db.m5.2xlargevsdb.m5d.2xlarge

db.m5.2xlarge is 15% cheaper than db.m5d.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $91.98 a month.

At a glancedb.m5.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlarge
On-demand$0.712/hr15% less$0.838/hr
Lowest rate$0.456/hr29% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$0.6453/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiondb.m5.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlarge vs db.m5.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.712$0.838▲ 18%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$0.45623% off$0.6453▲ 42%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m5.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.712 vs $0.838 per hour
15% cheaper
Where db.m5d.2xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

9 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 8 differdb.m5.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecture–x86_64
Processor–Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.1 GHz3.1 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.m5.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking1 of 3 differdb.m5.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlarge
Network–Up to 10 Gbps
Network baseline2.5 Gbps2.5 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage2 of 8 differdb.m5.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlarge
Storage–1 x 300 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 300 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth2,300 Mbps2,300 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput287.5 MB/s287.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS18,75018,750
Instance details3 of 3 differdb.m5.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlarge
Familym5m5d
Category–General purpose
Current generation–Yes
Other1 of 1 differdb.m5.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlarge
Hardware Basism5.2xlargem5d.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m5.2xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m5.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.712$0.838▲ 18%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.712$0.838▲ 18%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.712$0.838▲ 18%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.749$0.88▲ 17%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.784$0.923▲ 18%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.788$0.928▲ 18%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.812$0.964▲ 19%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.824$0.972▲ 18%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.824$0.971▲ 18%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.827$0.976▲ 18%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.848$1.003▲ 18%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.85$0.965▲ 14%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.85$0.965▲ 14%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.867$1.022▲ 18%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.868$1.022▲ 18%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.932$1.096▲ 18%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.938$1.106▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.988$1.161▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.988$1.164▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.988$1.161▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.988$1.169▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.988$1.163▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$1.012$4.82▲ 376%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.012$1.222▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$1.037$1.22▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$1.087$1.276▲ 17%

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