db.m6i.xlargevsdb.r6i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x

db.m6i.xlarge is 62% cheaper than db.r6i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $420.48 a month.

At a glancedb.m6i.xlargedb.r6i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
On-demand$0.356/hr62% less$0.932/hr
Lowest rate$0.228/hr66% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$0.671/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront

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.r6i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r6i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x vs db.m6i.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.356$0.932▲ 162%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$0.22828% off$0.671▲ 194%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m6i.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.356 vs $0.932 per hour
62% cheaper
Where db.r6i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

24 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 8 differdb.m6i.xlargedb.r6i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
vCPUs4–
Physical cores2–
Threads per core2–
Architecturex86_64–
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake–
CPU makerIntel–
Sustained clock3.5 GHz–
BurstableNo–
Memory1 of 1 differdb.m6i.xlargedb.r6i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Memory (GiB)16–
Networking3 of 3 differdb.m6i.xlargedb.r6i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
NetworkUp to 12.5 Gbps–
Network baseline1.562 Gbps–
Network peak12.5 Gbps–
Storage7 of 7 differdb.m6i.xlargedb.r6i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
StorageEBS Only–
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps–
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps–
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s–
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s–
EBS baseline IOPS6,000–
EBS max IOPS40,000–
Instance details4 of 4 differdb.m6i.xlargedb.r6i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Familym6ir6i
CategoryGeneral purpose–
Current generationYes–
Normalization factor–16
Other1 of 1 differdb.m6i.xlargedb.r6i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Hardware Basism6i.xlarge–

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiondb.m6i.xlargedb.r6i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.356$0.932▲ 162%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.356$0.932▲ 162%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.356$0.932▲ 162%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.374$0.98▲ 162%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.392$1.024▲ 161%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.392$1.024▲ 161%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.394$1.031▲ 162%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.394$1.032▲ 162%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.406$1.027▲ 153%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.412$1.088▲ 164%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.412$1.083▲ 163%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.414$1.084▲ 162%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.414$1.083▲ 162%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.416$1.136▲ 173%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.42$1.02▲ 143%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.42$1.122▲ 167%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.42$1.122▲ 167%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.424$1.128▲ 166%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.434$1.136▲ 162%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.466$1.241▲ 166%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.466$1.944▲ 317%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.468$1.228▲ 162%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.494$1.108▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.494$1.108▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.494$1.108▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.494$1.106▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.494$1.108▲ 124%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.506$1.052▲ 108%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.506$1.052▲ 108%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.518$1.108▲ 114%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.543$1.219▲ 124%

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