db.m6i.4xlargevsdb.m7i.4xlarge
db.m6i.4xlarge and db.m7i.4xlarge cost the same on demand in US East (N. Virginia), $1.424 per hour.
| At a glance | db.m6i.4xlarge | db.m7i.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.424/hr | $1.424/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.912/hr4% less1-yr reserved, no upfront | $0.954/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront |
| Size | 16 vCPUs, 64 GiB | 16 vCPUs, 64 GiB |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.
| Option | db.m6i.4xlarge | db.m7i.4xlarge | db.m7i.4xlarge vs db.m6i.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.424 | $1.424 | Same |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 36% off$0.912 | 33% off$0.954 | ▲ 5% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | — | 20% off$1.139 | — |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.m6i.4xlarge leads
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
9% higherWhere db.m7i.4xlarge leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Specs
8 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute3 of 8 differ | db.m6i.4xlarge | db.m7i.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | – | x86_64 |
| Processor | – | Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids 8488C) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Sustained clock | 3.5 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | db.m6i.4xlarge | db.m7i.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 64 | 64 |
| Networking1 of 3 differ | db.m6i.4xlarge | db.m7i.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | – | Up to 12.5 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 6.25 Gbps | 6.25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| StorageAll 7 match | db.m6i.4xlarge | db.m7i.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 5,000 Mbps | 5,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 625 MB/s | 625 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Instance details3 of 4 differ | db.m6i.4xlarge | db.m7i.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m6i | m7i |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | – | Yes |
| Normalization factor | – | 64 |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.m6i.4xlarge | db.m7i.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | m6i.4xlarge | m7i.4xlarge |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for db.m6i.4xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.
| Region | db.m6i.4xlarge | db.m7i.4xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $1.424 | $1.424 | Same |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $1.424 | $1.424 | Same |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $1.424 | $1.424 | Same |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $1.496 | $1.496 | Same |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $1.496 | $1.496 | Same |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $1.568 | $1.568 | Same |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $1.576 | $1.576 | Same |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $1.576 | $1.576 | Same |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $1.624 | $1.624 | Same |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $1.648 | $1.648 | Same |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $1.648 | $1.648 | Same |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $1.654 | $1.656 | Same |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $1.655 | $1.655 | Same |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1 | $1.664 | $1.736 | ▲ 4% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $1.68 | $1.68 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $1.68 | $1.68 | Same |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $1.68 | $1.68 | Same |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $1.68 | $1.68 | Same |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $1.696 | $1.696 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $1.776 | $1.776 | Same |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $1.864 | $1.864 | Same |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $1.864 | $1.864 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $1.976 | $1.976 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $1.976 | $1.976 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $1.976 | $1.976 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $1.976 | $1.976 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $1.976 | $1.976 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $2.024 | $2.024 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $2.072 | $2.072 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $2.075 | $2.075 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $2.174 | $2.172 | Same |
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AWS RDS PostgreSQL prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.