db.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xvsdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x

db.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x is 70% cheaper than db.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3,833.23 a month.

At a glancedb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
On-demand$7.456/hr$2.205/hr70% less
Size8 vCPUs, 512 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.tpc2.mem8xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x vs db.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x
On-demandPay by the hour$7.456$2.205▼ 70%
1-yr reservedNo upfront42% off$4.313——

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x leads
Memory (GiB)512 vs 128
4× higher
Where db.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x leads
On-demand price$2.205 vs $7.456 per hour
70% cheaper

Specs

5 of 11 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 4 differdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xdb.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
Memory1 of 1 differdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
Memory (GiB)512128
Networking1 of 1 differdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
Network20 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
Familyr5r5b
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor12832

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x first. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xdb.r5b.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$7.456$2.205▼ 70%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$7.456$2.205▼ 70%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$7.456$2.205▼ 70%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$7.836$2.338▼ 70%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$8.192$2.412▼ 71%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$8.256$2.472▼ 70%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$8.669$2.59▼ 70%
EU (London)eu-west-2$8.704$2.59▼ 70%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$8.848$2.679▼ 70%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$8.864$2.634▼ 70%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$8.864$2.634▼ 70%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$8.864$2.679▼ 70%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$9.024$2.634▼ 71%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$15.552$3.508▼ 77%

Keep exploring

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

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