Amazon Web Services RDS for MySQL db.m5.largeUS company

2 vCPU / 8GB, Seoul, South Korea. $172.28 per month on-demand (excluding tax)

Prices shown for: Seoul, South Korea (ap-northeast-2)

About this product

A general-purpose Intel MySQL managed database with 2 vCPU, 8 GB memory. Single AZ.

Key points

  • Spec 2 vCPU, 8 GB memory
  • Engine MySQL
  • CPU Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
  • Performance Fixed (steady, no CPU credits)
  • Type general-purpose
  • Network Up to 10 Gigabit
  • High availability Single AZ
  • Region Seoul (ap-northeast-2)

db.m5 (Intel Platinum 8175, general-purpose)

An RDS general-purpose DB instance class on Intel Xeon Platinum 8175. Performance is steady and does not depend on CPU credits. It has about 4 GB of memory per vCPU. Suited to typical database work with balanced CPU, memory and network.

Good for General database workloads

Source

Price by pricing model

Pricing modelHourly priceMonthly (original currency)Monthly (with Korean VAT 10%)Monthly (excluding tax)Source
On-demand$0.236/hr$172.28hourly x 730$189.51With Korean VAT 10%$172.28Excluding taxOfficial pricingChecked 2026-10-20

On-demand uses the flat monthly price when there is one, otherwise the hourly price times the monthly hours. Reserved and savings plan prices are monthly equivalents.

Source: Official pricing, checked 2026-10-20 12:04 KST. $0.236/hr x 730 hours, VAT excluded.

Shown in USD, Seoul prices. Exchange rate used: 1 USD = ₩1,329.49 (as of 2026-10-19). Prices exclude tax. Local taxes such as VAT or GST depend on your country. Korea-based buyers pay 10% VAT.

Specifications

Company
Amazon Web Services (US company)
Family
db.m5
Type
General purpose
vCPU
2
Memory
8GB
CPU
Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
CPU architecture
x86_64
Network
Up to 10 Gigabit
DB engine
MySQL
High availability
No
Region
Seoul, South Korea (ap-northeast-2)
Product ID
mysql:db.m5.large:single-az

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Last updated: 2026-10-20 12:09 KST.