db.m6i.2xlargevsdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x

db.m6i.2xlarge is 62% cheaper than db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $840.96 a month.

At a glancedb.m6i.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
On-demand$0.712/hr62% less$1.864/hr
Lowest rate$0.456/hr66% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$1.342/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 128 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.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xdb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x vs db.m6i.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.712$1.864▲ 162%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$0.45628% off$1.342▲ 194%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m6i.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.712 vs $1.864 per hour
62% cheaper
Where db.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x leads
Memory (GiB)128 vs 32
4× higher

Specs

18 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute5 of 8 differdb.m6i.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
vCPUs88
Physical cores4–
Threads per core2–
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable Ice LakeIntel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake
CPU makerIntel–
Sustained clock3.5 GHz–
BurstableNo–
Memory1 of 1 differdb.m6i.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
Memory (GiB)32128
Networking2 of 3 differdb.m6i.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
NetworkUp to 12.5 GbpsUp to 12.5 Gbps
Network baseline3.125 Gbps–
Network peak12.5 Gbps–
Storage6 of 7 differdb.m6i.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps–
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps–
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s–
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s–
EBS baseline IOPS12,000–
EBS max IOPS40,000–
Instance details3 of 4 differdb.m6i.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
Familym6ir6i
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1664
Other1 of 1 differdb.m6i.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2x
Hardware Basism6i.2xlarge–

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiondb.m6i.2xlargedb.r6i.2xlarge.tpc1.mem2xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.712$1.864▲ 162%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.712$1.864▲ 162%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.712$1.864▲ 162%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.748$1.96▲ 162%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.784$2.016▲ 157%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.784$2.048▲ 161%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.788$2.062▲ 162%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.788$2.064▲ 162%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.812$2.054▲ 153%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.824$2.176▲ 164%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.824$2.166▲ 163%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.827$2.168▲ 162%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.827$2.165▲ 162%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.832$2.272▲ 173%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.84$2.04▲ 143%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.84$2.244▲ 167%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.84$2.243▲ 167%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.848$2.256▲ 166%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.868$2.272▲ 162%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.932$2.482▲ 166%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.932$3.888▲ 317%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.936$2.456▲ 162%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.988$2.216▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.988$2.216▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.988$2.216▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.988$2.211▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.988$2.216▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$1.012$2.104▲ 108%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.012$2.104▲ 108%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$1.036$2.216▲ 114%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$1.087$2.438▲ 124%

Keep exploring

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.