db.m6idn.24xlargevsdb.r6idn.24xlarge

db.m6idn.24xlarge is 24% cheaper than db.r6idn.24xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3,247.04 a month.

At a glancedb.m6idn.24xlargedb.r6idn.24xlarge
On-demand$14.16/hr24% less$18.608/hr
Lowest rate$10.903/hr24% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$14.328/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size96 vCPUs, 384 GiB96 vCPUs, 768 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable Ice LakeIntel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake
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.m6idn.24xlargedb.r6idn.24xlargedb.r6idn.24xlarge vs db.m6idn.24xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$14.16$18.608▲ 31%
1-yr reservedNo upfront23% off$10.90323% off$14.328▲ 31%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m6idn.24xlarge leads
On-demand price$14.16 vs $18.608 per hour
24% cheaper
Where db.r6idn.24xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)768 vs 384
2× higher

Specs

5 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchdb.m6idn.24xlargedb.r6idn.24xlarge
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable Ice LakeIntel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differdb.m6idn.24xlargedb.r6idn.24xlarge
Memory (GiB)384768
NetworkingAll 3 matchdb.m6idn.24xlargedb.r6idn.24xlarge
Network150 Gbps150 Gbps
Network baseline150 Gbps150 Gbps
Network peak150 Gbps150 Gbps
StorageAll 8 matchdb.m6idn.24xlargedb.r6idn.24xlarge
Storage4 x 1425 NVMe SSD4 x 1425 NVMe SSD
Local disks4 × 1,425 GB SSD4 × 1,425 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth75,000 Mbps75,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth75,000 Mbps75,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput9,375 MB/s9,375 MB/s
EBS max throughput9,375 MB/s9,375 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS300,000300,000
EBS max IOPS300,000300,000
Instance details3 of 4 differdb.m6idn.24xlargedb.r6idn.24xlarge
Familym6idnr6idn
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor192384
Other1 of 1 differdb.m6idn.24xlargedb.r6idn.24xlarge
Hardware Basism6idn.24xlarger6idn.24xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m6idn.24xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m6idn.24xlargedb.r6idn.24xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$14.16$18.608▲ 31%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$14.16$18.608▲ 31%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$14.16$18.608▲ 31%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$15.716$20.743▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$19.577$22.501▲ 15%

Keep exploring

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

db.m6idn.24xlargeGeneral purpose, m6idn family
db.m6idn.24xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6idn family

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db.m6i.24xlarge
db.r6idn.24xlargeMemory optimized, r6idn family
db.r6idn.24xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r6idn family

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db.r6i.24xlarge

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