c6id.2xlargevsr6id.2xlarge

c6id.2xlarge is 33% cheaper than r6id.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $147.17 a month.

At a glancec6id.2xlarger6id.2xlarge
On-demand$0.4032/hr33% less$0.6048/hr
Lowest rate$0.1685/hr36% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.2614/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc6id.2xlarger6id.2xlarger6id.2xlarge vs c6id.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.4032$0.6048▲ 50%
SpotCan be interrupted6% off$0.37736% off$0.5659▲ 50%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.254137% off$0.3801▲ 50%
3-yr reservedNo upfront58% off$0.168557% off$0.2614▲ 55%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.291127% off$0.4388▲ 51%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.195149% off$0.3107▲ 59%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6id.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.4032 vs $0.6048 per hour
33% cheaper
Where r6id.2xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 16
4× higher

Specs

4 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchc6id.2xlarger6id.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Sustained clock3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc6id.2xlarger6id.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)1664
NetworkingAll 8 matchc6id.2xlarger6id.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline3.125 Gbps3.125 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
StorageAll 12 matchc6id.2xlarger6id.2xlarge
Storage1 x 474 NVMe SSD1 x 474 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 474 GB SSD1 × 474 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2626
Instance details3 of 10 differc6id.2xlarger6id.2xlarge
Familyc6idr6id
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c6id.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6id.2xlarger6id.2xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.3998$0.6212▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7$0.3998$0.6212▲ 55%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.4032$0.6048▲ 50%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.4032$0.6048▲ 50%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.4032$0.6048▲ 50%
Mexico (Central)mx-central-1$0.4234$0.635▲ 50%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$0.4452$0.6636▲ 49%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.4578$0.672▲ 47%
Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2$0.4612$0.6577▲ 43%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.462$0.7268▲ 57%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.4662$0.7266▲ 56%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.4704$0.7308▲ 55%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$0.4807$0.7056▲ 47%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.483$0.7098▲ 47%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.4872$0.7268▲ 49%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.5124$0.7308▲ 43%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.5292$0.696▲ 32%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.5557$0.7308▲ 32%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

c6id.2xlargeCompute optimized, c6id family
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Compare c6id.2xlarge with

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r6id.2xlargeMemory optimized, r6id family
r6id.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r6id family

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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.