m6gd.8xlargevsm6id.8xlarge
m6gd.8xlarge is 24% cheaper than m6id.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $329.96 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.8xlarge | m6id.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.446/hr24% less | $1.898/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.3848/hr16% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.4602/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 32 vCPUs, 128 GiB | 32 vCPUs, 128 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.8xlarge | m6id.8xlarge | m6id.8xlarge vs m6gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.446 | $1.898 | ▲ 31% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 73% off$0.3848 | 76% off$0.4602 | ▲ 20% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.9112 | 37% off$1.196 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.6248 | 57% off$0.8201 | ▲ 31% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$1.062 | 27% off$1.39 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$0.7326 | 50% off$0.9555 | ▲ 30% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m6gd.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.446 vs $1.898 per hour
24% cheaperPhysical cores32 vs 16
2× higherWhere m6id.8xlarge leads
Clock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higherEBS baseline bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 9,500 Mbps
5% higherNetwork baseline12.5 Gbps vs 12 Gbps
4% higherSpecs
18 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | m6gd.8xlarge | m6id.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 | 32 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 16 |
| 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.8xlarge | m6id.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 128 | 128 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | m6gd.8xlarge | m6id.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 12 Gigabit | 12500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 12 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 30 |
| Storage5 of 12 differ | m6gd.8xlarge | m6id.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 1900 NVMe SSD | 1 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 1,900 GB SSD | 1 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 9000 Mbps | 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 26 | 26 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | m6gd.8xlarge | m6id.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m6gd | m6id |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 64 | 64 |
| 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.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m6gd.8xlarge | m6id.8xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.9664 | $2.05 | ▲ 112% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $1.446 | $1.898 | ▲ 31% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $1.446 | $1.898 | ▲ 31% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $1.446 | $1.898 | ▲ 31% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $1.519 | $1.993 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $1.537 | $2.013 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $1.537 | $2.013 | ▲ 31% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $1.613 | $2.117 | ▲ 31% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $1.613 | $2.117 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $1.613 | $2.117 | ▲ 31% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $1.613 | $2.117 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $1.677 | $2.201 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $1.685 | $2.208 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $1.69 | $2.218 | ▲ 31% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $1.693 | $2.223 | ▲ 31% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $1.696 | $2.234 | ▲ 32% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $1.744 | $2.285 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $1.779 | $2.335 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $1.808 | $2.369 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $1.824 | $2.386 | ▲ 31% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $1.83 | $2.403 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $1.872 | $2.453 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $1.915 | $2.505 | ▲ 31% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $1.918 | $2.513 | ▲ 31% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $2.304 | $3.024 | ▲ 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.