Instances AWS RDS db.m5.2xlarge db.m5.2xlarge
db.m5.2xlarge is an AWS RDS size with 8 vCPUs, 32 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.712 per hour on demand ($519.76 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.456 per hour, 36% less. It is sold in 30 regions.
USD per hour, PostgreSQL, Single-AZ. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
Prices by engine and deployment in US East (N. Virginia) Option On-demand /hr 1-yr reserved /hr 3-yr reserved /hr PostgreSQL · Single-AZ $0.712 $0.456 – PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ $1.424 $0.9121 – MariaDB · Single-AZ $0.684 $0.4381 – MySQL · Single-AZ $0.684 $0.4381 – Oracle Enterprise BYOL · Single-AZ $0.684 $0.4227 – Oracle Standard Two BYOL · Single-AZ $0.684 $0.4227 – Oracle Enterprise BYOL BYOM Custom · Single-AZ $0.821 – – SQL Server Web · Single-AZ $1.102 $0.832 – SQL Server Developer BYOM Custom · Single-AZ $1.20 – – SQL Server Enterprise BYOM Custom · Single-AZ $1.20 – – SQL Server Standard BYOM Custom · Single-AZ $1.20 – – MariaDB · Multi-AZ $1.368 $0.8762 – MySQL · Multi-AZ $1.368 $0.8762 – Oracle Enterprise BYOL · Multi-AZ $1.368 $0.8453 – Oracle Standard Two BYOL · Multi-AZ $1.368 $0.8453 – SQL Server Web Custom · Single-AZ $1.445 $1.344 – Oracle Enterprise BYOL BYOM Custom · Multi-AZ $1.642 – – Oracle Standard Two · Single-AZ $1.752 $1.104 – SQL Server Web · Multi-AZ $2.069 – – SQL Server Developer BYOM Custom · Multi-AZ $2.40 – – SQL Server Enterprise BYOM Custom · Multi-AZ $2.40 – – SQL Server Standard BYOM Custom · Multi-AZ $2.40 – – SQL Server Standard · Single-AZ $2.548 $2.08 – SQL Server Standard Custom · Single-AZ $2.869 $2.668 – SQL Server Web Custom · Multi-AZ $2.89 – – Oracle Standard Two · Multi-AZ $3.504 $2.208 – SQL Server Enterprise · Single-AZ $4.672 $4.484 – SQL Server Standard · Multi-AZ $5.096 $4.16 – SQL Server Standard Custom · Multi-AZ $5.738 – – SQL Server Enterprise Custom · Single-AZ $6.157 $5.726 – SQL Server Enterprise · Multi-AZ $6.657 $6.457 – SQL Server Enterprise Custom · Multi-AZ $8.773 – –
Compute Value vCPUs 8 Physical cores 4 Threads per core 2 CPU maker Intel Sustained clock 3.1 GHz Burstable No
Memory Value Memory (GiB) 32
Networking Value Network baseline 2.5 Gbps Network peak 10 Gbps
Storage Value 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 details Value Instance type db.m5.2xlarge Family m5
Other Value Hardware Basis m5.2xlarge
With or without local disk and networking
Compute and memory optimized
Burstable
Other generations
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS RDS sizes .