db.m5.2xlargevsdb.r5.2xlarge

db.m5.2xlarge is 29% cheaper than db.r5.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $210.24 a month.

At a glancedb.m5.2xlargedb.r5.2xlarge
On-demand$0.712/hr29% less$1.00/hr
Lowest rate$0.456/hr21% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$0.5775/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 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.r5.2xlargedb.r5.2xlarge vs db.m5.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.712$1.00▲ 40%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$0.45642% off$0.5775▲ 27%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m5.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.712 vs $1.00 per hour
29% cheaper
Where db.r5.2xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

4 of 18 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 6 matchdb.m5.2xlargedb.r5.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.1 GHz3.1 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differdb.m5.2xlargedb.r5.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3264
NetworkingAll 2 matchdb.m5.2xlargedb.r5.2xlarge
Network baseline2.5 Gbps2.5 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
StorageAll 6 matchdb.m5.2xlargedb.r5.2xlarge
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 details2 of 2 differdb.m5.2xlargedb.r5.2xlarge
Familym5r5
Normalization factor–16
Other1 of 1 differdb.m5.2xlargedb.r5.2xlarge
Hardware Basism5.2xlarger5.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiondb.m5.2xlargedb.r5.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.712$1.00▲ 40%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.712$1.00▲ 40%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.712$1.00▲ 40%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.749$1.028▲ 37%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.784$1.081▲ 38%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.788$1.12▲ 42%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.788$1.12▲ 42%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.812$1.12▲ 38%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.824$1.176▲ 43%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.824$1.176▲ 43%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.827$1.176▲ 42%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.827$1.18▲ 43%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.848$1.22▲ 44%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.85$1.20▲ 41%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.85$1.20▲ 41%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.867$1.232▲ 42%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.868$1.232▲ 42%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.932$2.094▲ 125%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.933$1.344▲ 44%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.938$1.333▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.988$1.20▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.988$1.20▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.988$1.20▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.988$1.20▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.988$1.20▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.988$1.20▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$1.012$1.14▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.012$1.14▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$1.037$1.20▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$1.087$1.32▲ 21%

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

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