db.m2.xlargevsdb.m3.xlarge
db.m2.xlarge is 12% cheaper than db.m3.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $32.85 a month. Per vCPU, db.m3.xlarge costs 43% less.
| At a glance | db.m2.xlarge | db.m3.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.345/hr12% less | $0.39/hr |
| Size | 2 vCPUs, 17.1 GiB | 4 vCPUs, 15 GiB |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.
| Option | db.m2.xlarge | db.m3.xlarge | db.m3.xlarge vs db.m2.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.345 | $0.39 | ▲ 13% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.m2.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.345 vs $0.39 per hour
12% cheaperMemory (GiB)17.1 vs 15
14% higherWhere db.m3.xlarge leads
Network peak10 Gbps vs 1.2 Gbps
8.3× highervCPUs4 vs 2
2× higherSpecs
23 of 26 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute5 of 8 differ | db.m2.xlarge | db.m3.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 | 4 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | – |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Family | – |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Sustained clock | – | 2.5 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | db.m2.xlarge | db.m3.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 17.1 | 15 |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | db.m2.xlarge | db.m3.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Moderate | – |
| Network baseline | 0.3 Gbps | 1 Gbps |
| Network peak | 1.2 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| Storage9 of 9 differ | db.m2.xlarge | db.m3.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 420 | – |
| Local disks | 1 × 420 GB HDD | 2 × 40 GB SSD |
| EBS throughput | 500 Mbps | – |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | – | 500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | – | 500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | – | 62.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | – | 62.5 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | – | 4,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | – | 4,000 |
| Instance details4 of 4 differ | db.m2.xlarge | db.m3.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m2 | m3 |
| Category | Memory optimized | – |
| Current generation | No | – |
| Normalization factor | 16 | – |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.m2.xlarge | db.m3.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | m2.xlarge | m3.xlarge |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for db.m2.xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.
| Region | db.m2.xlarge | db.m3.xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.345 | $0.39 | ▲ 13% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.345 | $0.39 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.365 | $0.485 | ▲ 33% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.375 | $0.42 | ▲ 12% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.379 | $0.42 | ▲ 11% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.395 | $0.445 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.4 | $0.5 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.4 | $0.5 | ▲ 25% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.425 | $0.49 | ▲ 15% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS RDS PostgreSQL prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.