db.r7g.8xlargevsdb.r8g.8xlarge

db.r8g.8xlarge is 0% cheaper than db.r7g.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $4.38 a month.

At a glancedb.r7g.8xlargedb.r8g.8xlarge
On-demand$4.422/hr$4.416/hr0% less
Lowest rate$3.538/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$3.533/hr0% less1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size32 vCPUs, 256 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 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.8xlargedb.r8g.8xlargedb.r8g.8xlarge vs db.r7g.8xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$4.422$4.416Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$3.53820% off$3.533Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r7g.8xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where db.r8g.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$4.416 vs $4.422 per hour
0% cheaper
Sustained clock2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
8% higher

Specs

6 of 18 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 8 differdb.r7g.8xlargedb.r8g.8xlarge
vCPUs3232
Physical cores3232
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton3AWS Graviton4
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.r7g.8xlargedb.r8g.8xlarge
Memory (GiB)256256
Networking1 of 3 differdb.r7g.8xlargedb.r8g.8xlarge
Network12.5 Gigabit15
Network baseline15 Gbps15 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r7g.8xlargedb.r8g.8xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.r7g.8xlargedb.r8g.8xlarge
Familyr7gr8g
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor83.264
Other1 of 1 differdb.r7g.8xlargedb.r8g.8xlarge
Hardware Basisr7g.8xlarger8g.8xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r7g.8xlarge first. Standard storage, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r7g.8xlargedb.r8g.8xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$4.422$4.416Same
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$4.422$4.416Same
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$4.422$4.416Same
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$4.863$4.857Same
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$4.879$4.858Same
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.879$4.873Same
US West (N. California)us-west-1$4.879$4.858Same
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$5.082$5.076Same
EU (London)eu-west-2$5.185$5.177Same
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$5.337$5.33Same
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$5.337$5.33Same
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$5.337$5.343Same
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$5.337$5.33Same
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$5.337$5.33Same
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$5.337$5.33Same
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$5.337$5.33Same
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$5.351$5.343Same
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$5.871$5.873Same

Keep exploring

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

db.r7g.8xlargeMemory optimized, r7g family
db.r7g.8xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r7g family

Compare db.r7g.8xlarge with

db.r7i.8xlargedb.r6g.8xlarge
db.r8g.8xlargeMemory optimized, r8g family
db.r8g.8xlarge 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.