db.m8g.16xlarge
db.m8g.16xlarge is an AWS RDS size with 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $5.376 per hour on demand ($3,924.48 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.602 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 | $5.376 | $3.602 | $2.527 | $4.301 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $5.376 | $3.602 | $2.527 | $4.301 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $5.376 | $3.602 | $2.527 | $4.301 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $5.664 | $3.795 | $2.662 | $4.531 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $5.952 | $3.988 | $2.797 | $4.762 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $5.952 | $3.988 | $2.797 | $4.762 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $5.956 | $3.99 | $2.799 | $4.765 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $6.144 | $4.116 | $2.888 | $4.915 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $6.24 | $4.181 | $2.933 | $4.992 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $6.24 | $4.181 | $2.933 | $4.992 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $6.293 | $4.216 | $2.958 | $5.034 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $6.368 | $4.266 | $2.993 | $5.094 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $6.40 | $4.288 | $3.008 | $5.12 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $7.072 | $4.738 | $3.324 | $5.658 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $7.096 | $4.754 | $3.335 | $5.677 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $7.488 | $5.017 | $3.519 | $5.99 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $7.494 | $5.021 | $3.522 | $5.995 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $7.494 | $5.021 | $3.522 | $5.995 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $7.501 | $5.026 | $3.525 | $6.001 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $7.664 | $5.135 | $3.602 | $6.131 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $7.68 | $5.146 | $3.61 | $6.144 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $8.255 | $5.531 | $3.88 | $6.604 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $8.548 | $5.727 | $4.017 | $6.838 |
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 | $5.376 | $3.602 | $2.527 |
| PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ | $10.752 | $7.204 | $5.053 |
| MariaDB · Single-AZ | $5.376 | $3.602 | $2.527 |
| MySQL · Single-AZ | $5.376 | $3.602 | $2.527 |
| MariaDB · Multi-AZ | $10.752 | $7.204 | $5.053 |
| MySQL · Multi-AZ | $10.752 | $7.204 | $5.053 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 |
| Physical cores | 64 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 30 Gbps |
| Network peak | 30 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| 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.m8g.16xlarge |
| Family | m8g |
| Normalization factor | 128 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | m8g.16xlarge |
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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.