db.t2.2xlargevsdb.m5d.2xlarge

db.t2.2xlarge is 31% cheaper than db.m5d.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $188.34 a month.

At a glancedb.t2.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlarge
On-demand$0.58/hr31% less$0.838/hr
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon FamilyIntel Xeon Platinum 8175
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CPUBurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idleFull CPUSteady performance, no credits to manage

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiondb.t2.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlarge vs db.t2.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.58$0.838▲ 44%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—23% off$0.6453—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.t2.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.58 vs $0.838 per hour
31% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
Physical cores8 vs 4
2× higher
Where db.m5d.2xlarge leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPU
Network peak10 Gbps vs 1.024 Gbps
9.8× higher
Sustained clock3.1 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
35% higher

Specs

22 of 27 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute7 of 10 differdb.t2.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores84
Threads per core12
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon FamilyIntel Xeon Platinum 8175
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speedUp to 3.3 GHz–
Sustained clock2.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel Turbo–
BurstableYesNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.t2.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking3 of 3 differdb.t2.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlarge
NetworkModerateUp to 10 Gbps
Network baseline1 Gbps2.5 Gbps
Network peak1.024 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage8 of 8 differdb.t2.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlarge
StorageEBS Only1 x 300 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 300 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth–2,300 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth–4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput–287.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput–593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS–12,000
EBS max IOPS–18,750
Instance details3 of 4 differdb.t2.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlarge
Familyt2m5d
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationNoYes
Normalization factor32–
Other1 of 1 differdb.t2.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlarge
Hardware Basist2.2xlargem5d.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.t2.2xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.t2.2xlargedb.m5d.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.58$0.838▲ 44%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.58$0.838▲ 44%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.58$0.838▲ 44%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.624$0.928▲ 49%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.64$0.923▲ 44%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.656$0.972▲ 48%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.656$0.971▲ 48%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.672$1.003▲ 49%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.696$0.965▲ 39%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.696$0.965▲ 39%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.76$0.964▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.848$1.222▲ 44%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.896$1.22▲ 36%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.896$1.164▲ 30%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.896$1.161▲ 30%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.896$1.169▲ 30%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.896$1.163▲ 30%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$1.208$1.096▼ 9%

Keep exploring

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

db.t2.2xlargeGeneral purpose, t2 family, burstable
db.t2.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the t2 family

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db.m5d.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m5d family
db.m5d.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m5d family

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