m5d.metalvsm6id.metal
m5d.metal is 29% cheaper than m6id.metal on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,583.81 a month. Per vCPU, m5d.metal costs 5% less.
| At a glance | m5d.metal | m6id.metal |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $5.424/hr29% less | $7.594/hr |
| Lowest rate | $1.181/hr38% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $1.895/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 96 vCPUs, 384 GiB | 128 vCPUs, 512 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | 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 | m5d.metal | m6id.metal | m6id.metal vs m5d.metal |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $5.424 | $7.594 | ▲ 40% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 78% off$1.181 | 75% off$1.895 | ▲ 60% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$3.417 | 37% off$4.784 | ▲ 40% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$2.343 | 57% off$3.28 | ▲ 40% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$3.972 | 27% off$5.561 | ▲ 40% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 50% off$2.73 | 50% off$3.822 | ▲ 40% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m5d.metal leads
On-demand price$5.424 vs $7.594 per hour
29% cheaperWhere m6id.metal leads
EBS baseline bandwidth40,000 Mbps vs 19,000 Mbps
2.1× higherNetwork baseline50 Gbps vs 25 Gbps
2× highervCPUs128 vs 96
33% higherMemory (GiB)512 vs 384
33% higherSpecs
22 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute6 of 11 differ | m5d.metal | m6id.metal |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 | 128 |
| Physical cores | 48 | 64 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| ECU | 345 | – |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | m5d.metal | m6id.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 | 512 |
| Networking4 of 8 differ | m5d.metal | m6id.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 | m5d.metal | m6id.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 4 x 900 NVMe SSD | 4 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 4 × 900 GB SSD | 4 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 12000 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 details2 of 9 differ | m5d.metal | m6id.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m5d | m6id |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 192 | 256 |
| Bare metal | Yes | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS | Legacy BIOS |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m5d.metal first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m5d.metal | m6id.metal | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $5.424 | $7.594 | ▲ 40% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $5.424 | $7.594 | ▲ 40% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $5.424 | $7.594 | ▲ 40% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $5.856 | $8.198 | ▲ 40% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $6.048 | $8.467 | ▲ 40% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $6.048 | $8.467 | ▲ 40% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $6.048 | $8.467 | ▲ 40% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $6.048 | $8.467 | ▲ 40% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $6.288 | $8.803 | ▲ 40% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $6.336 | $8.87 | ▲ 40% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $6.35 | $8.891 | ▲ 40% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $6.384 | $8.938 | ▲ 40% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $6.528 | $9.139 | ▲ 40% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $6.672 | $9.341 | ▲ 40% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $6.768 | $9.475 | ▲ 40% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $6.816 | $9.542 | ▲ 40% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $6.864 | $9.613 | ▲ 40% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $7.008 | $9.811 | ▲ 40% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $7.181 | $10.053 | ▲ 40% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $8.64 | $12.096 | ▲ 40% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.