db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xvsdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x

db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x is 7% cheaper than db.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $198.56 a month.

At a glancedb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
On-demand$3.728/hr7% less$4.00/hr
Lowest rate$2.684/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront$2.68/hr0% less1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size16 vCPUs, 256 GiB16 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.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x vs db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
On-demandPay by the hour$3.728$4.00▲ 7%
1-yr reservedNo upfront28% off$2.68433% off$2.68Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$3.20—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x leads
On-demand price$3.728 vs $4.00 per hour
7% cheaper
Where db.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 10 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 3 differdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
vCPUs1616
Architecturex86_64–
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake–
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Memory (GiB)256256
NetworkingAll 1 matchdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Network12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Familyr6ir7i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor64128

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x first. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.728$4.00▲ 7%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.728$4.00▲ 7%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.728$4.00▲ 7%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$3.92$4.112▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$4.08$4.08Same
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$4.096$4.32▲ 5%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$4.112$4.48▲ 9%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.128$4.48▲ 9%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$4.208$4.56▲ 8%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$4.336$4.704▲ 8%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$4.336$4.704▲ 8%
EU (London)eu-west-2$4.352$4.704▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$4.424$4.80▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$4.432$4.80▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$4.432$4.80▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$4.432$4.80▲ 8%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$4.48$4.80▲ 7%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$4.488$4.80▲ 7%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$4.512$4.88▲ 8%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$7.776$6.36▼ 18%

Keep exploring

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

db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xMemory optimized, r6i family
db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x prices and specsEvery size in the r6i family

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db.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xMemory optimized, r7i family
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