db.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xvsdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x

db.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x is 41% cheaper than db.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,111.79 a month.

At a glancedb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
On-demand$3.728/hr$2.205/hr41% less

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.tpc2.mem4xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x vs db.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
On-demandPay by the hour$3.728$2.205▼ 41%
1-yr reservedNo upfront42% off$2.156——

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where db.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x leads
On-demand price$2.205 vs $3.728 per hour
41% cheaper

Specs

11 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 4 differdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
vCPUs–8
Architecture–x86_64
Processor–Intel Xeon Platinum 8000 series
Clock speed–Up to 3.1 GHz
Memory1 of 1 differdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
Memory (GiB)–128
Networking1 of 1 differdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
Network–Up to 10 Gigabit
Storage1 of 1 differdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
Storage–EBS Only
Instance details4 of 4 differdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
Familyr5r5b
Category–Memory optimized
Current generation–Yes
Normalization factor6432

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x first. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.728$2.205▼ 41%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.728$2.205▼ 41%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.728$2.205▼ 41%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$3.918$2.338▼ 40%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$4.096$2.412▼ 41%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.128$2.472▼ 40%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$4.334$2.59▼ 40%
EU (London)eu-west-2$4.352$2.59▼ 40%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$4.424$2.679▼ 39%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$4.432$2.634▼ 41%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$4.432$2.634▼ 41%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$4.432$2.679▼ 40%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$4.512$2.634▼ 42%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$7.776$3.508▼ 55%

Keep exploring

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

db.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xr5 family
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db.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xMemory optimized, r5b family
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