db.r6i.2xlargevsdb.r7i.2xlarge

db.r6i.2xlarge and db.r7i.2xlarge cost the same on demand in US East (N. Virginia), $1.392 per hour.

At a glancedb.r6i.2xlargedb.r7i.2xlarge
On-demand$1.392/hr$1.392/hr
Size8 vCPUs, 64 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 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.2xlargedb.r7i.2xlargedb.r7i.2xlarge vs db.r6i.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.392$1.392Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$1.114—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6i.2xlarge leads
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
9% higher
Where db.r7i.2xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

5 of 18 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 8 differdb.r6i.2xlargedb.r7i.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
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.2xlargedb.r7i.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)6464
Networking1 of 3 differdb.r6i.2xlargedb.r7i.2xlarge
NetworkUpto 12.5 Gigabitup to 12.5
Network baseline3.125 Gbps3.125 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r6i.2xlargedb.r7i.2xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details1 of 4 differdb.r6i.2xlargedb.r7i.2xlarge
Familyr6ir7i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor20.820.8
Other1 of 1 differdb.r6i.2xlargedb.r7i.2xlarge
Hardware Basisr6i.2xlarger7i.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r6i.2xlarge first. Standard storage, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r6i.2xlargedb.r7i.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.392$1.392Same
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.392$1.392Same
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.392$1.536▲ 10%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$1.531$1.531Same
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$1.536$1.536Same
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$1.536$1.536Same
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$1.536$1.536Same
US West (N. California)us-west-1$1.536$1.536Same
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.58$1.58Same
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$1.608$1.608Same
EU (London)eu-west-2$1.632$1.632Same
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$1.68$1.68Same
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$1.68$1.68Same
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$1.68$1.68Same
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.68$1.68Same
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.68$1.68Same
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$1.68$1.68Same
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$1.68$1.68Same
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$1.684$1.684Same

Keep exploring

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

db.r6i.2xlargeMemory optimized, r6i family
db.r6i.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r6i family

Compare db.r6i.2xlarge with

db.r6g.2xlargedb.r5.2xlarge
db.r7i.2xlargeMemory optimized, r7i family
db.r7i.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r7i family

Compare db.r7i.2xlarge with

db.r7g.2xlarge

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