db.m8i.2xlargevsdb.r8i.2xlarge

db.m8i.2xlarge is 29% cheaper than db.r8i.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $219.00 a month.

At a glancedb.m8i.2xlargedb.r8i.2xlarge
On-demand$0.75/hr29% less$1.05/hr
Lowest rate$0.3525/hr29% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.4935/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 32 GiB4 vCPUs, 64 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.2xlargedb.r8i.2xlargedb.r8i.2xlarge vs db.m8i.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.75$1.05▲ 40%
1-yr reservedNo upfront33% off$0.502533% off$0.7035▲ 40%
3-yr reservedNo upfront53% off$0.352553% off$0.4935▲ 40%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.620% off$0.84▲ 40%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m8i.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.75 vs $1.05 per hour
29% cheaper
Where db.r8i.2xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

4 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchdb.m8i.2xlargedb.r8i.2xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
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.2xlargedb.r8i.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3264
NetworkingAll 3 matchdb.m8i.2xlargedb.r8i.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 15000 MegabitUp to 15000 Megabit
Network baseline3.75 Gbps3.75 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchdb.m8i.2xlargedb.r8i.2xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Instance details2 of 3 differdb.m8i.2xlargedb.r8i.2xlarge
Familym8ir8i
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differdb.m8i.2xlargedb.r8i.2xlarge
Hardware Basism8i.2xlarger8i.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m8i.2xlarge first. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m8i.2xlargedb.r8i.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.75$1.05▲ 40%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.75$1.05▲ 40%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.75$1.05▲ 40%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.82$1.13▲ 38%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.82$1.13▲ 38%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.827$1.18▲ 43%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.83$1.18▲ 42%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.85$1.18▲ 39%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.865$1.23▲ 42%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.87$1.23▲ 41%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.89$1.28▲ 44%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.93$1.07▲ 15%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.98$1.654▲ 69%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.99$1.35▲ 36%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$1.04$1.26▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$1.04$1.26▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.04$1.26▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.04$1.26▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$1.06$1.20▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.06$1.20▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$1.089$1.32▲ 21%

Keep exploring

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

db.m8i.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m8i family
db.m8i.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8i family

Compare db.m8i.2xlarge with

db.m8g.2xlargedb.m8a.2xlargedb.m7i.2xlarge
db.r8i.2xlargeMemory optimized, r8i family
db.r8i.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8i family

Compare db.r8i.2xlarge with

db.r8g.2xlargedb.r8a.2xlargedb.r7i.2xlargedb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x

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AWS RDS Oracle Enterprise BYOL prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.