db.m7i.12xlargevsdb.m8i.12xlarge

db.m7i.12xlarge is 5% cheaper than db.m8i.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $159.14 a month.

At a glancedb.m7i.12xlargedb.m8i.12xlarge
On-demand$4.272/hr5% less$4.49/hr
Lowest rate$2.862/hr5% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$3.008/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size24 vCPUs, 192 GiB24 vCPUs, 192 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids 8488C)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
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.m7i.12xlargedb.m8i.12xlargedb.m8i.12xlarge vs db.m7i.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$4.272$4.49▲ 5%
1-yr reservedNo upfront33% off$2.86233% off$3.008▲ 5%
3-yr reservedNo upfront—53% off$2.11—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$3.41820% off$3.592▲ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m7i.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$4.272 vs $4.49 per hour
5% cheaper
Where db.m8i.12xlarge leads
Sustained clock3.9 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
22% higher
Network baseline22.5 Gbps vs 18.75 Gbps
20% higher

Specs

7 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 8 differdb.m7i.12xlargedb.m8i.12xlarge
vCPUs2424
Physical cores2424
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids 8488C)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.2 GHz3.9 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.m7i.12xlargedb.m8i.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)192192
Networking3 of 3 differdb.m7i.12xlargedb.m8i.12xlarge
Network18.75 Gbps22500 Megabit
Network baseline18.75 Gbps22.5 Gbps
Network peak18.75 Gbps22.5 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchdb.m7i.12xlargedb.m8i.12xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS60,00060,000
EBS max IOPS60,00060,000
Instance details1 of 3 differdb.m7i.12xlargedb.m8i.12xlarge
Familym7im8i
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differdb.m7i.12xlargedb.m8i.12xlarge
Hardware Basism7i.12xlargem8i.12xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m7i.12xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m7i.12xlargedb.m8i.12xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$4.272$4.49▲ 5%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$4.272$4.49▲ 5%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$4.272$4.49▲ 5%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$4.704$4.94▲ 5%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.728$4.964▲ 5%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$4.728$4.96▲ 5%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$4.872$5.12▲ 5%
EU (London)eu-west-2$4.944$5.191▲ 5%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$4.944$5.19▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$5.04$5.56▲ 10%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$5.088$5.34▲ 5%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$5.592$5.87▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$5.928$6.22▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$5.928$6.22▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$5.928$6.22▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$5.928$6.22▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$6.072$6.38▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$6.226$6.537▲ 5%

Keep exploring

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

db.m7i.12xlargeGeneral purpose, m7i family
db.m7i.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m7i family

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