db.m8i.largevsdb.r8i.large

db.m8i.large is 27% cheaper than db.r8i.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $51.10 a month.

At a glancedb.m8i.largedb.r8i.large
On-demand$0.19/hr27% less$0.26/hr
Lowest rate$0.0893/hr27% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.1222/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 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.largedb.r8i.largedb.r8i.large vs db.m8i.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.19$0.26▲ 37%
1-yr reservedNo upfront33% off$0.127333% off$0.1742▲ 37%
3-yr reservedNo upfront53% off$0.089353% off$0.1222▲ 37%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.15220% off$0.208▲ 37%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m8i.large leads
On-demand price$0.19 vs $0.26 per hour
27% cheaper
Where db.r8i.large leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher

Specs

4 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchdb.m8i.largedb.r8i.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
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.largedb.r8i.large
Memory (GiB)816
NetworkingAll 3 matchdb.m8i.largedb.r8i.large
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline0.937 Gbps0.937 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchdb.m8i.largedb.r8i.large
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput81.25 MB/s81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS3,6003,600
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Instance details2 of 3 differdb.m8i.largedb.r8i.large
Familym8ir8i
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differdb.m8i.largedb.r8i.large
Hardware Basism8i.larger8i.large

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiondb.m8i.largedb.r8i.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.19$0.26▲ 37%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.19$0.26▲ 37%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.19$0.26▲ 37%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.207$0.29▲ 40%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.21$0.28▲ 33%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.21$0.28▲ 33%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.21$0.29▲ 38%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.21$0.29▲ 38%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.216$0.31▲ 44%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.22$0.32▲ 45%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.22$0.31▲ 41%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.23$0.27▲ 17%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.24$0.4134▲ 72%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.25$0.34▲ 36%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.26$0.32▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.26$0.32▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.26$0.32▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.26$0.32▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.27$0.3▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.27$0.3▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.2724$0.33▲ 21%

Keep exploring

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

db.m8i.largeGeneral purpose, m8i family
db.m8i.large prices and specsEvery size in the m8i family

Compare db.m8i.large with

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db.r8i.largeMemory optimized, r8i family
db.r8i.large prices and specsEvery size in the r8i family

Compare db.r8i.large with

db.r8g.largedb.r8a.largedb.r7i.large

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