db.m6g.xlargevsdb.m6i.xlarge

db.m6g.xlarge is 11% cheaper than db.m6i.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $27.74 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glancedb.m6g.xlargedb.m6i.xlarge
On-demand$0.318/hr11% less$0.356/hr
Lowest rate$0.2037/hr11% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$0.228/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 GiB
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiondb.m6g.xlargedb.m6i.xlargedb.m6i.xlarge vs db.m6g.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.318$0.356▲ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$0.203736% off$0.228▲ 12%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m6g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.318 vs $0.356 per hour
11% cheaper
Physical cores4 vs 2
2× higher
Where db.m6i.xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higher
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higher
Network peak12.5 Gbps vs 10 Gbps
25% higher

Specs

20 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 8 differdb.m6g.xlargedb.m6i.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores42
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64x86_64
Processor–Intel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake
CPU makerAWSIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.m6g.xlargedb.m6i.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking3 of 3 differdb.m6g.xlargedb.m6i.xlarge
Network–Up to 12.5 Gbps
Network baseline1.25 Gbps1.562 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Storage6 of 7 differdb.m6g.xlargedb.m6i.xlarge
Storage–EBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth1,188 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput148.5 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS20,00040,000
Instance details4 of 4 differdb.m6g.xlargedb.m6i.xlarge
Familym6gm6i
Category–General purpose
Current generation–Yes
Normalization factor8–
Other1 of 1 differdb.m6g.xlargedb.m6i.xlarge
Hardware Basism6g.xlargem6i.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m6g.xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m6g.xlargedb.m6i.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.318$0.356▲ 12%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.318$0.356▲ 12%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.318$0.356▲ 12%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.334$0.374▲ 12%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.334$0.374▲ 12%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.35$0.392▲ 12%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.35$0.392▲ 12%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.352$0.394▲ 12%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.352$0.394▲ 12%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.363$0.406▲ 12%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.368$0.412▲ 12%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.368$0.412▲ 12%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.37$0.414▲ 12%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.37$0.414▲ 12%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.372$0.42▲ 13%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.372$0.42▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.376$0.42▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.376$0.42▲ 12%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.379$0.424▲ 12%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.386$0.434▲ 12%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.386$0.416▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$0.398$0.444▲ 12%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.416$0.466▲ 12%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.416$0.466▲ 12%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.417$0.468▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.441$0.494▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.441$0.494▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.441$0.494▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.441$0.494▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.441$0.494▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.452$0.506▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.452$0.506▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.4642$0.5188▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.468$0.518▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.485$0.543▲ 12%

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