db.m5.12xlargevsdb.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x

db.m5.12xlarge is 62% cheaper than db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $5,045.76 a month.

At a glancedb.m5.12xlargedb.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
On-demand$4.272/hr62% less$11.184/hr
Lowest rate$2.736/hr58% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$6.469/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size48 vCPUs, 192 GiB48 vCPUs, 768 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Optiondb.m5.12xlargedb.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x vs db.m5.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$4.272$11.184▲ 162%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$2.73642% off$6.469▲ 136%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m5.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$4.272 vs $11.184 per hour
62% cheaper
Where db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x leads
Memory (GiB)768 vs 192
4× higher

Specs

23 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 9 differdb.m5.12xlargedb.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
vCPUs4848
Physical cores24–
Threads per core2–
Architecture–x86_64
Processor–Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
CPU makerIntel–
Clock speed–Up to 3.1 GHz
Sustained clock3.1 GHz–
BurstableNo–
Memory1 of 1 differdb.m5.12xlargedb.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Memory (GiB)192768
Networking3 of 3 differdb.m5.12xlargedb.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Network–25 Gigabit
Network baseline12 Gbps–
Network peak12 Gbps–
Storage6 of 7 differdb.m5.12xlargedb.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth9,500 Mbps–
EBS max bandwidth9,500 Mbps–
EBS baseline throughput1,187.5 MB/s–
EBS max throughput1,187.5 MB/s–
EBS baseline IOPS40,000–
EBS max IOPS40,000–
Instance details4 of 4 differdb.m5.12xlargedb.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Familym5r5
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generation–Yes
Normalization factor–192
Other1 of 1 differdb.m5.12xlargedb.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Hardware Basism5.12xlarge–

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m5.12xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m5.12xlargedb.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$4.272$11.184▲ 162%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$4.272$11.184▲ 162%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$4.272$11.184▲ 162%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$4.492$11.755▲ 162%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$4.704$12.288▲ 161%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.728$12.374▲ 162%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$4.872$12.326▲ 153%
EU (London)eu-west-2$4.944$13.056▲ 164%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$4.944$12.998▲ 163%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$4.964$12.993▲ 162%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$5.088$13.534▲ 166%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$5.11$13.464▲ 163%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$5.11$13.459▲ 163%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$5.201$13.611▲ 162%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$5.592$23.328▲ 317%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$5.626$14.725▲ 162%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$5.928$13.296▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$5.928$13.267▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$5.928$13.296▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$5.928$13.296▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$5.928$13.267▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$5.928$13.296▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$6.072$12.624▲ 108%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$6.221$13.296▲ 114%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$6.521$14.626▲ 124%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

db.m5.12xlargeGeneral purpose, m5 family
db.m5.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m5 family

Compare db.m5.12xlarge with

db.m5d.12xlargedb.r5.12xlargedb.m6i.12xlarge
db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2xMemory optimized, r5 family
db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x prices and specsEvery size in the r5 family

Compare db.r5.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x with

db.r5d.12xlargedb.r5b.12xlargedb.r6i.12xlargedb.r6i.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x

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AWS RDS PostgreSQL prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.