db.m5.24xlargevsdb.r5.24xlarge

db.m5.24xlarge is 29% cheaper than db.r5.24xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $2,522.88 a month.

At a glancedb.m5.24xlargedb.r5.24xlarge
On-demand$8.544/hr29% less$12.00/hr
Lowest rate$5.472/hr21% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$6.93/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size96 vCPUs, 384 GiB96 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.m5.24xlargedb.r5.24xlargedb.r5.24xlarge vs db.m5.24xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$8.544$12.00▲ 40%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$5.47242% off$6.93▲ 27%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m5.24xlarge leads
On-demand price$8.544 vs $12.00 per hour
29% cheaper
Where db.r5.24xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)768 vs 384
2× higher

Specs

4 of 19 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 6 matchdb.m5.24xlargedb.r5.24xlarge
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.1 GHz3.1 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differdb.m5.24xlargedb.r5.24xlarge
Memory (GiB)384768
NetworkingAll 2 matchdb.m5.24xlargedb.r5.24xlarge
Network baseline25 Gbps25 Gbps
Network peak25 Gbps25 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchdb.m5.24xlargedb.r5.24xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth19,000 Mbps19,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth19,000 Mbps19,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput2,375 MB/s2,375 MB/s
EBS max throughput2,375 MB/s2,375 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS80,00080,000
EBS max IOPS80,00080,000
Instance details2 of 2 differdb.m5.24xlargedb.r5.24xlarge
Familym5r5
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Other1 of 1 differdb.m5.24xlargedb.r5.24xlarge
Hardware Basism5.24xlarger5.24xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m5.24xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m5.24xlargedb.r5.24xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$8.544$12.00▲ 40%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$8.544$12.00▲ 40%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$8.544$12.00▲ 40%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$8.983$12.343▲ 37%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$9.408$12.972▲ 38%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$9.456$13.44▲ 42%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$9.456$13.44▲ 42%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$9.744$13.44▲ 38%
EU (London)eu-west-2$9.888$14.112▲ 43%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$9.888$14.112▲ 43%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$9.929$14.112▲ 42%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$9.929$14.11▲ 42%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$10.176$14.64▲ 44%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$10.23$14.45▲ 41%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$10.23$14.45▲ 41%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$10.402$14.784▲ 42%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$10.416$14.784▲ 42%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$11.184$25.128▲ 125%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$11.194$16.128▲ 44%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$11.253$15.994▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$11.856$14.40▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$11.856$14.40▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$11.856$14.40▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$11.856$14.40▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$11.856$14.40▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$11.856$14.40▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$12.144$13.68▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$12.144$13.68▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$12.441$14.40▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$13.042$15.84▲ 21%

Keep exploring

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

db.m5.24xlargeGeneral purpose, m5 family
db.m5.24xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m5 family

Compare db.m5.24xlarge with

db.m5d.24xlargedb.m6i.24xlarge
db.r5.24xlargeMemory optimized, r5 family
db.r5.24xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r5 family

Compare db.r5.24xlarge with

db.r5d.24xlargedb.r5b.24xlargedb.r6i.24xlarge

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