db.m6id.32xlargevsdb.r6id.32xlarge

db.m6id.32xlarge is 25% cheaper than db.r6id.32xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3,458.01 a month.

At a glancedb.m6id.32xlargedb.r6id.32xlarge
On-demand$14.349/hr25% less$19.086/hr
Lowest rate$11.048/hr25% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$14.696/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size128 vCPUs, 512 GiB128 vCPUs, 1024 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiondb.m6id.32xlargedb.r6id.32xlargedb.r6id.32xlarge vs db.m6id.32xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$14.349$19.086▲ 33%
1-yr reservedNo upfront23% off$11.04823% off$14.696▲ 33%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m6id.32xlarge leads
On-demand price$14.349 vs $19.086 per hour
25% cheaper
Where db.r6id.32xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)1,024 vs 512
2× higher

Specs

10 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 8 differdb.m6id.32xlargedb.r6id.32xlarge
vCPUs128128
Physical cores6464
Threads per core22
Architecture–x86_64
Processor–Intel Xeon 8375
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differdb.m6id.32xlargedb.r6id.32xlarge
Memory (GiB)5121,024
Networking1 of 3 differdb.m6id.32xlargedb.r6id.32xlarge
Network–50 Gbps
Network baseline50 Gbps50 Gbps
Network peak50 Gbps50 Gbps
Storage1 of 8 differdb.m6id.32xlargedb.r6id.32xlarge
Storage–Aurora IO Optimization Mode
Local disks4 × 1,900 GB SSD4 × 1,900 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput5,000 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS max throughput5,000 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS160,000160,000
EBS max IOPS160,000160,000
Instance details4 of 4 differdb.m6id.32xlargedb.r6id.32xlarge
Familym6idr6id
Category–Memory optimized
Current generation–Yes
Normalization factor256332.8
Other1 of 1 differdb.m6id.32xlargedb.r6id.32xlarge
Hardware Basism6id.32xlarger6id.32xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m6id.32xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m6id.32xlargedb.r6id.32xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$14.349$19.086▲ 33%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$14.349$19.086▲ 33%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$14.349$19.086▲ 33%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$15.04$20.032▲ 33%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$15.77$20.979▲ 33%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$15.852$21.221▲ 34%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$17.15$23.156▲ 35%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$17.856$20.544▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$17.856$20.544▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$17.92$20.608▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$19.883$22.889▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$19.951$23.09▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$20.966$24.256▲ 16%

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