ORACLE Cloud Instance Types

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Instance types offered by ORACLE Cloud.

Note: This is not an exhaustive list of plans and instance types offered by ORACLE Cloud. Only plans that have been tested by VPSBenchmarks or may be tested in the future are included.

Compute Virtual Machine Instances

Ampere A1

Ampere A1 Compute Arm-based standard compute. Each OCPU corresponds to a single hardware execution thread. Processor: Ampere Altra Q80-30. Max frequency 3.0 GHz.

Cost per vCPU: $9.36
RAM per vCPU: 2GB
Hourly billing: yes
CPU type: Arm
Shared CPU: yes
Storage included: no
Provider page for instance type: https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/Compute/References/computeshapes.htm#vmshapes
Plans: Ampere A1 1core 2GBAmpere A1 2cores 4GB 
Standard E4

E4-based standard compute. Processor: AMD EPYC 7J13. Base frequency 2.55 GHz, max boost frequency 3.5 GHz.

Cost per vCPU: $20.16
RAM per vCPU: 2GB
Hourly billing: yes
CPU type: Amd
Shared CPU: yes
Storage included: no
Provider page for instance type: https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/Compute/References/computeshapes.htm#vmshapes
Plans: E4 2 vCPUs 4GB 
Standard E5

E5-based standard compute. Processor: AMD EPYC 9J14. Base frequency 2.4 GHz, max boost frequency 3.7 GHz.

Cost per vCPU: $23.76
RAM per vCPU: 2GB
Hourly billing: yes
CPU type: Amd
Shared CPU: yes
Storage included: yes
Provider page for instance type: https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/Compute/References/computeshapes.htm#vmshapes
Plans: E5 2 vCPUs 4GBE5 4 vCPUs 8GB 
Standard3

X9-based standard compute. Processor: Intel Xeon Platinum 8358. Base frequency 2.6 GHz, max turbo frequency 3.4 GHz.

Cost per vCPU: $31.99
RAM per vCPU: 2GB
Hourly billing: yes
CPU type: Intel
Shared CPU: yes
Storage included: no
Provider page for instance type: https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/Compute/References/computeshapes.htm#flexible

General Purpose

Ampere A2

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Ampere A2 instances are the second generation of Arm-based compute, powered by AmpereOne processors. These flexible VM shapes offer customizable CPU and memory configurations, delivering higher core counts and improved price-performance for a wide range of cloud-native workloads including containers, databases, web applications, media services, and CPU-based AI/ML inferencing. The architecture features single-threaded cores for enhanced security and predictable performance.

Cost per vCPU: $10.80
RAM per vCPU: 4GB
Hourly billing: yes
CPU type: Arm
Shared CPU: no
Storage included: no
Provider page for instance type: https://blogs.oracle.com/cloud-infrastructure/post/introducing-oci-ampere-a2-arm-cloud-compute
Plans: A2 4 vCPUs 16GBA2 8 vCPUs 32GB 
Standard E6

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) Standard E6 instances are designed for general-purpose workloads, offering a balance of compute, memory, and network resources. Powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors, they provide improved performance compared to previous generations. These instances are suitable for a wide range of applications.

Cost per vCPU: $21.60
RAM per vCPU: 4GB
Hourly billing: yes
CPU type: Amd
Shared CPU: no
Storage included: no
Provider page for instance type: https://docs.oracle.com/en-us/iaas/Content/Compute/References/computeshapes.htm
Plans: E6 16 vCPUs 32GBE6 8 vCPUs 32GB 

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