db.r6i.8xlarge.tpc2.mem3xvsdb.r7i.8xlarge.tpc2.mem2x

db.r7i.8xlarge.tpc2.mem2x is 28% cheaper than db.r6i.8xlarge.tpc2.mem3x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $2,324.32 a month.

At a glancedb.r6i.8xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r7i.8xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
On-demand$11.184/hr$8.00/hr28% less
Lowest rate$8.053/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront$5.36/hr33% 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.8xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r7i.8xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.8xlarge.tpc2.mem2x vs db.r6i.8xlarge.tpc2.mem3x
On-demandPay by the hour$11.184$8.00▼ 28%
1-yr reservedNo upfront28% off$8.05333% off$5.36▼ 33%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$6.40—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6i.8xlarge.tpc2.mem3x leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where db.r7i.8xlarge.tpc2.mem2x leads
On-demand price$8.00 vs $11.184 per hour
28% cheaper

Specs

2 of 2 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Instance details2 of 2 differdb.r6i.8xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r7i.8xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Familyr6ir7i
Normalization factor192128

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r6i.8xlarge.tpc2.mem3x first. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r6i.8xlarge.tpc2.mem3xdb.r7i.8xlarge.tpc2.mem2xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$11.184$8.00▼ 28%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$11.184$8.00▼ 28%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$11.184$8.00▼ 28%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$11.76$8.224▼ 30%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$12.24$8.16▼ 33%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$12.288$8.64▼ 30%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$12.326$8.96▼ 27%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$12.374$8.96▼ 28%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$12.624$9.12▼ 28%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$12.998$9.408▼ 28%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$13.008$9.408▼ 28%
EU (London)eu-west-2$13.056$9.408▼ 28%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$13.267$9.60▼ 28%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$13.296$9.60▼ 28%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$13.296$9.60▼ 28%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$13.296$9.60▼ 28%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$13.44$9.60▼ 29%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$13.464$9.60▼ 29%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$13.536$9.76▼ 28%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$23.328$12.72▼ 45%

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