db.m7g.largevsdb.m7i.large
db.m7g.large is 6% cheaper than db.m7i.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $7.30 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | db.m7g.large | db.m7i.large |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.168/hr6% less | $0.178/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.1297/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront | $0.119/hr8% less1-yr reserved, no upfront |
| Size | 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB | 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.
| Option | db.m7g.large | db.m7i.large | db.m7i.large vs db.m7g.large |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.168 | $0.178 | ▲ 6% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 23% off$0.1297 | 33% off$0.119 | ▼ 8% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 20% off$0.1344 | 20% off$0.1424 | ▲ 6% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.m7g.large leads
On-demand price$0.168 vs $0.178 per hour
6% cheaperPhysical cores2 vs 1
2× higherNetwork baseline0.937 Gbps vs 0.781 Gbps
20% higherWhere db.m7i.large leads
Sustained clock3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
23% higherEBS baseline bandwidth650 Mbps vs 630 Mbps
3% higherSpecs
15 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute6 of 8 differ | db.m7g.large | db.m7i.large |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 1 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | – | Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids 8488C) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Sustained clock | 2.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | db.m7g.large | db.m7i.large |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 | 8 |
| Networking2 of 3 differ | db.m7g.large | db.m7i.large |
|---|---|---|
| Network | – | Up to 12.5 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 0.937 Gbps | 0.781 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Storage3 of 7 differ | db.m7g.large | db.m7i.large |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | – | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 630 Mbps | 650 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 78.75 MB/s | 81.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 3,600 | 3,600 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Instance details3 of 4 differ | db.m7g.large | db.m7i.large |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m7g | m7i |
| Category | – | General purpose |
| Current generation | – | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 4 | 4 |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.m7g.large | db.m7i.large |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | m7g.large | m7i.large |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for db.m7g.large first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.
| Region | db.m7g.large | db.m7i.large | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.168 | $0.178 | ▲ 6% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.168 | $0.178 | ▲ 6% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.168 | $0.178 | ▲ 6% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $0.176 | $0.187 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.177 | $0.187 | ▲ 6% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.1856 | $0.196 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.186 | $0.197 | ▲ 6% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $0.1864 | $0.197 | ▲ 6% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.192 | $0.203 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.195 | $0.206 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.1952 | $0.206 | ▲ 6% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $0.197 | $0.207 | ▲ 5% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $0.198 | $0.21 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.199 | $0.21 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $0.199 | $0.21 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.2 | $0.212 | ▲ 6% |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1 | $0.205 | $0.217 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $0.211 | $0.222 | ▲ 5% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $0.221 | $0.233 | ▲ 5% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.221 | $0.233 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.234 | $0.247 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.234 | $0.247 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.234 | $0.247 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.2344 | $0.247 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $0.235 | $0.247 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4 | $0.235 | $0.247 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.24 | $0.253 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $0.2457 | $0.2594 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $0.249 | $0.259 | ▲ 4% |
Keep exploring
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AWS RDS PostgreSQL prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.