db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xvsdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x

db.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x is 28% cheaper than db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,162.16 a month.

At a glancedb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
On-demand$5.592/hr$4.00/hr28% less
Lowest rate$4.026/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront$2.68/hr33% less1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size16 vCPUs, 384 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.mem3xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x vs db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x
On-demandPay by the hour$5.592$4.00▼ 28%
1-yr reservedNo upfront28% off$4.02633% off$2.68▼ 33%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$3.20—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x leads
Memory (GiB)384 vs 256
50% higher
Where db.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x leads
On-demand price$4.00 vs $5.592 per hour
28% cheaper

Specs

6 of 10 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 3 differdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
vCPUs1616
Architecturex86_64–
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake–
Memory1 of 1 differdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Memory (GiB)384256
Networking1 of 1 differdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Network18.75 Gbps12.5 Gbps
StorageAll 1 matchdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Familyr6ir7i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor192128

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x first. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$5.592$4.00▼ 28%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$5.592$4.00▼ 28%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$5.592$4.00▼ 28%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$5.88$4.112▼ 30%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$6.144$4.32▼ 30%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$6.163$4.48▼ 27%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$6.187$4.48▼ 28%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$6.312$4.56▼ 28%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$6.499$4.704▼ 28%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$6.504$4.704▼ 28%
EU (London)eu-west-2$6.528$4.704▼ 28%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$6.634$4.80▼ 28%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$6.648$4.80▼ 28%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$6.648$4.80▼ 28%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$6.648$4.80▼ 28%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$6.72$4.80▼ 29%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$6.732$4.80▼ 29%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$6.753$4.08▼ 40%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$6.768$4.88▼ 28%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$11.664$6.36▼ 45%

Keep exploring

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

db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xMemory optimized, r6i family
db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x 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.mem3xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
db.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2xMemory optimized, r7i family
db.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem2x prices and specsEvery size in the r7i family

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