db.t3.xlargevsdb.m5.xlarge

db.t3.xlarge is 19% cheaper than db.m5.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $48.18 a month.

At a glancedb.t3.xlargedb.m5.xlarge
On-demand$0.29/hr19% less$0.356/hr
Lowest rate$0.2068/hr9% less1-yr reserved, no upfront$0.228/hr1-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 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.xlargedb.m5.xlargedb.m5.xlarge vs db.t3.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.29$0.356▲ 23%
1-yr reservedNo upfront29% off$0.206836% off$0.228▲ 10%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.t3.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.29 vs $0.356 per hour
19% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
Where db.m5.xlarge leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPU
Network peak10 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
2× higher
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps vs 2,780 Mbps
71% higher
Sustained clock3.1 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
24% higher

Specs

17 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 8 differdb.t3.xlargedb.m5.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64–
ProcessorIntel Skylake E5 2686 v5 (2.5 GHz)–
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.1 GHz
BurstableYesNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.t3.xlargedb.m5.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking3 of 3 differdb.t3.xlargedb.m5.xlarge
NetworkModerate–
Network baseline1.024 Gbps1.25 Gbps
Network peak5 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage6 of 7 differdb.t3.xlargedb.m5.xlarge
StorageEBS OnlyEBS Only
EBS baseline bandwidth695 Mbps1,150 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth2,780 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput86.875 MB/s143.75 MB/s
EBS max throughput347.5 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS4,0006,000
EBS max IOPS15,70018,750
Instance details3 of 4 differdb.t3.xlargedb.m5.xlarge
Familyt3m5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYes–
Normalization factor–16
Other1 of 1 differdb.t3.xlargedb.m5.xlarge
Hardware Basist3.xlargem5.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiondb.t3.xlargedb.m5.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.29$0.356▲ 23%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.29$0.356▲ 23%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.29$0.356▲ 23%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.296$0.374▲ 26%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.312$0.394▲ 26%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.312$0.394▲ 26%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.32$0.392▲ 23%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.328$0.412▲ 26%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.328$0.414▲ 26%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.328$0.412▲ 26%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.328$0.414▲ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.336$0.424▲ 26%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$0.343$0.433▲ 26%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$0.344$0.434▲ 26%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.35$0.43▲ 23%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.35$0.43▲ 23%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.37$0.466▲ 26%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.371$0.469▲ 26%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.38$0.406▲ 7%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.424$0.506▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.424$0.506▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.448$0.494▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$0.448$0.494▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.448$0.518▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.448$0.494▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.448$0.494▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.448$0.494▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.448$0.494▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$0.4928$0.5434▲ 10%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.604$0.466▼ 23%

Keep exploring

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

db.t3.xlargeGeneral purpose, t3 family, burstable
db.t3.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the t3 family

Compare db.t3.xlarge with

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db.m5.xlargeGeneral purpose, m5 family
db.m5.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m5 family

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db.m5d.xlargedb.r5.xlargedb.r5.xlarge.tpc2.mem2xdb.r5.xlarge.tpc2.mem4xdb.t2.xlargedb.m4.xlargedb.m6i.xlarge

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