m6gd.12xlargevsm6id.12xlarge
m6gd.12xlarge is 24% cheaper than m6id.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $494.94 a month. 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 | m6gd.12xlarge | m6id.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $2.17/hr24% less | $2.848/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.4689/hr13% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.5366/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 48 vCPUs, 192 GiB | 48 vCPUs, 192 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 | m6gd.12xlarge | m6id.12xlarge | m6id.12xlarge vs m6gd.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $2.17 | $2.848 | ▲ 31% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 78% off$0.4689 | 81% off$0.5366 | ▲ 14% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$1.367 | 37% off$1.794 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.9373 | 57% off$1.23 | ▲ 31% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$1.593 | 27% off$2.085 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$1.099 | 50% off$1.433 | ▲ 30% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m6gd.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$2.17 vs $2.848 per hour
24% cheaperPhysical cores48 vs 24
2× higherNetwork baseline20 Gbps vs 18.75 Gbps
7% higherWhere m6id.12xlarge leads
Clock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higherEBS baseline IOPS60,000 vs 50,000
20% higherSpecs
20 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | m6gd.12xlarge | m6id.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 | 48 |
| Physical cores | 48 | 24 |
| 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 |
| MemoryAll 1 match | m6gd.12xlarge | m6id.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 192 | 192 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | m6gd.12xlarge | m6id.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 20 Gigabit | 18750 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 20 Gbps | 18.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 20 Gbps | 18.75 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 30 |
| Storage7 of 12 differ | m6gd.12xlarge | m6id.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 2 x 1425 NVMe SSD | 2 x 1425 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 2 × 1,425 GB SSD | 2 × 1,425 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 13500 Mbps | 15000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 14,250 Mbps | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 14,250 Mbps | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,781.25 MB/s | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,781.25 MB/s | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 50,000 | 60,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 50,000 | 60,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 25 | 25 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | m6gd.12xlarge | m6id.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m6gd | m6id |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 96 | 96 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m6gd.12xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m6gd.12xlarge | m6id.12xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $1.45 | $3.074 | ▲ 112% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $2.17 | $2.848 | ▲ 31% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $2.17 | $2.848 | ▲ 31% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $2.17 | $2.848 | ▲ 31% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $2.278 | $2.99 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $2.305 | $3.02 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $2.305 | $3.02 | ▲ 31% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $2.419 | $3.175 | ▲ 31% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $2.419 | $3.175 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $2.419 | $3.175 | ▲ 31% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $2.419 | $3.175 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $2.515 | $3.301 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $2.527 | $3.311 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $2.534 | $3.326 | ▲ 31% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $2.54 | $3.334 | ▲ 31% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $2.544 | $3.352 | ▲ 32% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $2.616 | $3.427 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $2.669 | $3.503 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $2.712 | $3.553 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $2.736 | $3.578 | ▲ 31% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $2.746 | $3.605 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $2.808 | $3.679 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $2.873 | $3.757 | ▲ 31% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $2.878 | $3.77 | ▲ 31% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $3.456 | $4.536 | ▲ 31% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.