db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2xvsdb.r5d.12xlarge
db.r5d.12xlarge is 39% cheaper than db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3,158.71 a month.
| At a glance | db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r5d.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $11.184/hr | $6.857/hr39% less |
| Lowest rate | $6.469/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront | $5.28/hr18% less1-yr reserved, no upfront |
| Size | 48 vCPUs, 768 GiB | 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_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.
| Option | db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r5d.12xlarge | db.r5d.12xlarge vs db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $11.184 | $6.857 | ▼ 39% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 42% off$6.469 | 23% off$5.28 | ▼ 18% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x leads
Memory (GiB)768 vs 384
2× higherWhere db.r5d.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$6.857 vs $11.184 per hour
39% cheaperSpecs
20 of 26 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute6 of 9 differ | db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r5d.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 | 48 |
| Physical cores | – | 24 |
| Threads per core | – | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| CPU maker | – | Intel |
| Clock speed | Up to 3.1 GHz | – |
| Sustained clock | – | 3.1 GHz |
| Burstable | – | No |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r5d.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 768 | 384 |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r5d.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 25 Gigabit | 10 Gbps |
| Network baseline | – | 12 Gbps |
| Network peak | – | 12 Gbps |
| Storage8 of 8 differ | db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r5d.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only | 2 x 900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | – | 2 × 900 GB SSD |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | – | 9,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | – | 9,500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | – | 1,187.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | – | 1,187.5 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | – | 40,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | – | 40,000 |
| Instance details1 of 4 differ | db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r5d.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r5 | r5d |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 192 | 192 |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r5d.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | – | r5d.12xlarge |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x first. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.
| Region | db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r5d.12xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $11.184 | $6.857 | ▼ 39% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $11.184 | $6.857 | ▼ 39% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $11.184 | $6.857 | ▼ 39% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $11.755 | $6.997 | ▼ 40% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $12.288 | $7.427 | ▼ 40% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $12.326 | $7.776 | ▼ 37% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $12.374 | $7.626 | ▼ 38% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $12.624 | $7.945 | ▼ 37% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $12.993 | $8.01 | ▼ 38% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $12.998 | $8.057 | ▼ 38% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $13.056 | $8.057 | ▼ 38% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $13.267 | $8.297 | ▼ 37% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $13.296 | $8.242 | ▼ 38% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $13.296 | $8.242 | ▼ 38% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $13.296 | $8.195 | ▼ 38% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $13.296 | $8.242 | ▼ 38% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $13.296 | $8.242 | ▼ 38% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $13.459 | $7.681 | ▼ 43% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $13.464 | $7.695 | ▼ 43% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $13.534 | $8.331 | ▼ 38% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $13.611 | $8.393 | ▼ 38% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $14.626 | $8.299 | ▼ 43% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $14.725 | $9.039 | ▼ 39% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $23.328 | $14.265 | ▼ 39% |
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