m6gd.metalvsm6id.metal
m6gd.metal is 62% cheaper than m6id.metal on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $3,431.58 a month. Per vCPU, m6gd.metal costs 24% less. 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.metal | m6id.metal |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $2.893/hr62% less | $7.594/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.6257/hr67% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $1.895/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB | 128 vCPUs, 512 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.metal | m6id.metal | m6id.metal vs m6gd.metal |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $2.893 | $7.594 | ▲ 163% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 78% off$0.6257 | 75% off$1.895 | ▲ 203% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$1.823 | 37% off$4.784 | ▲ 162% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$1.25 | 57% off$3.28 | ▲ 162% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$2.123 | 27% off$5.561 | ▲ 162% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$1.465 | 50% off$3.822 | ▲ 161% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m6gd.metal leads
On-demand price$2.893 vs $7.594 per hour
62% cheaperWhere m6id.metal leads
EBS baseline bandwidth40,000 Mbps vs 19,000 Mbps
2.1× highervCPUs128 vs 64
2× higherMemory (GiB)512 vs 256
2× higherNetwork baseline50 Gbps vs 25 Gbps
2× higherSpecs
25 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | m6gd.metal | m6id.metal |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 | 128 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 64 |
| 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 |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | m6gd.metal | m6id.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 | 512 |
| Networking4 of 8 differ | m6gd.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 | m6gd.metal | m6id.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 2 x 1900 NVMe SSD | 4 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 2 × 1,900 GB SSD | 4 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 18000 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 details3 of 9 differ | m6gd.metal | m6id.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m6gd | m6id |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 | 256 |
| Bare metal | Yes | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | No |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m6gd.metal first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m6gd.metal | m6id.metal | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $1.933 | $8.198 | ▲ 324% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $2.893 | $7.594 | ▲ 163% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $2.893 | $7.594 | ▲ 163% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $2.893 | $7.594 | ▲ 163% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $3.037 | $7.973 | ▲ 162% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $3.073 | $8.054 | ▲ 162% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $3.073 | $8.054 | ▲ 162% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $3.226 | $8.467 | ▲ 163% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $3.226 | $8.467 | ▲ 163% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $3.226 | $8.467 | ▲ 163% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $3.226 | $8.467 | ▲ 163% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $3.354 | $8.803 | ▲ 163% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $3.37 | $8.83 | ▲ 162% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $3.379 | $8.87 | ▲ 163% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $3.387 | $8.891 | ▲ 163% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $3.392 | $8.938 | ▲ 163% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $3.488 | $9.139 | ▲ 162% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $3.558 | $9.341 | ▲ 163% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $3.616 | $9.475 | ▲ 162% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $3.648 | $9.542 | ▲ 162% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $3.661 | $9.613 | ▲ 163% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $3.744 | $9.811 | ▲ 162% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $3.83 | $10.02 | ▲ 162% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $3.837 | $10.053 | ▲ 162% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $4.608 | $12.096 | ▲ 163% |
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.