db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xvsdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x

db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x is 46% cheaper than db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $2,522.88 a month.

At a glancedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
On-demand$7.456/hr$4.00/hr46% less
Lowest rate$5.368/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront$2.68/hr50% 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.

Optiondb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x vs db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x
On-demandPay by the hour$7.456$4.00▼ 46%
1-yr reservedNo upfront28% off$5.36833% off$2.68▼ 50%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$3.20—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x leads
On-demand price$4.00 vs $7.456 per hour
46% cheaper

Specs

7 of 8 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 1 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
vCPUs–8
Memory1 of 1 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
Memory (GiB)–256
Networking1 of 1 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
Network–12.5 Gbps
Storage1 of 1 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
Storage–EBS Only
Instance details3 of 4 differdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
Familyr6ir7i
Category–Memory optimized
Current generation–Yes
Normalization factor128128

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x first. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xdb.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$7.456$4.00▼ 46%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$7.456$4.00▼ 46%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$7.456$4.00▼ 46%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$7.84$4.112▼ 48%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$8.16$4.08▼ 50%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$8.192$4.32▼ 47%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$8.224$4.48▼ 46%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$8.256$4.48▼ 46%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$8.416$4.56▼ 46%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$8.672$4.704▼ 46%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$8.672$4.704▼ 46%
EU (London)eu-west-2$8.704$4.704▼ 46%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$8.848$4.80▼ 46%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$8.864$4.80▼ 46%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$8.864$4.80▼ 46%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$8.864$4.80▼ 46%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$8.96$4.80▼ 46%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$8.976$4.80▼ 47%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$9.024$4.88▼ 46%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$15.552$6.36▼ 59%

Keep exploring

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

db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8xr6i family
db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x prices and specsEvery size in the r6i family

Compare db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem8x with

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

db.r7g.2xlargedb.m7i.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r8i.2xlarge

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