db.r5.xlarge.tpc2.mem2xvsdb.r6i.xlarge
db.r6i.xlarge is 46% cheaper than db.r5.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $315.36 a month.
| At a glance | db.r5.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.932/hr | $0.5/hr46% less |
| Lowest rate | $0.5391/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront | $0.2888/hr46% less1-yr reserved, no upfront |
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.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r6i.xlarge | db.r6i.xlarge vs db.r5.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.932 | $0.5 | ▼ 46% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 42% off$0.5391 | 42% off$0.2888 | ▼ 46% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.r5.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where db.r6i.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.5 vs $0.932 per hour
46% cheaperSpecs
20 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute6 of 6 differ | db.r5.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | – | 4 |
| Physical cores | – | 2 |
| Threads per core | – | 2 |
| CPU maker | – | Intel |
| Sustained clock | – | 3.5 GHz |
| Burstable | – | No |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | db.r5.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | – | 32 |
| Networking2 of 2 differ | db.r5.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network baseline | – | 1.562 Gbps |
| Network peak | – | 12.5 Gbps |
| Storage7 of 7 differ | db.r5.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | – | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | – | 1,250 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | – | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | – | 156.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | – | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | – | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | – | 40,000 |
| Instance details3 of 3 differ | db.r5.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r5 | r6i |
| Category | – | Memory optimized |
| Normalization factor | 16 | – |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.r5.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r6i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | – | r6i.xlarge |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for db.r5.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x first. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.
| Region | db.r5.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x | db.r6i.xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.932 | $0.5 | ▼ 46% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.932 | $0.5 | ▼ 46% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.932 | $0.5 | ▼ 46% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.979 | $0.514 | ▼ 47% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $1.024 | $0.541 | ▼ 47% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $1.027 | $0.56 | ▼ 45% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $1.031 | $0.56 | ▼ 46% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $1.052 | $0.57 | ▼ 46% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $1.083 | $0.588 | ▼ 46% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $1.083 | $0.588 | ▼ 46% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $1.088 | $0.588 | ▼ 46% |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4 | $1.106 | $0.91 | ▼ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $1.106 | $0.6 | ▼ 46% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $1.108 | $0.91 | ▼ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $1.108 | $0.6 | ▼ 46% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $1.108 | $0.6 | ▼ 46% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $1.108 | $0.6 | ▼ 46% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $1.108 | $0.6 | ▼ 46% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $1.122 | $0.7 | ▼ 38% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $1.122 | $0.7 | ▼ 38% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $1.128 | $0.61 | ▼ 46% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $1.134 | $0.616 | ▼ 46% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $1.219 | $0.66 | ▼ 46% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $1.227 | $0.666 | ▼ 46% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $1.944 | $1.048 | ▼ 46% |
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