db.m7g.2xlargevsdb.m8g.2xlarge

db.m8g.2xlarge is 0% cheaper than db.m7g.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1.46 a month.

At a glancedb.m7g.2xlargedb.m8g.2xlarge
On-demand$0.674/hr$0.672/hr0% less
Lowest rate$0.519/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront$0.45/hr13% less1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton3AWS Graviton4
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.2xlargedb.m8g.2xlargedb.m8g.2xlarge vs db.m7g.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.674$0.672Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront23% off$0.51933% off$0.45▼ 13%
3-yr reservedNo upfront—53% off$0.3158—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.539220% off$0.5376Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m7g.2xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where db.m8g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.672 vs $0.674 per hour
0% cheaper
Sustained clock2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
8% higher

Specs

5 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 8 differdb.m7g.2xlargedb.m8g.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton3AWS Graviton4
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.m7g.2xlargedb.m8g.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
NetworkingAll 3 matchdb.m7g.2xlargedb.m8g.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 15 GigabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Network baseline3.75 Gbps3.75 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchdb.m7g.2xlargedb.m8g.2xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Instance details2 of 4 differdb.m7g.2xlargedb.m8g.2xlarge
Familym7gm8g
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor3216
Other1 of 1 differdb.m7g.2xlargedb.m8g.2xlarge
Hardware Basism7g.2xlargem8g.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m7g.2xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m7g.2xlargedb.m8g.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.674$0.672Same
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.674$0.672Same
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.674$0.672Same
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.708$0.708Same
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.745$0.744Same
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.7456$0.744Same
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.768$0.768Same
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.78$0.78Same
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.7808$0.78Same
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.796$0.796Same
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.801$0.8Same
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.884$0.884Same
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.884$1.069▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.937$0.937Same
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.937$0.937Same
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.937$0.936Same
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.9376$0.9376Same
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.958$0.958Same
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.9584$0.96Same

Keep exploring

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

db.m7g.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m7g family
db.m7g.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m7g family

Compare db.m7g.2xlarge with

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db.m8g.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m8g family
db.m8g.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8g family

Compare db.m8g.2xlarge with

db.m8i.2xlargedb.t4g.2xlargedb.r8g.2xlargedb.m8a.2xlargedb.m8gd.2xlargedb.m9g.2xlarge

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