m6gd.xlargevsm6id.xlarge
m6gd.xlarge is 24% cheaper than m6id.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $41.25 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.xlarge | m6id.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.1808/hr24% less | $0.2373/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0875/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0757/hr13% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 4 vCPUs, 16 GiB | 4 vCPUs, 16 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.xlarge | m6id.xlarge | m6id.xlarge vs m6gd.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.1808 | $0.2373 | ▲ 31% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 52% off$0.0875 | 68% off$0.0757 | ▼ 13% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.1139 | 37% off$0.1495 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.0781 | 57% off$0.1025 | ▲ 31% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$0.1327 | 27% off$0.1738 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$0.0916 | 50% off$0.1194 | ▲ 30% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m6gd.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.1808 vs $0.2373 per hour
24% cheaperPhysical cores4 vs 2
2× higherWhere m6id.xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higherClock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higherNetwork peak12.5 Gbps vs 10 Gbps
25% higherSpecs
19 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | m6gd.xlarge | m6id.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| 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.xlarge | m6id.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 | 16 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | m6gd.xlarge | m6id.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit | Up to 12500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 1.25 Gbps | 1.562 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 |
| Storage6 of 12 differ | m6gd.xlarge | m6id.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 237 NVMe SSD | 1 x 237 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 237 GB SSD | 1 × 237 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 4500 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 1,188 Mbps | 1,250 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 148.5 MB/s | 156.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 20,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 26 | 26 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | m6gd.xlarge | m6id.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m6gd | m6id |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 | 8 |
| 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.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m6gd.xlarge | m6id.xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.1208 | $0.2562 | ▲ 112% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.1808 | $0.2373 | ▲ 31% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.1808 | $0.2373 | ▲ 31% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.1808 | $0.2373 | ▲ 31% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $0.1898 | $0.2492 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.1921 | $0.2517 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $0.1921 | $0.2517 | ▲ 31% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.2016 | $0.2646 | ▲ 31% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $0.2016 | $0.2646 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.2016 | $0.2646 | ▲ 31% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $0.2016 | $0.2646 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.2096 | $0.2751 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $0.2106 | $0.2759 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $0.2112 | $0.2772 | ▲ 31% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $0.2117 | $0.2778 | ▲ 31% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.212 | $0.2793 | ▲ 32% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.218 | $0.2856 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.2224 | $0.2919 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.226 | $0.2961 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.228 | $0.2982 | ▲ 31% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.2288 | $0.3004 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.234 | $0.3066 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $0.2394 | $0.3131 | ▲ 31% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $0.2398 | $0.3142 | ▲ 31% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.288 | $0.378 | ▲ 31% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.