db.t3.largevsdb.m4.large
db.t3.large is 20% cheaper than db.m4.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $27.01 a month.
| At a glance | db.t3.large | db.m4.large |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.145/hr20% less | $0.182/hr |
| Size | 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB | 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB |
| CPU | BurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idle | Full 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.
| Option | db.t3.large | db.m4.large | db.m4.large vs db.t3.large |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.145 | $0.182 | ▲ 26% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 29% off$0.1034 | — | — |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.t3.large leads
On-demand price$0.145 vs $0.182 per hour
20% cheaperCPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
BurstableEBS max bandwidth2,780 Mbps vs 450 Mbps
6.2× higherNetwork peak5 Gbps vs 1.2 Gbps
4.2× higherWhere db.m4.large leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPUSpecs
22 of 27 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute6 of 10 differ | db.t3.large | db.m4.large |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 1 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | – | x86_64 |
| Processor | – | Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | – | 2.4 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | Yes | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | db.t3.large | db.m4.large |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 | 8 |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | db.t3.large | db.m4.large |
|---|---|---|
| Network | – | Moderate |
| Network baseline | 0.512 Gbps | 0.45 Gbps |
| Network peak | 5 Gbps | 1.2 Gbps |
| Storage8 of 8 differ | db.t3.large | db.m4.large |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | – | EBS Only |
| EBS throughput | – | 450 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 695 Mbps | 450 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 2,780 Mbps | 450 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 86.875 MB/s | 56.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 347.5 MB/s | 56.25 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 4,000 | 3,600 |
| EBS max IOPS | 15,700 | 3,600 |
| Instance details4 of 4 differ | db.t3.large | db.m4.large |
|---|---|---|
| Family | t3 | m4 |
| Category | – | General purpose |
| Current generation | – | No |
| Normalization factor | 4 | – |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.t3.large | db.m4.large |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | t3.large | m4.large |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for db.t3.large first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.
| Region | db.t3.large | db.m4.large | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.145 | $0.182 | ▲ 26% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.145 | $0.182 | ▲ 26% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.145 | $0.182 | ▲ 26% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.156 | $0.201 | ▲ 29% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.16 | $0.2 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.164 | $0.211 | ▲ 29% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.164 | $0.203 | ▲ 24% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.168 | $0.217 | ▲ 29% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.17 | $0.218 | ▲ 28% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.19 | $0.213 | ▲ 12% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.212 | $0.257 | ▲ 21% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $0.224 | $0.265 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.224 | $0.252 | ▲ 12% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.224 | $0.271 | ▲ 21% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.224 | $0.256 | ▲ 14% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.224 | $0.265 | ▲ 18% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.302 | $0.239 | ▼ 21% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS RDS PostgreSQL prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.