db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xvsdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x

db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x is 38% cheaper than db.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,658.56 a month.

At a glancedb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x
On-demand$3.728/hr38% less$6.00/hr
Lowest rate$2.684/hr33% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$4.02/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size16 vCPUs, 256 GiB16 vCPUs, 384 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.mem3xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x vs db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
On-demandPay by the hour$3.728$6.00▲ 61%
1-yr reservedNo upfront28% off$2.68433% off$4.02▲ 50%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$4.80—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x leads
On-demand price$3.728 vs $6.00 per hour
38% cheaper
Where db.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x leads
Memory (GiB)384 vs 256
50% higher

Specs

6 of 10 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 3 differdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x
vCPUs1616
Architecturex86_64–
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake–
Memory1 of 1 differdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x
Memory (GiB)256384
Networking1 of 1 differdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x
Network12.5 Gbps18.75 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x
Familyr6ir7i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor64192

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.mem3xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.728$6.00▲ 61%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.728$6.00▲ 61%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.728$6.00▲ 61%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$3.92$6.168▲ 57%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$4.08$6.12▲ 50%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$4.096$6.48▲ 58%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$4.112$6.72▲ 63%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.128$6.72▲ 63%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$4.208$6.84▲ 63%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$4.336$7.056▲ 63%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$4.336$7.056▲ 63%
EU (London)eu-west-2$4.352$7.056▲ 62%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$4.424$7.20▲ 63%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$4.432$7.20▲ 62%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$4.432$7.20▲ 62%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$4.432$7.20▲ 62%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$4.48$7.20▲ 61%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$4.488$7.20▲ 60%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$4.512$7.32▲ 62%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$7.776$9.54▲ 23%

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.m6i.4xlargedb.r6g.4xlargedb.r6id.4xlargedb.r6idn.4xlargedb.r6in.4xlargedb.r5.4xlargedb.r5.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r5.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r5.4xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r7i.4xlargedb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
db.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xMemory optimized, r7i family
db.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x prices and specsEvery size in the r7i family

Compare db.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x with

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