m6i.metalvsm6idn.metal
m6i.metal is 40% cheaper than m6idn.metal on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $2,948.98 a month.
| At a glance | m6i.metal | m6idn.metal |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $6.144/hr40% less | $10.184/hr |
| Lowest rate | $1.235/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $1.018/hr18% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 128 vCPUs, 512 GiB | 128 vCPUs, 512 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | 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 | m6i.metal | m6idn.metal | m6idn.metal vs m6i.metal |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $6.144 | $10.184 | ▲ 66% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 80% off$1.235 | 90% off$1.018 | ▼ 18% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 34% off$4.064 | 37% off$6.416 | ▲ 58% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 55% off$2.787 | 61% off$3.959 | ▲ 42% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$4.514 | 27% off$7.442 | ▲ 65% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$3.116 | 55% off$4.552 | ▲ 46% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m6i.metal leads
On-demand price$6.144 vs $10.184 per hour
40% cheaperWhere m6idn.metal leads
Network baseline400 Gbps vs 50 Gbps
8× higherEBS baseline bandwidth100,000 Mbps vs 40,000 Mbps
2.5× higherSpecs
15 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| ComputeAll 10 match | m6i.metal | m6idn.metal |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 128 | 128 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 64 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | m6i.metal | m6idn.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 512 | 512 |
| Networking5 of 9 differ | m6i.metal | m6idn.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 50000 Megabit | 200000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 50 Gbps | 400 Gbps |
| Network peak | 50 Gbps | 400 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 16 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 50 |
| Network cards | – | 2 |
| Storage9 of 12 differ | m6i.metal | m6idn.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | 4 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | – | 4 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 40000 Mbps | 100000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps | 100,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps | 100,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 5,000 MB/s | 12,500 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 5,000 MB/s | 12,500 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 160,000 | 400,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 160,000 | 400,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 31 | 31 |
| Instance details1 of 9 differ | m6i.metal | m6idn.metal |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m6i | m6idn |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 256 | 256 |
| Bare metal | Yes | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS | Legacy BIOS |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m6i.metal first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m6i.metal | m6idn.metal | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $6.144 | $10.184 | ▲ 66% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $6.144 | $10.184 | ▲ 66% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $6.144 | $10.184 | ▲ 66% |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $6.464 | $10.719 | ▲ 66% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $6.464 | $10.858 | ▲ 68% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $6.528 | $10.624 | ▲ 63% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $6.848 | $11.148 | ▲ 63% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $6.848 | $11.382 | ▲ 66% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $7.104 | $11.583 | ▲ 63% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $7.168 | $11.74 | ▲ 64% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $7.36 | $12.131 | ▲ 65% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $7.552 | $12.355 | ▲ 64% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $7.68 | $12.505 | ▲ 63% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $7.68 | $12.879 | ▲ 68% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $7.744 | $12.805 | ▲ 65% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $7.936 | $13.104 | ▲ 65% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $8.096 | $13.22 | ▲ 63% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $9.792 | $15.93 | ▲ 63% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.