m6gd.2xlargevsm6id.2xlarge
m6gd.2xlarge is 24% cheaper than m6id.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $82.49 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.2xlarge | m6id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.3616/hr24% less | $0.4746/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0768/hr53% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.1621/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 8 vCPUs, 32 GiB | 8 vCPUs, 32 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.2xlarge | m6id.2xlarge | m6id.2xlarge vs m6gd.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.3616 | $0.4746 | ▲ 31% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 79% off$0.0768 | 66% off$0.1621 | ▲ 111% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.2278 | 37% off$0.299 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.1562 | 57% off$0.205 | ▲ 31% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$0.2654 | 27% off$0.3476 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$0.1832 | 50% off$0.2389 | ▲ 30% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m6gd.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.3616 vs $0.4746 per hour
24% cheaperPhysical cores8 vs 4
2× higherWhere m6id.2xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higherClock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higherNetwork baseline3.125 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
25% higherSpecs
20 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | m6gd.2xlarge | m6id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 | 8 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 4 |
| 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.2xlarge | m6id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 32 | 32 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | m6gd.2xlarge | m6id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit | Up to 12500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 2.5 Gbps | 3.125 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 | 15 |
| Storage7 of 12 differ | m6gd.2xlarge | m6id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 475 NVMe SSD | 1 x 474 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 474 GB SSD | 1 × 474 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 4500 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 2,375 Mbps | 2,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 296.875 MB/s | 312.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 20,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 26 | 26 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | m6gd.2xlarge | m6id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m6gd | m6id |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 16 | 16 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m6gd.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m6gd.2xlarge | m6id.2xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.2416 | $0.5124 | ▲ 112% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.3616 | $0.4746 | ▲ 31% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.3616 | $0.4746 | ▲ 31% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.3616 | $0.4746 | ▲ 31% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $0.3797 | $0.4983 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.3842 | $0.5034 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $0.3842 | $0.5034 | ▲ 31% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.4032 | $0.5292 | ▲ 31% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $0.4032 | $0.5292 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.4032 | $0.5292 | ▲ 31% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $0.4032 | $0.5292 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.4192 | $0.5502 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $0.4212 | $0.5519 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $0.4224 | $0.5544 | ▲ 31% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $0.4234 | $0.5557 | ▲ 31% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.424 | $0.5586 | ▲ 32% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.436 | $0.5712 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.4448 | $0.5838 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.452 | $0.5922 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.456 | $0.5964 | ▲ 31% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.4576 | $0.6008 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.468 | $0.6132 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $0.4788 | $0.6262 | ▲ 31% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $0.4796 | $0.6283 | ▲ 31% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.576 | $0.756 | ▲ 31% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.