r6a.2xlarge vs r7a.2xlarge

Instance Typer6a.2xlarger7a.2xlarge
Instance FamilyMemory optimizedMemory optimized
DetailsHigh-performance databases, data mining/analysis, in-memory databases, distributed large-scale caches, real-time processing apps for unstructured big data, Hadoop/Spark clusters, and other enterprise apps.

r – RAM / memory optimized
6 – Generation
a – AMD processor
2xlarge – Size
High-performance databases, data mining/analysis, in-memory databases, distributed large-scale caches, real-time processing apps for unstructured big data, Hadoop/Spark clusters, and other enterprise apps.

r – RAM / memory optimized
7 – Generation
a – AMD processor
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory64 GiB64 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R14 Processor
Clock Speed3.6 GHz3.7 GHz
Threads Per Core21
Accelerators
GPUnono
Inference Acceleratornono
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesr6a.12xlarge, r6a.16xlarge, r6a.24xlarge, r6a.2xlarge, r6a.32xlarge, r6a.48xlarge, r6a.4xlarge, r6a.8xlarge, r6a.large, r6a.metal, r6a.xlarger7a.12xlarge, r7a.16xlarge, r7a.24xlarge, r7a.2xlarge, r7a.32xlarge, r7a.48xlarge, r7a.4xlarge, r7a.8xlarge, r7a.large, r7a.medium, r7a.metal-48xl, r7a.xlarge
Generationsr5a.2xlarge, r6a.2xlarge, r7a.2xlarge, r8a.2xlarger5a.2xlarge, r6a.2xlarge, r7a.2xlarge, r8a.2xlarge
Variantsr6g.2xlarge, r6gd.2xlarge, r6i.2xlarge, r6id.2xlarge, r6idn.2xlarge, r6in.2xlarger7g.2xlarge, r7gd.2xlarge, r7i.2xlarge, r7iz.2xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesyes
Instance StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 6667 MBpsup to 10000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth2500 Mbps2500 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput312.5 Mbps312.5 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance12000 IOPS12000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps10000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1250 Mbps1250 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces44
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1515
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1515
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.39x

Regional Prices

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Geography
Region
r6a.2xlarge
r7a.2xlarge
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Hyderabad) (ap-south-2)0.2860n/a
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)0.2860n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.45360.6279
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.5472n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.45360.6472
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.49680.6810
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.50400.6810
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.50760.7342
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.53280.7342
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.5436n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.5472n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.5472n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)n/a0.6086
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.45360.6086
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)n/a0.6086
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