db.m6i.32xlargevsdb.m6idn.32xlarge

db.m6i.32xlarge is 40% cheaper than db.m6idn.32xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $5,466.24 a month.

At a glancedb.m6i.32xlargedb.m6idn.32xlarge
On-demand$11.392/hr40% less$18.88/hr
Lowest rate$7.296/hr50% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$14.538/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size128 vCPUs, 512 GiB128 vCPUs, 512 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiondb.m6i.32xlargedb.m6idn.32xlargedb.m6idn.32xlarge vs db.m6i.32xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$11.392$18.88▲ 66%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$7.29623% off$14.538▲ 99%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m6i.32xlarge leads
On-demand price$11.392 vs $18.88 per hour
40% cheaper
Where db.m6idn.32xlarge leads
Network baseline400 Gbps vs 50 Gbps
8× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth100,000 Mbps vs 40,000 Mbps
2.5× higher

Specs

17 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 8 differdb.m6i.32xlargedb.m6idn.32xlarge
vCPUs128128
Physical cores6464
Threads per core22
Architecture–x86_64
Processor–Intel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.m6i.32xlargedb.m6idn.32xlarge
Memory (GiB)512512
Networking3 of 3 differdb.m6i.32xlargedb.m6idn.32xlarge
Network–200 Gbps
Network baseline50 Gbps400 Gbps
Network peak50 Gbps400 Gbps
Storage8 of 8 differdb.m6i.32xlargedb.m6idn.32xlarge
StorageEBS Only4 x 1900 NVMe SSD
Local disks–4 × 1,900 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth40,000 Mbps100,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth40,000 Mbps100,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput5,000 MB/s12,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput5,000 MB/s12,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS160,000400,000
EBS max IOPS160,000400,000
Instance details3 of 4 differdb.m6i.32xlargedb.m6idn.32xlarge
Familym6im6idn
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generation–Yes
Normalization factor256768
Other1 of 1 differdb.m6i.32xlargedb.m6idn.32xlarge
Hardware Basism6i.32xlargem6idn.32xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m6i.32xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m6i.32xlargedb.m6idn.32xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$11.392$18.88▲ 66%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$11.392$18.88▲ 66%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$11.392$18.88▲ 66%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$12.608$20.955▲ 66%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$15.808$26.102▲ 65%

Keep exploring

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

db.m6i.32xlargeGeneral purpose, m6i family
db.m6i.32xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6i family

Compare db.m6i.32xlarge with

db.r6i.32xlargedb.m6id.32xlargedb.m6in.32xlargedb.m8i.32xlarge
db.m6idn.32xlargeGeneral purpose, m6idn family
db.m6idn.32xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6idn family

Compare db.m6idn.32xlarge with

db.r6idn.32xlarge

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