db.r7g.largevsdb.r7i.large

db.r7g.large is 21% cheaper than db.r7i.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $52.56 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.largedb.r7i.large
On-demand$0.276/hr21% less$0.348/hr
Lowest rate$0.2208/hr21% less1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$0.2784/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size2 vCPUs, 16 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 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.largedb.r7i.largedb.r7i.large vs db.r7g.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.276$0.348▲ 26%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.220820% off$0.2784▲ 26%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r7g.large leads
On-demand price$0.276 vs $0.348 per hour
21% cheaper
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higher
Network baseline0.937 Gbps vs 0.781 Gbps
20% higher
Where db.r7i.large leads
Sustained clock3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
23% higher

Specs

10 of 18 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 8 differdb.r7g.largedb.r7i.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores21
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.largedb.r7i.large
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking2 of 3 differdb.r7g.largedb.r7i.large
Networkup to 12.5Upto 12.5 Gigabit
Network baseline0.937 Gbps0.781 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r7g.largedb.r7i.large
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details1 of 4 differdb.r7g.largedb.r7i.large
Familyr7gr7i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor44
Other1 of 1 differdb.r7g.largedb.r7i.large
Hardware Basisr7g.larger7i.large

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiondb.r7g.largedb.r7i.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.276$0.348▲ 26%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.276$0.348▲ 26%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.276$0.384▲ 39%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.3035$0.3828▲ 26%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.3045$0.384▲ 26%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.3045$0.384▲ 26%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.3045$0.384▲ 26%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.3045$0.384▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.3172$0.4▲ 26%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.3236$0.408▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.333$0.42▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.333$0.42▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.333$0.42▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.333$0.42▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.333$0.42▲ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.333$0.42▲ 26%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.333$0.42▲ 26%

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