db.m8i.metal-96xlvsdb.r8i.metal-96xl

db.m8i.metal-96xl is 29% cheaper than db.r8i.metal-96xl on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $7,948.09 a month.

At a glancedb.m8i.metal-96xldb.r8i.metal-96xl
On-demand$26.914/hr29% less$37.801/hr
Lowest rate$21.531/hr29% less1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment$30.241/hr1-yr savings plan, hourly commitment
Size384 vCPUs, 1536 GiB384 vCPUs, 3072 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.metal-96xldb.r8i.metal-96xldb.r8i.metal-96xl vs db.m8i.metal-96xl
On-demandPay by the hour$26.914$37.801▲ 40%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$21.53120% off$30.241▲ 40%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m8i.metal-96xl leads
On-demand price$26.914 vs $37.801 per hour
29% cheaper
Where db.r8i.metal-96xl leads
Memory (GiB)3,072 vs 1,536
2× higher

Specs

5 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchdb.m8i.metal-96xldb.r8i.metal-96xl
vCPUs384384
Physical cores192192
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.metal-96xldb.r8i.metal-96xl
Memory (GiB)1,5363,072
NetworkingAll 3 matchdb.m8i.metal-96xldb.r8i.metal-96xl
Network100000 Megabit100000 Megabit
Network baseline100 Gbps100 Gbps
Network peak100 Gbps100 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchdb.m8i.metal-96xldb.r8i.metal-96xl
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth80,000 Mbps80,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth80,000 Mbps80,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput10,000 MB/s10,000 MB/s
EBS max throughput10,000 MB/s10,000 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS480,000480,000
EBS max IOPS480,000480,000
Instance details3 of 4 differdb.m8i.metal-96xldb.r8i.metal-96xl
Familym8ir8i
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor7681536
Other1 of 1 differdb.m8i.metal-96xldb.r8i.metal-96xl
Hardware Basism8i.metal-96xlr8i.metal-96xl

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m8i.metal-96xl first. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m8i.metal-96xldb.r8i.metal-96xlDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$26.914$37.801▲ 40%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$26.914$37.801▲ 40%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$26.914$37.801▲ 40%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$29.636$40.825▲ 38%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$29.636$40.825▲ 38%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$29.786$42.335▲ 42%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$29.787$42.335▲ 42%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$30.694$42.336▲ 38%
EU (London)eu-west-2$31.147$44.453▲ 43%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$31.147$44.453▲ 43%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$32.055$46.116▲ 44%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$33.338$38.555▲ 16%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$35.229$59.53▲ 69%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$35.722$48.739▲ 36%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$37.345$45.36▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$37.346$45.36▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$37.346$45.361▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$37.346$45.36▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$38.253$43.093▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$38.26$43.093▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$39.221$47.627▲ 21%

Keep exploring

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

db.m8i.metal-96xlGeneral purpose, m8i family
db.m8i.metal-96xl prices and specsEvery size in the m8i family
db.r8i.metal-96xlMemory optimized, r8i family
db.r8i.metal-96xl prices and specsEvery size in the r8i family

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