db.m3.medium

    $0.0900/hr

    ~$65.70/month on-demand in N. Virginia (us-east-1)

    The db.m3.medium is a General Purpose RDS instance with 1 vCPUs and 3.75 GiB of memory with Moderate network performance, starting at $0.090 per hour.

    Last updated: Feb 22, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC

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    Pricing Options

    On-Demand

    Pay as you go - no commitment

    Hourly Rate
    $0.0900/hr
    ~$65.70/mo

    Reserved 1yr

    One year commitment

    Not available

    Reserved 3yr

    Three year commitment

    Not available

    M3 Family

    Switch between sizes in N. Virginia (us-east-1)

    SizevCPUMem
    db.m3.2xlarge830
    db.m3.large27.5
    db.m3.medium13.75
    db.m3.xlarge415

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for db.m3.medium

    Processor

    vCPUs1
    Memory3.75 GiB
    Instance FamilyM3
    Physical ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge/Sandy Bridge)
    Architecture64-bit
    Clock Speed2.5 GHz
    Current Gen
    Norm. Factor2

    Network

    PerformanceModerate
    Enhanced Networking

    Storage & Database

    Storage1 x 4 SSD
    EngineMariaDB
    LicenseNo license required
    DeploymentSingle-AZ

    EBS Performance

    EBS Optimized

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