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ApsaraDB RDS:RDS for MySQL Standard Edition (formerly X86) read-only instance types

Last Updated:Nov 19, 2025

This topic describes the read-only instance types for RDS for MySQL Standard Edition (formerly X86) and their configurations.

To create an RDS for MySQL read-only instance, see Create an RDS for MySQL read-only instance.

Note
  • RDS for MySQL read-only instances support the subscription and pay-as-you-go billing methods. For more information, see Read-only instance pricing. The price on the purchase page is final.

  • The maximum connections for an instance type refers to the maximum number of processes that can connect to an RDS for MySQL instance simultaneously.

  • General-purpose instance types do not guarantee maximum IOPS or maximum I/O bandwidth. If your business is sensitive to IOPS, choose dedicated instance types.

RDS for MySQL Basic series (with cloud disks)

Important

Actual maximum I/O bandwidth of cloud disks: The actual bandwidth depends on the storage class, storage space, and instance type. For more information, see Throughput calculation formula.

Series

Family

Instance type code

CPU and memory

Maximum connections

Storage

Maximum IOPS of the instance type

Maximum I/O bandwidth of the instance type (MB/s)

Storage space

Basic series

General-purpose

mysqlro.n2.small.c

1 core 2 GB

2000

General-purpose instance types do not guarantee maximum IOPS or maximum I/O bandwidth. If your business is sensitive to IOPS, choose dedicated instance types.

  • PL1 ESSD: 20 GB to 64000 GB

  • PL2 ESSD: 500 GB to 64000 GB

  • PL3 ESSD: 1500 GB to 64000 GB

  • Premium ESSD: 10 GB to 64000 GB

  • Standard SSD: 20 GB to 6000 GB

mysqlro.n2.medium.c

2 cores 4 GB

4000

mysqlro.n4.medium.c

2 cores 8 GB

6000

mysqlro.n8.medium.c

2 cores 16 GB

8000

mysqlro.n2.large.c

4 cores 8 GB

6000

mysqlro.n4.large.c

4 cores 16 GB

8000

mysqlro.n8.large.c

4 cores 32 GB

12000

mysqlro.n2.xlarge.c

8 cores 16 GB

8000

mysqlro.n4.xlarge.c

8 cores 32 GB

10000

mysqlro.n8.xlarge.c

8 cores 64 GB

16000

RDS for MySQL high-availability series (with local SSDs)

Important

If your RDS instance uses an instance type that provides 16 cores or more and you need a storage capacity of more than 8,000 GB, you can submit a ticket to apply for a quota. After your application is approved, the storage capacity of your RDS instance can reach up to 16,000 GB.

Series

Version

Family

Instance type code

CPU and memory

Maximum connections

Maximum IOPS

Storage space

High-availability series

8.0, 5.7, 5.6

General-purpose

rds.mysql.t1.small

1 core 1 GB

300

1200

5 GB to 3000 GB

rds.mysql.s1.small

1 core 2 GB

600

2000

rds.mysql.s2.large

2 cores 4 GB

2000

4000

rds.mysql.s2.xlarge

2 cores 8 GB

2000

6000

rds.mysql.s3.large

4 cores 8 GB

2000

8000

rds.mysql.m1.medium

4 cores 16 GB

4000

14000

rds.mysql.c1.large

8 cores 16 GB

4000

20000

5 GB to 4000 GB

rds.mysql.c1.xlarge

8 cores 32 GB

8000

28000

rds.mysql.c2.xlarge

16 cores 64 GB

16000

40000

20 GB to 8000 GB

rds.mysql.c2.xlp2

16 cores 96 GB

24000

40000

Dedicated

mysqlro.x8.medium.1

2 cores 16 GB

2500

15000

20 GB to 3000 GB

mysqlro.x4.large.1

4 cores 16 GB

2500

30000

mysqlro.x8.large.1

4 cores 32 GB

5000

40000

mysqlro.x4.xlarge.1

8 cores 32 GB

5000

45000

20 GB to 4000 GB

mysqlro.x8.xlarge.1

8 cores 64 GB

10000

50000

mysqlro.x4.2xlarge.1

16 cores 64 GB

10000

60000

20 GB to 8000 GB

mysqlro.x8.2xlarge.1

16 cores 128 GB

20000

60000

mysqlro.x4.4xlarge.1

32 cores 128 GB

20000

80000

mysqlro.x8.4xlarge.1

32 cores 256 GB

40000

100000

mysqlro.x4.8xlarge.1

64 cores 256 GB

40000

150000

mysqlro.x8.8xlarge.1

64 cores 512 GB

80000

150000

Dedicated host

rds.mysql.st.h43

60 cores 470 GB

100000

150000

rds.mysql.st.v52

90 cores 720 GB

150000

150000

RDS for MySQL high-availability series (with cloud disks)

Important
  • Actual maximum IOPS: The actual IOPS depends on the storage class, storage space, and instance type. For more information, see IOPS calculation formula.

  • Actual maximum I/O bandwidth: The actual bandwidth depends on the storage class, storage space, and instance type. For more information, see Throughput calculation formula.

Series

Version

Family

Instance type code

CPU and memory

Maximum connections

Storage

Maximum IOPS of the instance type

Maximum I/O bandwidth of the instance type (MB/s)

Storage space

High-availability series

8.0, 5.7, 5.6

General-purpose

mysqlro.n2.small.1c

1 core 2 GB

2000

General-purpose instance types do not guarantee maximum IOPS or maximum I/O bandwidth. If your business is sensitive to IOPS, choose dedicated instance types.

  • PL1 ESSD: 20 GB to 64000 GB

  • PL2 ESSD: 500 GB to 64000 GB

  • PL3 ESSD: 1500 GB to 64000 GB

  • Premium ESSD: 10 GB to 64000 GB

  • Standard SSD: 20 GB to 6000 GB

Dedicated

mysqlro.x2.medium.1c

2 cores 4 GB

4000

10000

125

mysqlro.x4.medium.1c

2 cores 8 GB

6000

mysqlro.x8.medium.1c

2 cores 16 GB

8000

mysqlro.x2.large.1c

4 cores 8 GB

6000

20000

187.5

mysqlro.x4.large.1c

4 cores 16 GB

8000

mysqlro.x8.large.1c

4 cores 32 GB

12000

mysqlro.x2.xlarge.1c

8 cores 16 GB

8000

25000

250

mysqlro.x4.xlarge.1c

8 cores 32 GB

10000

mysqlro.x8.xlarge.1c

8 cores 64 GB

16000

mysqlro.x2.3large.1c

12 cores 24 GB

12000

30000

312.5

mysqlro.x4.3large.1c

12 cores 48 GB

30000

mysqlro.x8.3large.1c

12 cores 96 GB

24000

mysqlro.x2.2xlarge.1c

16 cores 32 GB

16000

40000

375

mysqlro.x4.2xlarge.1c

16 cores 64 GB

20000

mysqlro.x8.2xlarge.1c

16 cores 128 GB

32000

mysqlro.x2.3xlarge.1c

24 cores 48 GB

24000

50000

500

mysqlro.x4.3xlarge.1c

24 cores 96 GB

30000

mysqlro.x8.3xlarge.1c

24 cores 192 GB

48000

mysqlro.x2.4xlarge.1c

32 cores 64 GB

32000

60000

625

mysqlro.x4.4xlarge.1c

32 cores 128 GB

40000

mysqlro.x8.4xlarge.1c

32 cores 256 GB

64000

mysqlro.x2.13large.1c

52 cores 96 GB

52000

100000

1000

mysqlro.x4.13large.1c

52 cores 192 GB

130000

mysqlro.x8.13large.1c

52 cores 384 GB

104000

mysqlro.x8.8xlarge.1c

64 cores 512 GB

128000

150000

1000

mysqlro.x2.13xlarge.1c

104 cores 192 GB

104000

20000

2000

mysqlro.x4.13xlarge.1c

104 cores 384 GB

130000

mysqlro.x8.13xlarge.1c

104 cores 768 GB

208000

mysqlro.x4.16xlarge.1c

128 cores 512 GB

128000

300000

2560