db.m6idn.32xlargevsdb.r6idn.32xlarge

db.m6idn.32xlarge is 24% cheaper than db.r6idn.32xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $4,328.90 a month.

At a glancedb.m6idn.32xlargedb.r6idn.32xlarge
On-demand$18.88/hr24% less$24.81/hr
Lowest rate$14.538/hr24% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$19.104/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size128 vCPUs, 512 GiB128 vCPUs, 1024 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.32xlargedb.r6idn.32xlargedb.r6idn.32xlarge vs db.m6idn.32xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$18.88$24.81▲ 31%
1-yr reservedNo upfront23% off$14.53823% off$19.104▲ 31%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m6idn.32xlarge leads
On-demand price$18.88 vs $24.81 per hour
24% cheaper
Where db.r6idn.32xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)1,024 vs 512
2× higher

Specs

5 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchdb.m6idn.32xlargedb.r6idn.32xlarge
vCPUs128128
Physical cores6464
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.32xlargedb.r6idn.32xlarge
Memory (GiB)5121,024
NetworkingAll 3 matchdb.m6idn.32xlargedb.r6idn.32xlarge
Network200 Gbps200 Gbps
Network baseline400 Gbps400 Gbps
Network peak400 Gbps400 Gbps
StorageAll 8 matchdb.m6idn.32xlargedb.r6idn.32xlarge
Storage4 x 1900 NVMe SSD4 x 1900 NVMe SSD
Local disks4 × 1,900 GB SSD4 × 1,900 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth100,000 Mbps100,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth100,000 Mbps100,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput12,500 MB/s12,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput12,500 MB/s12,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS400,000400,000
EBS max IOPS400,000400,000
Instance details3 of 4 differdb.m6idn.32xlargedb.r6idn.32xlarge
Familym6idnr6idn
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor768256
Other1 of 1 differdb.m6idn.32xlargedb.r6idn.32xlarge
Hardware Basism6idn.32xlarger6idn.32xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m6idn.32xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m6idn.32xlargedb.r6idn.32xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$18.88$24.81▲ 31%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$18.88$24.81▲ 31%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$18.88$24.81▲ 31%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$20.955$27.658▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$26.102$30.001▲ 15%

Keep exploring

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

db.m6idn.32xlargeGeneral purpose, m6idn family
db.m6idn.32xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6idn family

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db.m6i.32xlarge
db.r6idn.32xlargeMemory optimized, r6idn family
db.r6idn.32xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r6idn family

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db.r6i.32xlarge

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