db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xvsdb.r6id.2xlarge

db.r6id.2xlarge is 68% cheaper than db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,850.55 a month.

At a glancedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r6id.2xlarge
On-demand$3.728/hr$1.193/hr68% less
Lowest rate$2.684/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront$0.9185/hr66% less1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 256 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable Ice LakeIntel Xeon 8375
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.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r6id.2xlargedb.r6id.2xlarge vs db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
On-demandPay by the hour$3.728$1.193▼ 68%
1-yr reservedNo upfront28% off$2.68423% off$0.9185▼ 66%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x leads
Memory (GiB)256 vs 64
4× higher
Where db.r6id.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.193 vs $3.728 per hour
68% cheaper

Specs

21 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 8 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r6id.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores–4
Threads per core–2
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable Ice LakeIntel Xeon 8375
CPU maker–Intel
Sustained clock–3.5 GHz
Burstable–No
Memory1 of 1 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r6id.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)25664
Networking3 of 3 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r6id.2xlarge
Network12.5 GbpsUp to 12.5 Gbps
Network baseline–3.125 Gbps
Network peak–12.5 Gbps
Storage8 of 8 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r6id.2xlarge
StorageEBS Only1 x 474 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 474 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth–2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth–10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput–312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput–1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS–12,000
EBS max IOPS–40,000
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r6id.2xlarge
Familyr6ir6id
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor12848
Other1 of 1 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r6id.2xlarge
Hardware Basis–r6id.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x first. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r6id.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.728$1.193▼ 68%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.728$1.193▼ 68%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.728$1.193▼ 68%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$4.08$1.284▼ 69%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$4.096$1.311▼ 68%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.128$1.326▼ 68%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$4.334$1.401▼ 68%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$4.424$1.443▼ 67%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$4.432$1.431▼ 68%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$4.512$1.447▼ 68%

Keep exploring

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

db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xMemory optimized, r6i family
db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x prices and specsEvery size in the r6i family

Compare db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x with

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

Compare db.r6id.2xlarge with

db.r6i.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xdb.m6id.2xlargedb.r6gd.2xlargedb.r5d.2xlarge

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