db.r7g.16xlargevsdb.r7i.16xlarge

db.r7g.16xlarge is 21% cheaper than db.r7i.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,673.16 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.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlarge
On-demand$8.844/hr21% less$11.136/hr
Lowest rate$7.075/hr21% less1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$8.909/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size64 vCPUs, 512 GiB64 vCPUs, 512 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.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlarge vs db.r7g.16xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$8.844$11.136▲ 26%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$7.07520% off$8.909▲ 26%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r7g.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$8.844 vs $11.136 per hour
21% cheaper
Physical cores64 vs 32
2× higher
Network baseline30 Gbps vs 25 Gbps
20% higher
Where db.r7i.16xlarge 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.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlarge
vCPUs6464
Physical cores6432
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.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlarge
Memory (GiB)512512
Networking2 of 3 differdb.r7g.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlarge
Network25 Gigabit25 Gigabit
Network baseline30 Gbps25 Gbps
Network peak30 Gbps25 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r7g.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.r7g.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlarge
Familyr7gr7i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor166.4128
Other1 of 1 differdb.r7g.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlarge
Hardware Basisr7g.16xlarger7i.16xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r7g.16xlarge first. Standard storage, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r7g.16xlargedb.r7i.16xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$8.844$11.136▲ 26%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$8.844$11.136▲ 26%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$8.844$12.288▲ 39%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$9.726$12.25▲ 26%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$9.759$12.288▲ 26%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$9.759$12.288▲ 26%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$9.759$12.288▲ 26%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$9.759$12.288▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$10.165$12.672▲ 25%
EU (London)eu-west-2$10.37$13.056▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$10.674$13.44▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$10.674$13.44▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$10.674$13.44▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$10.674$13.44▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$10.674$13.44▲ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$10.674$13.44▲ 26%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$10.674$11.52▲ 8%

Keep exploring

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

db.r7g.16xlargeMemory optimized, r7g family
db.r7g.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r7g family

Compare db.r7g.16xlarge with

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db.r7i.16xlargeMemory optimized, r7i family
db.r7i.16xlarge 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.