db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xvsdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x

db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x is 53% cheaper than db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,559.28 a month.

At a glancedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
On-demand$1.864/hr53% less$4.00/hr
Lowest rate$1.342/hr50% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$2.68/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 128 GiB8 vCPUs, 256 GiB

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.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x vs db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
On-demandPay by the hour$1.864$4.00▲ 115%
1-yr reservedNo upfront28% off$1.34233% off$2.68▲ 100%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$3.20—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x leads
On-demand price$1.864 vs $4.00 per hour
53% cheaper
Where db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x leads
Memory (GiB)256 vs 128
2× higher

Specs

6 of 10 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 3 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
vCPUs88
Architecturex86_64–
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake–
Memory1 of 1 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
Memory (GiB)128256
Networking1 of 1 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
NetworkUp to 12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
Familyr6ir7i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor64128

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x first. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.864$4.00▲ 115%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.864$4.00▲ 115%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.864$4.00▲ 115%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$1.96$4.112▲ 110%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$2.016$4.32▲ 114%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$2.04$4.08▲ 100%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$2.054$4.48▲ 118%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$2.062$4.48▲ 117%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$2.104$4.56▲ 117%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$2.166$4.704▲ 117%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$2.168$4.704▲ 117%
EU (London)eu-west-2$2.176$4.704▲ 116%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$2.211$4.80▲ 117%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$2.216$4.80▲ 117%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$2.216$4.80▲ 117%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$2.216$4.80▲ 117%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$2.243$4.80▲ 114%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$2.244$4.80▲ 114%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$2.256$4.88▲ 116%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$3.888$6.36▲ 64%

Keep exploring

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

db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xMemory optimized, r6i family
db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x prices and specsEvery size in the r6i family

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db.m6i.2xlargedb.r6g.2xlargedb.r6id.2xlargedb.r6idn.2xlargedb.r6in.2xlargedb.r5.2xlargedb.r5.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xdb.r7i.2xlargedb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x
db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xMemory optimized, r7i family
db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x prices and specsEvery size in the r7i family

Compare db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x with

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