db.r6g.2xlargevsdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x

db.r6g.2xlarge is 52% cheaper than db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $704.45 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glancedb.r6g.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
On-demand$0.899/hr52% less$1.864/hr
Lowest rate$0.5194/hr61% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$1.342/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 64 GiB8 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2Intel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Optiondb.r6g.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x vs db.r6g.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.899$1.864▲ 107%
1-yr reservedNo upfront42% off$0.519428% off$1.342▲ 158%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.899 vs $1.864 per hour
52% cheaper
Where db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x leads
Memory (GiB)128 vs 64
2× higher

Specs

20 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute7 of 8 differdb.r6g.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
vCPUs88
Physical cores8–
Threads per core1–
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2Intel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake
CPU makerAWS–
Sustained clock2.5 GHz–
BurstableNo–
Memory1 of 1 differdb.r6g.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
Memory (GiB)64128
Networking3 of 3 differdb.r6g.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 12.5 Gbps
Network baseline2.5 Gbps–
Network peak10 Gbps–
Storage6 of 7 differdb.r6g.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth2,375 Mbps–
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps–
EBS baseline throughput296.875 MB/s–
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s–
EBS baseline IOPS12,000–
EBS max IOPS20,000–
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.r6g.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
Familyr6gr6i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1664
Other1 of 1 differdb.r6g.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
Hardware Basisr6g.2xlarge–

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r6g.2xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r6g.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.899$1.864▲ 107%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.899$1.864▲ 107%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.899$1.864▲ 107%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.92$2.04▲ 122%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.924$1.96▲ 112%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.972$2.016▲ 107%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.972$2.048▲ 111%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$1.007$2.062▲ 105%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$1.007$2.054▲ 104%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$1.008$2.064▲ 105%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$1.024$2.104▲ 105%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.025$2.104▲ 105%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$1.056$2.168▲ 105%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$1.056$2.166▲ 105%
EU (London)eu-west-2$1.057$2.176▲ 106%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$1.058$2.165▲ 105%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$1.078$2.216▲ 106%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$1.079$2.216▲ 105%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$1.079$2.211▲ 105%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$1.079$2.216▲ 105%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$1.079$2.216▲ 105%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.079$2.211▲ 105%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.079$2.216▲ 105%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$1.079$2.244▲ 108%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$1.079$2.243▲ 108%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$1.097$2.256▲ 106%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$1.108$2.272▲ 105%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$1.108$2.272▲ 105%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$1.187$2.438▲ 105%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$1.198$2.456▲ 105%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$1.206$2.482▲ 106%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$1.871$3.888▲ 108%

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