db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xvsdb.r8i.2xlarge
db.r8i.2xlarge is 74% cheaper than db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $2,153.50 a month. Per vCPU, db.r8i.2xlarge costs 48% less.
| At a glance | db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x | db.r8i.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $4.00/hr | $1.05/hr74% less |
| Lowest rate | $2.68/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront | $0.7035/hr74% less1-yr reserved, no upfront |
| Size | 8 vCPUs, 256 GiB | 4 vCPUs, 64 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.
| Option | db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x | db.r8i.2xlarge | db.r8i.2xlarge vs db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $4.00 | $1.05 | ▼ 74% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 33% off$2.68 | 33% off$0.7035 | ▼ 74% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 53% off$0.4935 | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 20% off$3.20 | 20% off$0.84 | ▼ 74% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x leads
Memory (GiB)256 vs 64
4× highervCPUs8 vs 4
2× higherWhere db.r8i.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.05 vs $4.00 per hour
74% cheaperSpecs
21 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 8 differ | db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x | db.r8i.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 | 4 |
| Physical cores | – | 4 |
| Threads per core | – | 2 |
| Architecture | – | x86_64 |
| Processor | – | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | – | Intel |
| Sustained clock | – | 3.9 GHz |
| Burstable | – | No |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x | db.r8i.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 | 64 |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x | db.r8i.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 12.5 Gbps | Up to 15000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | – | 3.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | – | 15 Gbps |
| Storage6 of 7 differ | db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x | db.r8i.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | – | 2,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | – | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | – | 312.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | – | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | – | 12,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | – | 40,000 |
| Instance details2 of 4 differ | db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x | db.r8i.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r7i | r8i |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 | – |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x | db.r8i.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | – | r8i.2xlarge |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x first. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.
| Region | db.r7i.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x | db.r8i.2xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $4.00 | $1.05 | ▼ 74% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $4.00 | $1.05 | ▼ 74% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $4.00 | $1.05 | ▼ 74% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $4.08 | $1.07 | ▼ 74% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $4.112 | $1.079 | ▼ 74% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $4.32 | $1.13 | ▼ 74% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $4.48 | $1.18 | ▼ 74% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $4.48 | $1.18 | ▼ 74% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $4.56 | $1.20 | ▼ 74% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $4.704 | $1.23 | ▼ 74% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $4.704 | $1.23 | ▼ 74% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $4.704 | $1.23 | ▼ 74% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $4.80 | $1.26 | ▼ 74% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $4.80 | $1.26 | ▼ 74% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $4.80 | $1.26 | ▼ 74% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $4.80 | $1.26 | ▼ 74% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $4.88 | $1.28 | ▼ 74% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $6.36 | $1.654 | ▼ 74% |
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AWS RDS Oracle Enterprise BYOL prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.