db.r7g.2xlargevsdb.r8g.2xlarge

db.r8g.2xlarge is 0% cheaper than db.r7g.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1.46 a month.

At a glancedb.r7g.2xlargedb.r8g.2xlarge
On-demand$1.106/hr$1.104/hr0% less
Lowest rate$0.8848/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$0.8832/hr0% less1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size8 vCPUs, 64 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton3AWS Graviton4
Architecturearm64arm64

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.2xlargedb.r8g.2xlargedb.r8g.2xlarge vs db.r7g.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.106$1.104Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.884820% off$0.8832Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r7g.2xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where db.r8g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.104 vs $1.106 per hour
0% cheaper
Sustained clock2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
8% higher

Specs

4 of 18 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 8 differdb.r7g.2xlargedb.r8g.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton3AWS Graviton4
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.r7g.2xlargedb.r8g.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)6464
NetworkingAll 3 matchdb.r7g.2xlargedb.r8g.2xlarge
Networkup to 15up to 15
Network baseline3.75 Gbps3.75 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r7g.2xlargedb.r8g.2xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details1 of 4 differdb.r7g.2xlargedb.r8g.2xlarge
Familyr7gr8g
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Other1 of 1 differdb.r7g.2xlargedb.r8g.2xlarge
Hardware Basisr7g.2xlarger8g.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r7g.2xlarge first. Standard storage, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r7g.2xlargedb.r8g.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.106$1.104Same
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.106$1.104Same
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.106$1.104Same
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$1.216$1.214Same
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$1.22$1.214Same
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$1.22$1.218Same
US West (N. California)us-west-1$1.22$1.214Same
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.271$1.269Same
EU (London)eu-west-2$1.297$1.294Same
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$1.335$1.332Same
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$1.335$1.332Same
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$1.335$1.336Same
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.335$1.332Same
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.335$1.332Same
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$1.335$1.332Same
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$1.335$1.332Same
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$1.338$1.336Same
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$1.468$1.468Same

Keep exploring

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

db.r7g.2xlargeMemory optimized, r7g family
db.r7g.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r7g family

Compare db.r7g.2xlarge with

db.r7i.2xlargedb.r6g.2xlarge
db.r8g.2xlargeMemory optimized, r8g family
db.r8g.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8g family

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