db.m8i.xlargevsdb.r8i.xlarge

db.m8i.xlarge is 30% cheaper than db.r8i.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $116.80 a month.

At a glancedb.m8i.xlargedb.r8i.xlarge
On-demand$0.37/hr30% less$0.53/hr
Lowest rate$0.1739/hr30% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.2491/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)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. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.

Optiondb.m8i.xlargedb.r8i.xlargedb.r8i.xlarge vs db.m8i.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.37$0.53▲ 43%
1-yr reservedNo upfront33% off$0.247933% off$0.3551▲ 43%
3-yr reservedNo upfront53% off$0.173953% off$0.2491▲ 43%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.29620% off$0.424▲ 43%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.m8i.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.37 vs $0.53 per hour
30% cheaper
Where db.r8i.xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 16
2× higher

Specs

4 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchdb.m8i.xlargedb.r8i.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.9 GHz3.9 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differdb.m8i.xlargedb.r8i.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1632
NetworkingAll 3 matchdb.m8i.xlargedb.r8i.xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline1.875 Gbps1.875 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
StorageAll 7 matchdb.m8i.xlargedb.r8i.xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Instance details2 of 3 differdb.m8i.xlargedb.r8i.xlarge
Familym8ir8i
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differdb.m8i.xlargedb.r8i.xlarge
Hardware Basism8i.xlarger8i.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.m8i.xlarge first. Oracle Enterprise BYOL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.m8i.xlargedb.r8i.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.37$0.53▲ 43%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.37$0.53▲ 43%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.37$0.53▲ 43%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.41$0.57▲ 39%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.41$0.57▲ 39%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.41$0.59▲ 44%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.414$0.59▲ 43%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.43$0.62▲ 44%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.43$0.59▲ 37%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.433$0.62▲ 43%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.45$0.64▲ 42%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.46$0.54▲ 17%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.49$0.8268▲ 69%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.5$0.68▲ 36%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.52$0.63▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.52$0.63▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.52$0.63▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.52$0.63▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.53$0.6▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.53$0.6▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.5447$0.66▲ 21%

Keep exploring

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

db.m8i.xlargeGeneral purpose, m8i family
db.m8i.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m8i family

Compare db.m8i.xlarge with

db.m8g.xlargedb.t3.xlargedb.m8a.xlargedb.t2.xlargedb.m7i.xlarge
db.r8i.xlargeMemory optimized, r8i family
db.r8i.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r8i family

Compare db.r8i.xlarge with

db.r8g.xlargedb.r8a.xlargedb.r7i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem4x

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