db.m6i.2xlargevsdb.m6in.2xlarge

db.m6i.2xlarge is 31% cheaper than db.m6in.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $234.33 a month.

At a glancedb.m6i.2xlargedb.m6in.2xlarge
On-demand$0.712/hr31% less$1.033/hr
Lowest rate$0.456/hr43% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$0.7953/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable Ice LakeIntel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake
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.m6i.2xlargedb.m6in.2xlargedb.m6in.2xlarge vs db.m6i.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.712$1.033▲ 45%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$0.45623% off$0.7953▲ 74%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m6i.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.712 vs $1.033 per hour
31% cheaper
Where db.m6in.2xlarge leads
Network baseline12.5 Gbps vs 3.125 Gbps
4× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth6,250 Mbps vs 2,500 Mbps
2.5× higher

Specs

11 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchdb.m6i.2xlargedb.m6in.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable Ice LakeIntel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.m6i.2xlargedb.m6in.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking3 of 3 differdb.m6i.2xlargedb.m6in.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 12.5 GbpsUp to 40 Gbps
Network baseline3.125 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps40 Gbps
Storage6 of 7 differdb.m6i.2xlargedb.m6in.2xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps6,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s781.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00025,000
EBS max IOPS40,000100,000
Instance details1 of 4 differdb.m6i.2xlargedb.m6in.2xlarge
Familym6im6in
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Other1 of 1 differdb.m6i.2xlargedb.m6in.2xlarge
Hardware Basism6i.2xlargem6in.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m6i.2xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m6i.2xlargedb.m6in.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.712$1.033▲ 45%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.712$1.033▲ 45%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.712$1.033▲ 45%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.748$2.195▲ 193%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.788$1.146▲ 45%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.848$2.447▲ 189%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.988$2.534▲ 156%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.988$2.603▲ 163%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.988$1.426▲ 44%

Keep exploring

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

db.m6i.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m6i family
db.m6i.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6i family

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