db.r5.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xvsdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x

db.r5.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x is 15% cheaper than db.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $248.93 a month.

At a glancedb.r5.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
On-demand$1.864/hr15% less$2.205/hr
Size8 vCPUs, 128 GiB8 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8175Intel Xeon Platinum 8000 series
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.r5.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x vs db.r5.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
On-demandPay by the hour$1.864$2.205▲ 18%
1-yr reservedNo upfront42% off$1.078——

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r5.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x leads
On-demand price$1.864 vs $2.205 per hour
15% cheaper
Where db.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

2 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 4 differdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
vCPUs88
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8175Intel Xeon Platinum 8000 series
Clock speedUp to 3.1 GHzUp to 3.1 GHz
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
Memory (GiB)128128
NetworkingAll 1 matchdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details1 of 4 differdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
Familyr5r5b
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor3232

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r5.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x first. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r5.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.864$2.205▲ 18%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.864$2.205▲ 18%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.864$2.205▲ 18%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$1.959$2.338▲ 19%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$2.048$2.412▲ 18%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$2.062$2.472▲ 20%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$2.165$2.59▲ 20%
EU (London)eu-west-2$2.176$2.59▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$2.211$2.679▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$2.216$2.634▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$2.216$2.634▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$2.216$2.679▲ 21%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$2.256$2.634▲ 17%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$3.888$3.508▼ 10%

Keep exploring

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

db.r5.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xMemory optimized, r5 family
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db.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xMemory optimized, r5b family
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