11.136/hr
Size64 vCPUs, 512 GiB64 vCPUs, 512 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.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlarge vs db.r6i.16xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$11.136$11.136Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$8.909—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6i.16xlarge leads
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
9% higher
Where db.r7i.16xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 18 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 8 differdb.r6i.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlarge
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
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.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlarge
Memory (GiB)512512
NetworkingAll 3 matchdb.r6i.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlarge
Network25 Gigabit25 Gigabit
Network baseline25 Gbps25 Gbps
Network peak25 Gbps25 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r6i.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details1 of 4 differdb.r6i.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlarge
Familyr6ir7i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor128128
Other1 of 1 differdb.r6i.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlarge
Hardware Basisr6i.16xlarger7i.16xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r6i.16xlarge first. Standard storage, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r6i.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$11.136$11.136Same
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$11.136$11.136Same
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$11.136$12.288▲ 10%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$11.52$11.52Same
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$12.25$12.25Same
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$12.288$12.288Same
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$12.288$12.288Same
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$12.288$12.288Same
US West (N. California)us-west-1$12.288$12.288Same
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$12.672$12.672Same
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$12.90$12.90Same
EU (London)eu-west-2$13.056$13.056Same
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$13.44$13.44Same
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$13.44$13.44Same
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$13.44$13.44Same
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$13.44$13.44Same
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$13.44$13.44Same
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$13.44$13.44Same
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$13.475$13.475Same

Keep exploring

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

db.r6i.16xlargeMemory optimized, r6i family
db.r6i.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r6i family

Compare db.r6i.16xlarge with

db.r6g.16xlargedb.r5.16xlarge
db.r7i.16xlargeMemory optimized, r7i family
db.r7i.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r7i family

Compare db.r7i.16xlarge with

db.r7g.16xlarge

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