db.m7g.xlargevsdb.m7i.xlarge
db.m7g.xlarge is 5% cheaper than db.m7i.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $13.87 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.xlarge | db.m7i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.337/hr5% less | $0.356/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.2595/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront | $0.239/hr8% less1-yr reserved, no upfront |
| Size | 4 vCPUs, 16 GiB | 4 vCPUs, 16 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton3 | Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids 8488C) |
| 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.xlarge | db.m7i.xlarge | db.m7i.xlarge vs db.m7g.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.337 | $0.356 | ▲ 6% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 23% off$0.2595 | 33% off$0.239 | ▼ 8% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 20% off$0.2696 | 20% off$0.2848 | ▲ 6% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.m7g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.337 vs $0.356 per hour
5% cheaperPhysical cores4 vs 2
2× higherNetwork baseline1.876 Gbps vs 1.562 Gbps
20% higherWhere db.m7i.xlarge leads
Sustained clock3.2 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
23% higherSpecs
11 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute6 of 8 differ | db.m7g.xlarge | db.m7i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton3 | 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.xlarge | db.m7i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 | 16 |
| Networking2 of 3 differ | db.m7g.xlarge | db.m7i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 12.5 Gigabit | Up to 12.5 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 1.876 Gbps | 1.562 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| StorageAll 7 match | db.m7g.xlarge | db.m7i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS Only | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 1,250 Mbps | 1,250 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 156.25 MB/s | 156.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Instance details2 of 4 differ | db.m7g.xlarge | db.m7i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m7g | m7i |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 | – |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.m7g.xlarge | db.m7i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | m7g.xlarge | m7i.xlarge |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for db.m7g.xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.
| Region | db.m7g.xlarge | db.m7i.xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.337 | $0.356 | ▲ 6% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.337 | $0.356 | ▲ 6% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.337 | $0.356 | ▲ 6% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $0.352 | $0.374 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.354 | $0.374 | ▲ 6% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.3712 | $0.392 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.372 | $0.394 | ▲ 6% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $0.3728 | $0.394 | ▲ 6% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.384 | $0.406 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.39 | $0.412 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.3904 | $0.412 | ▲ 6% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $0.394 | $0.414 | ▲ 5% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $0.396 | $0.42 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.398 | $0.42 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $0.398 | $0.42 | ▲ 6% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.401 | $0.424 | ▲ 6% |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1 | $0.41 | $0.434 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $0.422 | $0.444 | ▲ 5% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $0.442 | $0.466 | ▲ 5% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.442 | $0.466 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.468 | $0.494 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.468 | $0.494 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.468 | $0.494 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.4688 | $0.494 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $0.47 | $0.494 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4 | $0.47 | $0.494 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.479 | $0.506 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $0.4914 | $0.5188 | ▲ 6% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $0.498 | $0.518 | ▲ 4% |
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AWS RDS PostgreSQL prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.