db.t2.largevsdb.m5.large

db.t2.large is 19% cheaper than db.m5.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $24.09 a month.

At a glancedb.t2.largedb.m5.large
On-demand$0.145/hr19% less$0.178/hr
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 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.largedb.m5.largedb.m5.large vs db.t2.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.145$0.178▲ 23%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—36% off$0.114—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.t2.large leads
On-demand price$0.145 vs $0.178 per hour
19% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higher
Where db.m5.large 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

20 of 26 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute7 of 10 differdb.t2.largedb.m5.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores21
Threads per core12
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon FamilyIntel Xeon Platinum 8175
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speedUp to 3.3 GHz2.5 GHz
Sustained clock2.3 GHz3.1 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel TurboIntel AVX, Intel AVX2, Intel AVX512, Intel Turbo
BurstableYesNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.t2.largedb.m5.large
Memory (GiB)88
Networking3 of 3 differdb.t2.largedb.m5.large
NetworkLow to ModerateUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline0.512 Gbps0.75 Gbps
Network peak1.024 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage7 of 8 differdb.t2.largedb.m5.large
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS throughput–Up to 2120 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth–650 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth–4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput–81.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput–593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS–3,600
EBS max IOPS–18,750
Instance details2 of 3 differdb.t2.largedb.m5.large
Familyt2m5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationNoYes
Other1 of 1 differdb.t2.largedb.m5.large
Hardware Basist2.largem5.large

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.t2.large first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.t2.largedb.m5.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.145$0.178▲ 23%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.145$0.178▲ 23%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.145$0.178▲ 23%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.156$0.197▲ 26%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.16$0.196▲ 23%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.164$0.206▲ 26%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.164$0.206▲ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.168$0.212▲ 26%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.174$0.21▲ 21%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.174$0.21▲ 21%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.19$0.203▲ 7%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.212$0.253▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.224$0.259▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.224$0.247▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.224$0.247▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.224$0.247▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.224$0.247▲ 10%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.302$0.233▼ 23%

Keep exploring

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

db.t2.largeGeneral purpose, t2 family, burstable
db.t2.large prices and specsEvery size in the t2 family

Compare db.t2.large with

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db.m5.largeGeneral purpose, m5 family
db.m5.large prices and specsEvery size in the m5 family

Compare db.m5.large with

db.m5d.largedb.r5.largedb.r5.large.tpc1.mem2xdb.t3.largedb.m4.largedb.m6i.large

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