db.m8g.12xlarge
db.m8g.12xlarge is an AWS RDS size with 48 vCPUs, 192 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $4.032 per hour on demand ($2,943.36 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.701 per hour, 33% less. It is sold in 23 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, PostgreSQL, Single-AZ. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $4.032 | $2.701 | $1.895 | $3.226 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $4.032 | $2.701 | $1.895 | $3.226 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $4.032 | $2.701 | $1.895 | $3.226 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $4.248 | $2.846 | $1.996 | $3.398 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $4.464 | $2.991 | $2.098 | $3.571 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $4.464 | $2.991 | $2.098 | $3.571 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $4.467 | $2.993 | $2.099 | $3.574 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $4.608 | $3.087 | $2.166 | $3.686 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $4.68 | $3.136 | $2.20 | $3.744 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $4.68 | $3.136 | $2.20 | $3.744 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $4.72 | $3.162 | $2.218 | $3.776 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $4.776 | $3.20 | $2.245 | $3.821 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $4.80 | $3.216 | $2.256 | $3.84 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $5.304 | $3.554 | $2.493 | $4.243 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $5.321 | $3.565 | $2.501 | $4.257 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $5.616 | $3.763 | $2.639 | $4.493 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $5.621 | $3.766 | $2.642 | $4.497 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $5.621 | $3.766 | $2.642 | $4.497 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $5.626 | $3.769 | $2.644 | $4.50 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $5.748 | $3.851 | $2.701 | $4.598 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $5.76 | $3.859 | $2.707 | $4.608 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $6.192 | $4.149 | $2.91 | $4.954 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $6.411 | $4.295 | $3.013 | $5.129 |
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 | $4.032 | $2.701 | $1.895 |
| PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ | $8.064 | $5.403 | $3.79 |
| MariaDB · Single-AZ | $4.032 | $2.701 | $1.895 |
| MySQL · Single-AZ | $4.032 | $2.701 | $1.895 |
| MariaDB · Multi-AZ | $8.064 | $5.403 | $3.79 |
| MySQL · Multi-AZ | $8.064 | $5.403 | $3.79 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 |
| Physical cores | 48 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 192 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 22.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 22.5 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 60,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 60,000 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | db.m8g.12xlarge |
| Family | m8g |
| Normalization factor | 96 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | m8g.12xlarge |
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Other m8g sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| db.m8g.large | 2 | 8 | $0.168 |
| db.m8g.xlarge | 4 | 16 | $0.336 |
| db.m8g.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | $0.672 |
| db.m8g.4xlarge | 16 | 64 | $1.344 |
| db.m8g.8xlarge | 32 | 128 | $2.688 |
| db.m8g.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | $4.032 |
| db.m8g.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $5.376 |
| db.m8g.24xlarge | 96 | 512 | $8.064 |
| db.m8g.48xlarge | 192 | 768 | $16.128 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS RDS sizes.