db.m5.largevsdb.r5.large.tpc1.mem2x

db.m5.large is 62% cheaper than db.r5.large.tpc1.mem2x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $210.24 a month.

At a glancedb.m5.largedb.r5.large.tpc1.mem2x
On-demand$0.178/hr62% less$0.466/hr
Lowest rate$0.114/hr58% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$0.2695/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8175Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiondb.m5.largedb.r5.large.tpc1.mem2xdb.r5.large.tpc1.mem2x vs db.m5.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.178$0.466▲ 162%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$0.11442% off$0.2695▲ 136%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m5.large leads
On-demand price$0.178 vs $0.466 per hour
62% cheaper
Where db.r5.large.tpc1.mem2x leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 8
4× higher
Clock speedUp to 3.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
24% higher

Specs

21 of 27 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute7 of 10 differdb.m5.largedb.r5.large.tpc1.mem2x
vCPUs22
Physical cores1–
Threads per core2–
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8175Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
CPU makerIntel–
Clock speed2.5 GHzUp to 3.1 GHz
Sustained clock3.1 GHz–
Processor featuresIntel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX512, Intel Turbo–
BurstableNo–
Memory1 of 1 differdb.m5.largedb.r5.large.tpc1.mem2x
Memory (GiB)832
Networking2 of 3 differdb.m5.largedb.r5.large.tpc1.mem2x
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline0.75 Gbps–
Network peak10 Gbps–
Storage7 of 8 differdb.m5.largedb.r5.large.tpc1.mem2x
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS throughputUp to 2120 Mbps–
EBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps–
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps–
EBS baseline throughput81.25 MB/s–
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s–
EBS baseline IOPS3,600–
EBS max IOPS18,750–
Instance details3 of 4 differdb.m5.largedb.r5.large.tpc1.mem2x
Familym5r5
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor–16
Other1 of 1 differdb.m5.largedb.r5.large.tpc1.mem2x
Hardware Basism5.large–

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m5.large first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m5.largedb.r5.large.tpc1.mem2xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.178$0.466▲ 162%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.178$0.466▲ 162%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.178$0.466▲ 162%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.187$0.49▲ 162%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.196$0.512▲ 161%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.197$0.516▲ 162%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.203$0.514▲ 153%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.206$0.544▲ 164%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.206$0.542▲ 163%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.207$0.542▲ 162%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.21$0.561▲ 167%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.21$0.561▲ 167%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.212$0.564▲ 166%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.217$0.568▲ 162%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.233$0.972▲ 317%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.234$0.614▲ 162%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.247$0.554▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.247$0.553▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.247$0.554▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.247$0.554▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.247$0.553▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.247$0.554▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.253$0.526▲ 108%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.259$0.554▲ 114%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.2717$0.609▲ 124%

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

db.m5.largeGeneral purpose, m5 family
db.m5.large prices and specsEvery size in the m5 family

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db.r5.large.tpc1.mem2xMemory optimized, r5 family
db.r5.large.tpc1.mem2x prices and specsEvery size in the r5 family

Compare db.r5.large.tpc1.mem2x with

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