Instances AWS RDS db.r7i.8xlarge db.r7i.8xlarge
db.r7i.8xlarge is an AWS RDS size with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids 8488C)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $4.00 per hour on demand ($2,920.00 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.68 per hour, 33% less. It is sold in 29 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 $4.00 $2.68 – PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ $8.00 $5.36 – Db2 Advanced · Single-AZ $4.00 $2.68 – Db2 Advanced BYOL · Single-AZ $4.00 $2.68 – MariaDB · Single-AZ $4.00 $2.68 – MySQL · Single-AZ $4.00 $2.68 – Oracle Enterprise BYOL · Single-AZ $4.00 $2.68 – Oracle Enterprise BYOL BYOM Custom · Single-AZ $4.00 – – SQL Server Enterprise · Single-AZ $4.00 – – SQL Server Enterprise BYOM · Single-AZ $4.00 – – SQL Server Enterprise BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ $4.00 – – SQL Server Enterprise Developer BYOM · Single-AZ $4.00 – – SQL Server Enterprise Developer BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ $4.00 – – SQL Server Enterprise Unbundled · Single-AZ $4.00 – – SQL Server Standard · Single-AZ $4.00 – – SQL Server Standard BYOM · Single-AZ $4.00 – – SQL Server Standard BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ $4.00 – – SQL Server Standard Developer BYOM · Single-AZ $4.00 – – SQL Server Standard Developer BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ $4.00 – – SQL Server Standard Unbundled · Single-AZ $4.00 – – Aurora MySQL · Single-AZ $4.64 $3.109 – Aurora PostgreSQL · Single-AZ $4.64 $3.109 – Aurora MySQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ $6.032 – – Aurora PostgreSQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ $6.032 – – Db2 Advanced · Multi-AZ $8.00 $5.36 – Db2 Advanced BYOL · Multi-AZ $8.00 $5.36 – MariaDB · Multi-AZ $8.00 $5.36 – MySQL · Multi-AZ $8.00 $5.36 – Oracle Enterprise BYOL · Multi-AZ $8.00 $5.36 – Oracle Enterprise BYOL BYOM Custom · Multi-AZ $8.00 – – SQL Server Enterprise BYOM Unbundled · Multi-AZ $8.00 – – SQL Server Enterprise Developer BYOM Unbundled · Multi-AZ $8.00 – – SQL Server Enterprise Unbundled · Multi-AZ $8.00 – – SQL Server Standard BYOM Unbundled · Multi-AZ $8.00 – – SQL Server Standard Unbundled · Multi-AZ $8.00 – –
Compute Value vCPUs 32 Physical cores 16 Threads per core 2 Architecture x86_64 Processor Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids 8488C) CPU maker Intel Sustained clock 3.2 GHz Burstable No
Memory Value Memory (GiB) 256
Networking Value Network 12.5 Gbps Network baseline 12.5 Gbps Network peak 12.5 Gbps
Storage Value Storage Aurora IO Optimization Mode EBS baseline bandwidth 10,000 Mbps EBS max bandwidth 10,000 Mbps EBS baseline throughput 1,250 MB/s EBS max throughput 1,250 MB/s EBS baseline IOPS 40,000 EBS max IOPS 40,000
Instance details Value Instance type db.r7i.8xlarge Family r7i Category Memory optimized Current generation Yes Normalization factor 83.2
Other Value Hardware Basis r7i.8xlarge
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Compute and memory optimized
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Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS RDS sizes .