db.m6i.xlargevsdb.m7i.xlarge

db.m6i.xlarge and db.m7i.xlarge cost the same on demand in US East (N. Virginia), $0.356 per hour.

At a glancedb.m6i.xlargedb.m7i.xlarge
On-demand$0.356/hr$0.356/hr
Lowest rate$0.228/hr5% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$0.239/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable Ice LakeIntel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids 8488C)
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.xlargedb.m7i.xlargedb.m7i.xlarge vs db.m6i.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.356$0.356Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$0.22833% off$0.239▲ 5%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$0.2848—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m6i.xlarge leads
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
9% higher
Where db.m7i.xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 8 differdb.m6i.xlargedb.m7i.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable Ice LakeIntel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids 8488C)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.5 GHz3.2 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.m6i.xlargedb.m7i.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 3 matchdb.m6i.xlargedb.m7i.xlarge
NetworkUp to 12.5 GbpsUp to 12.5 Gbps
Network baseline1.562 Gbps1.562 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchdb.m6i.xlargedb.m7i.xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Instance details1 of 3 differdb.m6i.xlargedb.m7i.xlarge
Familym6im7i
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differdb.m6i.xlargedb.m7i.xlarge
Hardware Basism6i.xlargem7i.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiondb.m6i.xlargedb.m7i.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.356$0.356Same
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.356$0.356Same
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.356$0.356Same
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.374$0.374Same
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.374$0.374Same
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.392$0.392Same
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.394$0.394Same
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.394$0.394Same
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.406$0.406Same
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.412$0.412Same
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.412$0.412Same
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.414$0.414Same
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.414$0.414Same
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.416$0.434▲ 4%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.42$0.42Same
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.42$0.42Same
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.42$0.42Same
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.42$0.42Same
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.424$0.424Same
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$0.444$0.444Same
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.466$0.466Same
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.466$0.466Same
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.494$0.494Same
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.494$0.494Same
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.494$0.494Same
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.494$0.494Same
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.494$0.494Same
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.506$0.506Same
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.518$0.518Same
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.5188$0.5188Same
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.543$0.543Same

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare db.m6i.xlarge with

db.m6g.xlargedb.r6i.xlargedb.r6i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r6i.xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.t3.xlargedb.m6id.xlargedb.m6idn.xlargedb.m6in.xlargedb.t2.xlargedb.m5.xlarge
db.m7i.xlargeGeneral purpose, m7i family
db.m7i.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m7i family

Compare db.m7i.xlarge with

db.t3.xlargedb.m7g.xlargedb.r7i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.t2.xlargedb.m8i.xlarge

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