db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xvsdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x

db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x is 53% cheaper than db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3,118.56 a month.

At a glancedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x
On-demand$3.728/hr53% less$8.00/hr
Lowest rate$2.684/hr50% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$5.36/hr1-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.

Optiondb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x vs db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
On-demandPay by the hour$3.728$8.00▲ 115%
1-yr reservedNo upfront28% off$2.68433% off$5.36▲ 100%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$6.40—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x leads
On-demand price$3.728 vs $8.00 per hour
53% cheaper
Where db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

9 of 10 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 3 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x
vCPUs8–
Architecturex86_64–
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake–
Memory1 of 1 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x
Memory (GiB)256–
Networking1 of 1 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x
Network12.5 Gbps–
Storage1 of 1 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x
StorageEBS Only–
Instance details3 of 4 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x
Familyr6ir7i
CategoryMemory optimized–
Current generationYes–
Normalization factor128128

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiondb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.728$8.00▲ 115%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.728$8.00▲ 115%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.728$8.00▲ 115%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$3.92$8.224▲ 110%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$4.08$8.16▲ 100%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$4.096$8.64▲ 111%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$4.112$8.96▲ 118%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.128$8.96▲ 117%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$4.208$9.12▲ 117%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$4.336$9.408▲ 117%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$4.336$9.408▲ 117%
EU (London)eu-west-2$4.352$9.408▲ 116%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$4.424$9.60▲ 117%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$4.432$9.60▲ 117%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$4.432$9.60▲ 117%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$4.432$9.60▲ 117%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$4.48$9.60▲ 114%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$4.488$9.60▲ 114%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$4.512$9.76▲ 116%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$7.776$12.72▲ 64%

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

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db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xr7i family
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Compare db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x with

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