db.r6i.4xlargevsdb.r7i.4xlarge

db.r6i.4xlarge and db.r7i.4xlarge cost the same on demand in US East (N. Virginia), $2.784 per hour.

At a glancedb.r6i.4xlargedb.r7i.4xlarge
On-demand$2.784/hr$2.784/hr
Size16 vCPUs, 128 GiB16 vCPUs, 128 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.4xlargedb.r7i.4xlargedb.r7i.4xlarge vs db.r6i.4xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$2.784$2.784Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$2.227—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6i.4xlarge leads
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
9% higher
Where db.r7i.4xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 18 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 8 differdb.r6i.4xlargedb.r7i.4xlarge
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
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.4xlargedb.r7i.4xlarge
Memory (GiB)128128
NetworkingAll 3 matchdb.r6i.4xlargedb.r7i.4xlarge
NetworkUpto 12.5 GigabitUpto 12.5 Gigabit
Network baseline6.25 Gbps6.25 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r6i.4xlargedb.r7i.4xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details1 of 4 differdb.r6i.4xlargedb.r7i.4xlarge
Familyr6ir7i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor3232
Other1 of 1 differdb.r6i.4xlargedb.r7i.4xlarge
Hardware Basisr6i.4xlarger7i.4xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r6i.4xlarge first. Standard storage, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r6i.4xlargedb.r7i.4xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$2.784$2.784Same
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$2.784$2.784Same
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$2.784$3.072▲ 10%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$3.062$3.062Same
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$3.072$3.072Same
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$3.072$3.072Same
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$3.072$3.072Same
US West (N. California)us-west-1$3.072$3.072Same
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$3.17$3.17Same
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$3.216$3.216Same
EU (London)eu-west-2$3.264$3.264Same
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$3.36$3.36Same
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$3.36$3.36Same
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$3.36$3.36Same
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$3.36$3.36Same
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$3.36$3.36Same
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$3.36$3.36Same
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$3.36$3.36Same
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$3.369$3.369Same

Keep exploring

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

db.r6i.4xlargeMemory optimized, r6i family
db.r6i.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r6i family

Compare db.r6i.4xlarge with

db.r6g.4xlargedb.r5.4xlarge
db.r7i.4xlargeMemory optimized, r7i family
db.r7i.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r7i family

Compare db.r7i.4xlarge with

db.r7g.4xlarge

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