m6idn.metalvsr6idn.metal

m6idn.metal is 19% cheaper than r6idn.metal on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,694.55 a month.

At a glancem6idn.metalr6idn.metal
On-demand$10.184/hr19% less$12.505/hr
Lowest rate$1.018/hr34% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.549/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size128 vCPUs, 512 GiB128 vCPUs, 1024 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.metalr6idn.metalr6idn.metal vs m6idn.metal
On-demandPay by the hour$10.184$12.505▲ 23%
SpotCan be interrupted90% off$1.01888% off$1.549▲ 52%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$6.41637% off$7.878▲ 23%
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$3.95959% off$5.091▲ 29%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$7.44228% off$9.06▲ 22%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment55% off$4.55253% off$5.846▲ 28%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m6idn.metal leads
On-demand price$10.184 vs $12.505 per hour
19% cheaper
Where r6idn.metal leads
Memory (GiB)1,024 vs 512
2× higher

Specs

3 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchm6idn.metalr6idn.metal
vCPUs128128
Physical cores6464
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.metalr6idn.metal
Memory (GiB)5121,024
NetworkingAll 9 matchm6idn.metalr6idn.metal
Network200000 Megabit200000 Megabit
Network baseline400 Gbps400 Gbps
Network peak400 Gbps400 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1616
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
Network cards22
StorageAll 12 matchm6idn.metalr6idn.metal
Storage4 x 1900 NVMe SSD4 x 1900 NVMe SSD
Local disks4 × 1,900 GB SSD4 × 1,900 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput100000 Mbps100000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth100,000 Mbps100,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth100,000 Mbps100,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput12,500 MB/s12,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput12,500 MB/s12,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS400,000400,000
EBS max IOPS400,000400,000
Max EBS volumes3131
Instance details2 of 9 differm6idn.metalr6idn.metal
Familym6idnr6idn
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor256256
Bare metalYesYes
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOSLegacy BIOS

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m6idn.metal first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm6idn.metalr6idn.metalDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$10.184$12.505▲ 23%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$10.184$12.505▲ 23%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$10.184$12.505▲ 23%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$10.624$13.254▲ 25%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$11.148$13.755▲ 23%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$11.382$13.928▲ 22%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$12.131$14.901▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$12.505$14.976▲ 20%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$12.805$15.051▲ 18%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$12.879$15.275▲ 19%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$13.104$15.201▲ 16%

Keep exploring

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

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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.