db.r8g.xlarge
db.r8g.xlarge is an AWS RDS size with 4 vCPUs, 32 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.478 per hour on demand ($348.94 per month) for PostgreSQL, Single-AZ; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.32 per hour, 33% less. It is sold in 27 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 | $0.478 | $0.32 | $0.2246 | $0.3824 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.478 | $0.32 | $0.2246 | $0.3824 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.478 | $0.32 | $0.2246 | $0.3824 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.488 | $0.3269 | $0.2293 | $0.3904 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.49 | $0.328 | $0.2303 | $0.392 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $0.502 | $0.3363 | $0.2359 | $0.4016 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.516 | $0.3457 | $0.2425 | $0.4128 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.536 | $0.359 | $0.2519 | $0.4288 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.536 | $0.359 | $0.2519 | $0.4288 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.536 | $0.3591 | $0.2519 | $0.4288 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.544 | $0.364 | $0.2556 | $0.4352 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.544 | $0.3644 | $0.2556 | $0.4352 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.561 | $0.3758 | $0.2636 | $0.4488 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.561 | $0.3758 | $0.2636 | $0.4488 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.574 | $0.385 | $0.2697 | $0.4592 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.574 | $0.3845 | $0.2697 | $0.4592 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.574 | $0.3845 | $0.2697 | $0.4592 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.574 | $0.3845 | $0.2697 | $0.4592 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.574 | $0.385 | $0.2697 | $0.4592 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.574 | $0.3845 | $0.2697 | $0.4592 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.574 | $0.3845 | $0.2697 | $0.4592 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.574 | – | – | – |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.574 | $0.385 | – | $0.4592 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.582 | $0.39 | $0.2735 | $0.4656 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.631 | $0.4227 | $0.2965 | $0.5048 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.64 | $0.4288 | $0.3008 | $0.512 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.76 | $0.5092 | $0.3572 | $0.608 |
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 | $0.478 | $0.32 | $0.2246 |
| PostgreSQL · Multi-AZ | $0.956 | $0.641 | $0.4493 |
| MariaDB · Single-AZ | $0.478 | $0.32 | $0.2246 |
| MySQL · Single-AZ | $0.478 | $0.32 | $0.2246 |
| Aurora MySQL · Single-AZ | $0.552 | $0.37 | $0.2594 |
| Aurora PostgreSQL · Single-AZ | $0.552 | $0.37 | $0.2594 |
| Aurora MySQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ | $0.718 | – | – |
| Aurora PostgreSQL I/O Optimized · Single-AZ | $0.718 | – | – |
| MariaDB · Multi-AZ | $0.956 | $0.641 | $0.4493 |
| MySQL · Multi-AZ | $0.956 | $0.641 | $0.4493 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 32 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network baseline | 1.875 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 1,250 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 156.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | db.r8g.xlarge |
| Family | r8g |
| Normalization factor | 8 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | r8g.xlarge |
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Other r8g sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| db.r8g.large | 2 | 16 | $0.239 |
| db.r8g.xlarge | 4 | 32 | $0.478 |
| db.r8g.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | $0.956 |
| db.r8g.4xlarge | 16 | 128 | $1.912 |
| db.r8g.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $3.824 |
| db.r8g.12xlarge | 48 | 384 | $5.736 |
| db.r8g.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $7.648 |
| db.r8g.24xlarge | 96 | 768 | $11.472 |
| db.r8g.48xlarge | 192 | 1536 | $22.944 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS RDS sizes.