db.m7g.16xlargevsdb.m8g.16xlarge

db.m8g.16xlarge is 0% cheaper than db.m7g.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $11.68 a month.

At a glancedb.m7g.16xlargedb.m8g.16xlarge
On-demand$5.392/hr$5.376/hr0% less
Lowest rate$4.152/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront$3.602/hr13% less1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size64 vCPUs, 256 GiB64 vCPUs, 256 GiB
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiondb.m7g.16xlargedb.m8g.16xlargedb.m8g.16xlarge vs db.m7g.16xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$5.392$5.376Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront23% off$4.15233% off$3.602▼ 13%
3-yr reservedNo upfront—53% off$2.527—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$4.31420% off$4.301Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m7g.16xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where db.m8g.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$5.376 vs $5.392 per hour
0% cheaper
Sustained clock2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
8% higher

Specs

9 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 8 differdb.m7g.16xlargedb.m8g.16xlarge
vCPUs6464
Physical cores6464
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton3–
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.m7g.16xlargedb.m8g.16xlarge
Memory (GiB)256256
Networking1 of 3 differdb.m7g.16xlargedb.m8g.16xlarge
Network25 Gigabit–
Network baseline30 Gbps30 Gbps
Network peak30 Gbps30 Gbps
Storage1 of 7 differdb.m7g.16xlargedb.m8g.16xlarge
StorageEBS Only–
EBS baseline bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS80,00080,000
EBS max IOPS80,00080,000
Instance details4 of 4 differdb.m7g.16xlargedb.m8g.16xlarge
Familym7gm8g
CategoryGeneral purpose–
Current generationYes–
Normalization factor256128
Other1 of 1 differdb.m7g.16xlargedb.m8g.16xlarge
Hardware Basism7g.16xlargem8g.16xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m7g.16xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m7g.16xlargedb.m8g.16xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$5.392$5.376Same
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$5.392$5.376Same
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$5.392$5.376Same
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$5.664$5.664Same
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$5.959$5.952Same
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$5.965$5.952Same
US West (N. California)us-west-1$6.144$6.144Same
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$6.24$6.24Same
EU (London)eu-west-2$6.246$6.24Same
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$6.368$6.368Same
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$6.409$6.40Same
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$7.072$7.072Same
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$7.072$8.548▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$7.494$7.494Same
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$7.494$7.494Same
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$7.494$7.488Same
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$7.501$7.501Same
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$7.664$7.664Same
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$7.667$7.68Same

Keep exploring

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

db.m7g.16xlargeGeneral purpose, m7g family
db.m7g.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m7g family

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