db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xvsdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem4x

db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x is 30% cheaper than db.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem4x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,757.84 a month.

At a glancedb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
On-demand$5.592/hr30% less$8.00/hr
Lowest rate$4.026/hr25% 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.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem4x vs db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x
On-demandPay by the hour$5.592$8.00▲ 43%
1-yr reservedNo upfront28% off$4.02633% off$5.36▲ 33%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$6.40—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x leads
On-demand price$5.592 vs $8.00 per hour
30% cheaper
Where db.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem4x leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

10 of 10 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 3 differdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
vCPUs16–
Architecturex86_64–
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake–
Memory1 of 1 differdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
Memory (GiB)384–
Networking1 of 1 differdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
Network18.75 Gbps–
Storage1 of 1 differdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
StorageEBS Only–
Instance details4 of 4 differdb.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
Familyr6ir7i
CategoryMemory optimized–
Current generationYes–
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.mem4xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$5.592$8.00▲ 43%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$5.592$8.00▲ 43%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$5.592$8.00▲ 43%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$5.88$8.224▲ 40%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$6.144$8.64▲ 41%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$6.163$8.96▲ 45%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$6.187$8.96▲ 45%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$6.312$9.12▲ 44%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$6.499$9.408▲ 45%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$6.504$9.408▲ 45%
EU (London)eu-west-2$6.528$9.408▲ 44%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$6.634$9.60▲ 45%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$6.648$9.60▲ 44%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$6.648$9.60▲ 44%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$6.648$9.60▲ 44%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$6.72$9.60▲ 43%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$6.732$9.60▲ 43%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$6.753$8.16▲ 21%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$6.768$9.76▲ 44%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$11.664$12.72▲ 9%

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

Compare db.r6i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem3x with

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db.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem4xr7i family
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Compare db.r7i.4xlarge.tpc2.mem4x with

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