m6idn.2xlargevsr6idn.2xlarge

m6idn.2xlarge is 19% cheaper than r6idn.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $105.92 a month.

At a glancem6idn.2xlarger6idn.2xlarge
On-demand$0.6365/hr19% less$0.7816/hr
Lowest rate$0.2319/hr36% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.3627/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
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.

Optionm6idn.2xlarger6idn.2xlarger6idn.2xlarge vs m6idn.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.6365$0.7816▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted64% off$0.231954% off$0.3627▲ 56%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.40137% off$0.4924▲ 23%
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.247559% off$0.3182▲ 29%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.465128% off$0.5662▲ 22%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment55% off$0.284553% off$0.3654▲ 28%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m6idn.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.6365 vs $0.7816 per hour
19% cheaper
Where r6idn.2xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

3 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchm6idn.2xlarger6idn.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Sustained clock3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differm6idn.2xlarger6idn.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3264
NetworkingAll 8 matchm6idn.2xlarger6idn.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 40000 MegabitUp to 40000 Megabit
Network baseline12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Network peak40 Gbps40 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
StorageAll 12 matchm6idn.2xlarger6idn.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 25000 MbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth6,250 Mbps6,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth25,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput781.25 MB/s781.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput3,125 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS25,00025,000
EBS max IOPS100,000100,000
Max EBS volumes2626
Instance details2 of 10 differm6idn.2xlarger6idn.2xlarge
Familym6idnr6idn
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m6idn.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm6idn.2xlarger6idn.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.6365$0.7816▲ 23%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.6365$0.7816▲ 23%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.6365$0.7816▲ 23%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.664$0.8284▲ 25%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.6967$0.8597▲ 23%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.7114$0.8705▲ 22%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.7582$0.9313▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.7816$0.936▲ 20%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.8003$0.9407▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.805$0.9547▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.819$0.95▲ 16%

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m6idn.2xlargeGeneral purpose, m6idn family
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.