db.t3.2xlargevsdb.m4.2xlarge

db.t3.2xlarge is 21% cheaper than db.m4.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $110.23 a month.

At a glancedb.t3.2xlargedb.m4.2xlarge
On-demand$0.579/hr21% less$0.73/hr
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
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.t3.2xlargedb.m4.2xlargedb.m4.2xlarge vs db.t3.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.579$0.73▲ 26%
1-yr reservedNo upfront29% off$0.4135——

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.t3.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.579 vs $0.73 per hour
21% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
EBS max bandwidth2,780 Mbps vs 1,000 Mbps
2.8× higher
Network baseline2.048 Gbps vs 1 Gbps
2× higher
Where db.m4.2xlarge leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPU
Network peak10 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
2× higher
EBS baseline IOPS8,000 vs 4,000
2× higher

Specs

19 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 8 differdb.t3.2xlargedb.m4.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64–
ProcessorIntel Skylake E5 2686 v5 (2.5 GHz)–
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.4 GHz
BurstableYesNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.t3.2xlargedb.m4.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking3 of 3 differdb.t3.2xlargedb.m4.2xlarge
NetworkModerate–
Network baseline2.048 Gbps1 Gbps
Network peak5 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage7 of 7 differdb.t3.2xlargedb.m4.2xlarge
StorageEBS Only–
EBS baseline bandwidth695 Mbps1,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth2,780 Mbps1,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput86.875 MB/s125 MB/s
EBS max throughput347.5 MB/s125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS4,0008,000
EBS max IOPS15,7008,000
Instance details4 of 4 differdb.t3.2xlargedb.m4.2xlarge
Familyt3m4
CategoryGeneral purpose–
Current generationYes–
Normalization factor32–
Other1 of 1 differdb.t3.2xlargedb.m4.2xlarge
Hardware Basist3.2xlargem4.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.t3.2xlarge first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.t3.2xlargedb.m4.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.579$0.73▲ 26%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.579$0.73▲ 26%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.579$0.73▲ 26%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.624$0.806▲ 29%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.64$0.803▲ 25%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.656$0.846▲ 29%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.656$0.811▲ 24%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.672$0.87▲ 29%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.7$0.872▲ 25%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.76$0.852▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.848$1.029▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.896$1.061▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.896$1.008▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.896$1.084▲ 21%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.896$1.026▲ 15%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.896$1.061▲ 18%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$1.208$0.954▼ 21%

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.