c6gd.metalvsc6id.metal
c6gd.metal is 62% cheaper than c6id.metal on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $2,915.33 a month. Per vCPU, c6gd.metal costs 24% less. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | c6gd.metal | c6id.metal |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $2.458/hr62% less | $6.451/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.5893/hr90% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $6.036/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 64 vCPUs, 128 GiB | 128 vCPUs, 256 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | c6gd.metal | c6id.metal | c6id.metal vs c6gd.metal |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $2.458 | $6.451 | ▲ 163% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 76% off$0.5893 | 6% off$6.036 | ▲ 924% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$1.548 | 37% off$4.066 | ▲ 163% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$1.062 | 58% off$2.696 | ▲ 154% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$1.801 | 28% off$4.657 | ▲ 159% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 52% off$1.189 | 52% off$3.121 | ▲ 163% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c6gd.metal leads
On-demand price$2.458 vs $6.451 per hour
62% cheaperWhere c6id.metal leads
EBS baseline bandwidth40,000 Mbps vs 19,000 Mbps
2.1× highervCPUs128 vs 64
2× higherMemory (GiB)256 vs 128
2× higherNetwork baseline50 Gbps vs 25 Gbps
2× higherSpecs
25 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | c6gd.metal | c6id.metal |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 | 128 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 64 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | c6gd.metal | c6id.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 128 | 256 |
| Networking4 of 8 differ | c6gd.metal | c6id.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 25 Gigabit | 50000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 25 Gbps | 50 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps | 50 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 50 |
| Storage9 of 12 differ | c6gd.metal | c6id.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 2 x 1900 NVMe SSD | 4 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 2 × 1,900 GB SSD | 4 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 18000 Mbps | 40000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps | 40,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps | 40,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,375 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,375 MB/s | 5,000 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 | 160,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 | 160,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 31 | 31 |
| Instance details3 of 9 differ | c6gd.metal | c6id.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c6gd | c6id |
| Category | Compute optimized | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 | 256 |
| Bare metal | Yes | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | No |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for c6gd.metal first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c6gd.metal | c6id.metal | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $2.458 | $6.451 | ▲ 163% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $2.458 | $6.451 | ▲ 163% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $2.458 | $6.451 | ▲ 163% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $2.714 | $7.123 | ▲ 162% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $2.79 | $7.325 | ▲ 163% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $2.816 | $7.392 | ▲ 163% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $2.848 | $7.459 | ▲ 162% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $2.88 | $7.526 | ▲ 161% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $2.944 | $7.728 | ▲ 163% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $2.944 | $7.728 | ▲ 163% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $2.97 | $7.795 | ▲ 163% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $3.136 | $8.198 | ▲ 161% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $3.232 | $8.467 | ▲ 162% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $3.808 | $10.013 | ▲ 163% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.