Instances AWS RDS db.r8a.12xlarge db.r8a.12xlarge
db.r8a.12xlarge is an AWS RDS size with 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB memory (5th Generation AMD EPYC). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $7.246 per hour on demand ($5,289.29 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year Database Savings Plan costs $5.796 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 $7.246 – – PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ $14.491 – – SQL Server Enterprise · Single-AZ $6.905 – – SQL Server Enterprise BYOM · Single-AZ $6.905 – – SQL Server Enterprise BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ $6.905 – – SQL Server Enterprise Developer BYOM · Single-AZ $6.905 – – SQL Server Enterprise Developer BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ $6.905 – – SQL Server Enterprise Unbundled · Single-AZ $6.905 – – SQL Server Standard · Single-AZ $6.905 – – SQL Server Standard BYOM · Single-AZ $6.905 – – SQL Server Standard BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ $6.905 – – SQL Server Standard Developer BYOM · Single-AZ $6.905 – – SQL Server Standard Developer BYOM Unbundled · Single-AZ $6.905 – – SQL Server Standard Unbundled · Single-AZ $6.905 – – MariaDB · Single-AZ $7.246 – – MySQL · Single-AZ $7.246 – – Aurora MySQL · Single-AZ $8.405 – – Aurora PostgreSQL · Single-AZ $8.405 – – Aurora MySQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ $10.927 – – Aurora PostgreSQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ $10.927 – – SQL Server Enterprise BYOM Unbundled · Multi-AZ $13.811 – – SQL Server Enterprise Developer BYOM Unbundled · Multi-AZ $13.811 – – SQL Server Enterprise Unbundled · Multi-AZ $13.811 – – SQL Server Standard BYOM Unbundled · Multi-AZ $13.811 – – SQL Server Standard Unbundled · Multi-AZ $13.811 – – MariaDB · Multi-AZ $14.491 – – MySQL · Multi-AZ $14.491 – –
Compute Value vCPUs 48 Physical cores 48 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) 384
Networking Value Network 22.5 Gbps Network baseline 22.5 Gbps Network peak 22.5 Gbps
Storage Value Storage EBS Only 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.r8a.12xlarge Family r8a Category Memory optimized Current generation Yes Normalization factor 96
Other Value Hardware Basis r8a.12xlarge
Other processors
Compute and memory optimized
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS RDS sizes .