m6gd.metalvsm7gd.metal
m6gd.metal is 15% cheaper than m7gd.metal on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $382.74 a month.
| At a glance | m6gd.metal | m7gd.metal |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $2.893/hr15% less | $3.417/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.6257/hr80% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $3.198/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB | 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | AWS Graviton3 Processor |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
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 | m7gd.metal | m7gd.metal vs m6gd.metal |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $2.893 | $3.417 | ▲ 18% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 78% off$0.6257 | 6% off$3.198 | ▲ 411% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$1.823 | 37% off$2.153 | ▲ 18% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$1.25 | 57% off$1.476 | ▲ 18% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$2.123 | 27% off$2.502 | ▲ 18% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$1.465 | 50% off$1.72 | ▲ 17% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m6gd.metal leads
On-demand price$2.893 vs $3.417 per hour
15% cheaperWhere m7gd.metal leads
Network baseline30 Gbps vs 25 Gbps
20% higherEBS baseline bandwidth20,000 Mbps vs 19,000 Mbps
5% higherSustained clock2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
4% higherSpecs
12 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute2 of 9 differ | m6gd.metal | m7gd.metal |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 | 64 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 64 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | AWS Graviton3 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | m6gd.metal | m7gd.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 | 256 |
| Networking4 of 8 differ | m6gd.metal | m7gd.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 25 Gigabit | 30 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 25 Gbps | 30 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps | 30 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 50 |
| Storage5 of 12 differ | m6gd.metal | m7gd.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 2 x 1900 NVMe SSD | 2 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 2 × 1,900 GB SSD | 2 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 18000 Mbps | 20000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps | 20,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,375 MB/s | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,375 MB/s | 2,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 31 | 31 |
| Instance details1 of 9 differ | m6gd.metal | m7gd.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m6gd | m7gd |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 | 128 |
| Bare metal | Yes | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | No |
| Boot modes | UEFI | UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m6gd.metal first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m6gd.metal | m7gd.metal | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $1.933 | $2.272 | ▲ 18% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $2.893 | $3.417 | ▲ 18% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $2.893 | $3.417 | ▲ 18% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $2.893 | $3.417 | ▲ 18% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $3.037 | $3.588 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $3.072 | $3.629 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $3.073 | $3.624 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $3.073 | $3.624 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $3.226 | $3.81 | ▲ 18% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $3.226 | $3.81 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $3.354 | $3.962 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $3.37 | $3.974 | ▲ 18% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $3.379 | $3.992 | ▲ 18% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $3.392 | $4.022 | ▲ 19% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $3.488 | $4.113 | ▲ 18% |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1 | $3.546 | $4.191 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $3.558 | $4.204 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $3.616 | $4.264 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $3.648 | $4.294 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $3.744 | $4.415 | ▲ 18% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $3.83 | $4.509 | ▲ 18% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $4.608 | $5.443 | ▲ 18% |
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.