db.m5.2xlargevsdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x

db.m5.2xlarge is 81% cheaper than db.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $2,201.68 a month.

At a glancedb.m5.2xlargedb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
On-demand$0.712/hr81% less$3.728/hr
Lowest rate$0.456/hr79% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$2.156/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront

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.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x vs db.m5.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.712$3.728▲ 424%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$0.45642% off$2.156▲ 373%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m5.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.712 vs $3.728 per hour
81% cheaper
Where db.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

18 of 18 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 6 differdb.m5.2xlargedb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
vCPUs8–
Physical cores4–
Threads per core2–
CPU makerIntel–
Sustained clock3.1 GHz–
BurstableNo–
Memory1 of 1 differdb.m5.2xlargedb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
Memory (GiB)32–
Networking2 of 2 differdb.m5.2xlargedb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
Network baseline2.5 Gbps–
Network peak10 Gbps–
Storage6 of 6 differdb.m5.2xlargedb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
EBS baseline bandwidth2,300 Mbps–
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps–
EBS baseline throughput287.5 MB/s–
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s–
EBS baseline IOPS12,000–
EBS max IOPS18,750–
Instance details2 of 2 differdb.m5.2xlargedb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
Familym5r5
Normalization factor–64
Other1 of 1 differdb.m5.2xlargedb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4x
Hardware Basism5.2xlarge–

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiondb.m5.2xlargedb.r5.2xlarge.tpc2.mem4xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.712$3.728▲ 424%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.712$3.728▲ 424%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.712$3.728▲ 424%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.749$3.918▲ 423%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.784$4.096▲ 422%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.788$4.128▲ 424%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.812$4.112▲ 406%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.824$4.352▲ 428%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.824$4.336▲ 426%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.827$4.334▲ 424%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.848$4.512▲ 432%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.85$4.488▲ 428%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.85$4.488▲ 428%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.867$4.541▲ 424%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.932$7.776▲ 734%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.938$4.912▲ 424%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.988$4.432▲ 349%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.988$4.424▲ 348%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.988$4.432▲ 349%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.988$4.432▲ 349%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.988$4.424▲ 348%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.988$4.432▲ 349%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.012$4.208▲ 316%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$1.037$4.432▲ 327%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$1.087$4.875▲ 349%

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