db.m8i.12xlargevsdb.r8i.12xlarge

db.m8i.12xlarge is 29% cheaper than db.r8i.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,321.30 a month.

At a glancedb.m8i.12xlargedb.r8i.12xlarge
On-demand$4.49/hr29% less$6.30/hr
Lowest rate$2.11/hr29% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$2.961/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size24 vCPUs, 192 GiB24 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.

Optiondb.m8i.12xlargedb.r8i.12xlargedb.r8i.12xlarge vs db.m8i.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$4.49$6.30▲ 40%
1-yr reservedNo upfront33% off$3.00833% off$4.221▲ 40%
3-yr reservedNo upfront53% off$2.1153% off$2.961▲ 40%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$3.59220% off$5.04▲ 40%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m8i.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$4.49 vs $6.30 per hour
29% cheaper
Where db.r8i.12xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)384 vs 192
2× higher

Specs

4 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchdb.m8i.12xlargedb.r8i.12xlarge
vCPUs2424
Physical cores2424
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differdb.m8i.12xlargedb.r8i.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)192384
NetworkingAll 3 matchdb.m8i.12xlargedb.r8i.12xlarge
Network22500 Megabit22500 Megabit
Network baseline22.5 Gbps22.5 Gbps
Network peak22.5 Gbps22.5 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchdb.m8i.12xlargedb.r8i.12xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS60,00060,000
EBS max IOPS60,00060,000
Instance details2 of 3 differdb.m8i.12xlargedb.r8i.12xlarge
Familym8ir8i
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differdb.m8i.12xlargedb.r8i.12xlarge
Hardware Basism8i.12xlarger8i.12xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m8i.12xlarge first. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m8i.12xlargedb.r8i.12xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$4.49$6.30▲ 40%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$4.49$6.30▲ 40%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$4.49$6.30▲ 40%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$4.94$6.80▲ 38%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$4.94$6.80▲ 38%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$4.96$7.06▲ 42%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.964$7.06▲ 42%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$5.12$7.06▲ 38%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$5.19$7.41▲ 43%
EU (London)eu-west-2$5.191$7.41▲ 43%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$5.34$7.69▲ 44%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$5.56$6.43▲ 16%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$5.87$9.922▲ 69%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$5.95$8.12▲ 36%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$6.22$7.56▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$6.22$7.56▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$6.22$7.56▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$6.22$7.56▲ 22%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$6.38$7.18▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$6.38$7.18▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$6.537$7.94▲ 21%

Keep exploring

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

db.m8i.12xlargeGeneral purpose, m8i family
db.m8i.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8i family

Compare db.m8i.12xlarge with

db.m8g.12xlargedb.m8a.12xlargedb.m7i.12xlarge
db.r8i.12xlargeMemory optimized, r8i family
db.r8i.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8i family

Compare db.r8i.12xlarge with

db.r8g.12xlargedb.r8a.12xlargedb.r7i.12xlarge

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