db.r7g.xlargevsdb.r7i.xlarge

db.r7g.xlarge is 21% cheaper than db.r7i.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $104.39 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.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge
On-demand$0.553/hr21% less$0.696/hr
Lowest rate$0.4424/hr21% less1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$0.5568/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size4 vCPUs, 32 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 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.xlargedb.r7i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge vs db.r7g.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.553$0.696▲ 26%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.442420% off$0.5568▲ 26%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r7g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.553 vs $0.696 per hour
21% cheaper
Physical cores4 vs 2
2× higher
Network baseline1.876 Gbps vs 1.562 Gbps
20% higher
Where db.r7i.xlarge 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.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores42
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.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking2 of 3 differdb.r7g.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge
Networkup to 12.5Upto 12.5 Gigabit
Network baseline1.876 Gbps1.562 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r7g.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.r7g.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge
Familyr7gr7i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor10.48
Other1 of 1 differdb.r7g.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge
Hardware Basisr7g.xlarger7i.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiondb.r7g.xlargedb.r7i.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.553$0.696▲ 26%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.553$0.696▲ 26%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.553$0.768▲ 39%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.6081$0.7656▲ 26%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.6102$0.768▲ 26%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.6102$0.768▲ 26%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.6102$0.768▲ 26%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.6102$0.768▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.6356$0.79▲ 24%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.6483$0.816▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.6674$0.84▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.6674$0.84▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.6674$0.84▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.6674$0.84▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.6674$0.84▲ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.6674$0.84▲ 26%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.6674$0.84▲ 26%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare db.r7g.xlarge with

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

Compare db.r7i.xlarge with

db.r6i.xlarge

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