db.r6i.xlargevsdb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x

db.r6i.xlarge is 50% cheaper than db.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $365.00 a month.

At a glancedb.r6i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
On-demand$0.5/hr50% less$1.00/hr
Lowest rate$0.2888/hr57% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$0.67/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 32 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.r6i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x vs db.r6i.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.5$1.00▲ 100%
1-yr reservedNo upfront42% off$0.288833% off$0.67▲ 132%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment—20% off$0.8—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.r6i.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.5 vs $1.00 per hour
50% cheaper
Where db.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

19 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute5 of 6 differdb.r6i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
vCPUs44
Physical cores2–
Threads per core2–
CPU makerIntel–
Sustained clock3.5 GHz–
BurstableNo–
Memory1 of 1 differdb.r6i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Memory (GiB)3264
Networking3 of 3 differdb.r6i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Network–Up to 12.5 Gbps
Network baseline1.562 Gbps–
Network peak12.5 Gbps–
Storage6 of 7 differdb.r6i.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.r6i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Familyr6ir7i
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generation–Yes
Normalization factor–32
Other1 of 1 differdb.r6i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
Hardware Basisr6i.xlarge–

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.r6i.xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.r6i.xlargedb.r7i.xlarge.tpc2.mem2xDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.5$1.00▲ 100%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.5$1.00▲ 100%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.5$1.00▲ 100%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.51$1.02▲ 100%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.51$1.02▲ 100%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.514$1.028▲ 100%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.526$1.052▲ 100%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$0.54$1.08▲ 100%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.541$1.08▲ 100%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.56$1.12▲ 100%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.56$1.12▲ 100%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.57$1.14▲ 100%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.588$1.176▲ 100%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.588$1.176▲ 100%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.588$1.176▲ 100%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.6$1.20▲ 100%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.6$1.20▲ 100%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.6$1.20▲ 100%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.6$1.20▲ 100%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.61$1.22▲ 100%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.7$1.20▲ 71%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.7$1.20▲ 71%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$1.048$1.59▲ 52%

Keep exploring

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

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