db.m8i.32xlargevsdb.r8i.32xlarge

db.m8i.32xlarge is 29% cheaper than db.r8i.32xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3,533.20 a month.

At a glancedb.m8i.32xlargedb.r8i.32xlarge
On-demand$11.96/hr29% less$16.80/hr
Lowest rate$5.621/hr29% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$7.896/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size64 vCPUs, 512 GiB64 vCPUs, 1024 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.32xlargedb.r8i.32xlargedb.r8i.32xlarge vs db.m8i.32xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$11.96$16.80▲ 40%
1-yr reservedNo upfront33% off$8.01333% off$11.256▲ 40%
3-yr reservedNo upfront53% off$5.62153% off$7.896▲ 40%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$9.56820% off$13.44▲ 40%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m8i.32xlarge leads
On-demand price$11.96 vs $16.80 per hour
29% cheaper
Where db.r8i.32xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)1,024 vs 512
2× higher

Specs

4 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchdb.m8i.32xlargedb.r8i.32xlarge
vCPUs6464
Physical cores6464
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.32xlargedb.r8i.32xlarge
Memory (GiB)5121,024
NetworkingAll 3 matchdb.m8i.32xlargedb.r8i.32xlarge
Network50000 Megabit50000 Megabit
Network baseline50 Gbps50 Gbps
Network peak50 Gbps50 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchdb.m8i.32xlargedb.r8i.32xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput5,000 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS max throughput5,000 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS160,000160,000
EBS max IOPS160,000160,000
Instance details2 of 3 differdb.m8i.32xlargedb.r8i.32xlarge
Familym8ir8i
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differdb.m8i.32xlargedb.r8i.32xlarge
Hardware Basism8i.32xlarger8i.32xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m8i.32xlarge first. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m8i.32xlargedb.r8i.32xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$11.96$16.80▲ 40%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$11.96$16.80▲ 40%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$11.96$16.80▲ 40%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$13.17$18.14▲ 38%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$13.17$18.14▲ 38%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$13.238$18.82▲ 42%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$13.24$18.82▲ 42%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$13.64$18.82▲ 38%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$13.84$19.76▲ 43%
EU (London)eu-west-2$13.843$19.76▲ 43%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$14.25$20.50▲ 44%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$14.82$17.14▲ 16%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$15.66$26.458▲ 69%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$15.88$21.66▲ 36%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$16.60$20.16▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$16.60$20.16▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$16.60$20.16▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$16.60$20.16▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$17.00$19.15▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$17.00$19.15▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$17.432$21.17▲ 21%

Keep exploring

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

db.m8i.32xlargeGeneral purpose, m8i family
db.m8i.32xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8i family

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db.m6i.32xlarge
db.r8i.32xlargeMemory optimized, r8i family
db.r8i.32xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8i family

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