Instances AWS RDS db.m8a.16xlarge db.m8a.16xlarge
db.m8a.16xlarge is an AWS RDS size with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (5th Generation AMD EPYC). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $6.877 per hour on demand ($5,020.06 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year Database Savings Plan costs $5.501 per hour, 20% less. It is sold in 9 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 $6.877 – – PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ $13.754 – – SQL Server Enterprise · Single-AZ $6.551 – – SQL Server Enterprise BYOM · Single-AZ $6.551 – – SQL Server Enterprise BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ $6.551 – – SQL Server Enterprise Developer BYOM · Single-AZ $6.551 – – SQL Server Enterprise Developer BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ $6.551 – – SQL Server Enterprise Unbundled · Single-AZ $6.551 – – MariaDB · Single-AZ $6.877 – – MySQL · Single-AZ $6.877 – – SQL Server Enterprise BYOM Unbundled · Multi-AZ $13.103 – – SQL Server Enterprise Developer BYOM Unbundled · Multi-AZ $13.103 – – SQL Server Enterprise Unbundled · Multi-AZ $13.103 – – MariaDB · Multi-AZ $13.754 – – MySQL · Multi-AZ $13.754 – –
Compute Value vCPUs 32 Physical cores 64 Threads per core 1 Architecture x86_64 Processor 5th Generation AMD EPYC CPU maker AMD Sustained clock 4.5 GHz Burstable No
Memory Value Memory (GiB) 256
Networking Value Network 30 Gbps Network baseline 30 Gbps Network peak 30 Gbps
Storage Value Storage EBS Only EBS baseline bandwidth 20,000 Mbps EBS max bandwidth 20,000 Mbps EBS baseline throughput 2,500 MB/s EBS max throughput 2,500 MB/s EBS baseline IOPS 80,000 EBS max IOPS 80,000
Instance details Value Instance type db.m8a.16xlarge Family m8a Category General purpose Current generation Yes
Other Value Hardware Basis m8a.16xlarge
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Compute and memory optimized
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS RDS sizes .