← db.m2.xlarge

db.m2.xlarge db.r3.large

2 vCPU · 17.1 GB vs 2 vCPU · 15.25 GB

on-demand · US East

db.r3.large is 27.3% cheaper on-demand than db.m2.xlarge ( saves $65.70/mo ).

Compared resources

db.m2.xlarge

AWS RDS

2 vCPU · 17.1 GB RAM · x86_64

m2 family

db.r3.large

AWS RDS

2 vCPU · 15.25 GB RAM · x86_64

r3 family

Pricing

Side-by-side on-demand cost in us-east-1.

db.m2.xlarge

us-east-1

Hourly $0.3300 USD / hour
Monthly est. $240.90 730 hours
Yearly est. $2890.80 12 × monthly

db.r3.large

us-east-1

Hourly $0.2400 USD / hour
Monthly est. $175.20 730 hours
Yearly est. $2102.40 12 × monthly
Hourly difference
− $0.0900/hr
Monthly difference
−$65.70/mo
Savings vs db.m2.xlarge
27.3%

Specs

Field db.m2.xlarge db.r3.large Difference
vCPU 2 2 +0
Memory 17.1 GB 15.25 GB -1.9 GB
Architecture x86_64 x86_64 Same
Family m2 r3 Different
Cost per vCPU $0.1650 /hr $0.1200 /hr Lower
Cost per GB RAM $0.0193 /hr $0.0157 /hr Lower