m6id.2xlargevsm8id.2xlarge

m6id.2xlarge is 9% cheaper than m8id.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $34.67 a month.

At a glancem6id.2xlargem8id.2xlarge
On-demand$0.4746/hr9% less$0.5221/hr
Lowest rate$0.1621/hr10% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1802/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionm6id.2xlargem8id.2xlargem8id.2xlarge vs m6id.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.4746$0.5221▲ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted66% off$0.162165% off$0.1802▲ 11%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.299——
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.205——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.347627% off$0.3823▲ 10%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.238950% off$0.2628▲ 10%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m6id.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.4746 vs $0.5221 per hour
9% cheaper
Where m8id.2xlarge leads
IPv4 addresses per interface30 vs 15
2× higher
Max EBS volumes32 vs 26
23% higher
Clock speed3.9 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
11% higher

Specs

11 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 10 differm6id.2xlargem8id.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock3.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchm6id.2xlargem8id.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking4 of 8 differm6id.2xlargem8id.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 15000 Megabit
Network baseline3.125 Gbps3.75 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1530
Storage1 of 12 differm6id.2xlargem8id.2xlarge
Storage1 x 474 NVMe SSD1 x 474 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 474 GB SSD1 × 474 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2632
Instance details2 of 10 differm6id.2xlargem8id.2xlarge
Familym6idm8id
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m6id.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm6id.2xlargem8id.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.4746$0.5221▲ 10%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.4746$0.5221▲ 10%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.4746$0.5221▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.5034$0.5537▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.5124$0.5636▲ 10%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.5292$0.5821▲ 10%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.5292$0.5821▲ 10%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.5292$0.5821▲ 10%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.5502$0.6052▲ 10%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.5712$0.6283▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.5964$0.656▲ 10%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.6132$0.6745▲ 10%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

m6id.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m6id family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.