db.r7g.12xlargevsdb.r7i.12xlarge

db.r7g.12xlarge is 21% cheaper than db.r7i.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,254.87 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.r7g.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlarge
On-demand$6.633/hr21% less$8.352/hr
Lowest rate$5.306/hr21% less1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$6.682/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size48 vCPUs, 384 GiB48 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton3Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
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.r7g.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlarge vs db.r7g.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$6.633$8.352▲ 26%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$5.30620% off$6.682▲ 26%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r7g.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$6.633 vs $8.352 per hour
21% cheaper
Physical cores48 vs 24
2× higher
Network baseline22.5 Gbps vs 18.75 Gbps
20% higher
Where db.r7i.12xlarge leads
Sustained clock3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
23% higher

Specs

11 of 18 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 8 differdb.r7g.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlarge
vCPUs4848
Physical cores4824
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton3Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
CPU makerAWSIntel
Sustained clock2.6 GHz3.2 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.r7g.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)384384
Networking2 of 3 differdb.r7g.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlarge
Network18.75 Gigabit18.75 Gigabit
Network baseline22.5 Gbps18.75 Gbps
Network peak22.5 Gbps18.75 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r7g.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.r7g.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlarge
Familyr7gr7i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor124.896
Other1 of 1 differdb.r7g.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlarge
Hardware Basisr7g.12xlarger7i.12xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r7g.12xlarge first. Standard storage, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r7g.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$6.633$8.352▲ 26%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$6.633$8.352▲ 26%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$6.633$8.352▲ 26%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$7.295$9.187▲ 26%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$7.319$9.216▲ 26%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$7.319$9.216▲ 26%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$7.319$9.216▲ 26%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$7.319$8.352▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$7.624$9.50▲ 25%
EU (London)eu-west-2$7.777$9.792▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$8.005$10.08▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$8.005$10.08▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$8.005$10.08▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$8.005$10.08▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$8.005$10.08▲ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$8.005$10.08▲ 26%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$8.005$8.64▲ 8%

Keep exploring

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

db.r7g.12xlargeMemory optimized, r7g family
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db.r7i.12xlargeMemory optimized, r7i family
db.r7i.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r7i family

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