db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2xvsdb.r6i.12xlarge
db.r6i.12xlarge is 46% cheaper than db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3,784.32 a month.
| At a glance | db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r6i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $11.184/hr | $6.00/hr46% less |
| Lowest rate | $6.469/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront | $3.466/hr46% less1-yr reserved, no upfront |
| Size | 48 vCPUs, 768 GiB | 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | Intel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake |
| 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.r6i.12xlarge | db.r6i.12xlarge vs db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $11.184 | $6.00 | ▼ 46% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 42% off$6.469 | 42% off$3.466 | ▼ 46% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x leads
Memory (GiB)768 vs 384
2× higherWhere db.r6i.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$6.00 vs $11.184 per hour
46% cheaperSpecs
20 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute7 of 9 differ | db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r6i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 | 48 |
| Physical cores | – | 24 |
| Threads per core | – | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | Intel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake |
| CPU maker | – | Intel |
| Clock speed | Up to 3.1 GHz | – |
| Sustained clock | – | 3.5 GHz |
| Burstable | – | No |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r6i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 768 | 384 |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r6i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 25 Gigabit | 18.75 Gbps |
| Network baseline | – | 18.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | – | 18.75 Gbps |
| Storage6 of 7 differ | db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r6i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | – | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | – | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | – | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | – | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | – | 60,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | – | 60,000 |
| Instance details2 of 4 differ | db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r6i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r5 | r6i |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 192 | – |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r6i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | – | r6i.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.r6i.12xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $11.184 | $6.00 | ▼ 46% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $11.184 | $6.00 | ▼ 46% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $11.184 | $6.00 | ▼ 46% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $11.755 | $6.168 | ▼ 48% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $12.288 | $6.487 | ▼ 47% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $12.326 | $6.72 | ▼ 45% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $12.374 | $6.72 | ▼ 46% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $12.624 | $6.84 | ▼ 46% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $12.993 | $7.056 | ▼ 46% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $12.998 | $7.056 | ▼ 46% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $13.056 | $7.056 | ▼ 46% |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4 | $13.267 | $10.92 | ▼ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $13.267 | $7.20 | ▼ 46% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $13.296 | $10.92 | ▼ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $13.296 | $7.20 | ▼ 46% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $13.296 | $7.20 | ▼ 46% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $13.296 | $7.20 | ▼ 46% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $13.296 | $7.20 | ▼ 46% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $13.459 | $8.40 | ▼ 38% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $13.464 | $8.40 | ▼ 38% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $13.534 | $7.32 | ▼ 46% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $13.611 | $7.392 | ▼ 46% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $14.626 | $7.92 | ▼ 46% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $14.725 | $7.992 | ▼ 46% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $23.328 | $12.576 | ▼ 46% |
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