db.m7i.xlargevsdb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x

db.m7i.xlarge is 64% cheaper than db.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $470.12 a month.

At a glancedb.m7i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
On-demand$0.356/hr64% less$1.00/hr
Lowest rate$0.239/hr64% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$0.67/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 64 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiondb.m7i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x vs db.m7i.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.356$1.00▲ 181%
1-yr reservedNo upfront33% off$0.23933% off$0.67▲ 180%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.284820% off$0.8▲ 181%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m7i.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.356 vs $1.00 per hour
64% cheaper
Where db.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 16
4× higher

Specs

20 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute7 of 8 differdb.m7i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
vCPUs44
Physical cores2–
Threads per core2–
Architecturex86_64–
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids 8488C)–
CPU makerIntel–
Sustained clock3.2 GHz–
BurstableNo–
Memory1 of 1 differdb.m7i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Memory (GiB)1664
Networking2 of 3 differdb.m7i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
NetworkUp to 12.5 GbpsUp to 12.5 Gbps
Network baseline1.562 Gbps–
Network peak12.5 Gbps–
Storage6 of 7 differdb.m7i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps–
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps–
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s–
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s–
EBS baseline IOPS6,000–
EBS max IOPS40,000–
Instance details3 of 4 differdb.m7i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Familym7ir7i
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor–32
Other1 of 1 differdb.m7i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Hardware Basism7i.xlarge–

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiondb.m7i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.356$1.00▲ 181%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.356$1.00▲ 181%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.356$1.00▲ 181%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.374$1.028▲ 175%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.374$1.052▲ 181%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.392$1.08▲ 176%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.394$1.12▲ 184%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.406$1.12▲ 176%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.412$1.176▲ 185%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.412$1.176▲ 185%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.414$1.176▲ 184%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.42$1.02▲ 143%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.42$1.02▲ 143%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.42$1.20▲ 186%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.42$1.20▲ 186%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.424$1.22▲ 188%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$0.444$1.08▲ 143%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.466$1.59▲ 241%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.494$1.20▲ 143%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.494$1.20▲ 143%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.494$1.20▲ 143%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.494$1.20▲ 143%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.506$1.14▲ 125%

Keep exploring

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

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

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db.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2xMemory optimized, r7i family
db.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x prices and specsEvery size in the r7i family

Compare db.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x with

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