r5d.2xlargevsr6id.2xlarge
r5d.2xlarge is 5% cheaper than r6id.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $21.02 a month.
| At a glance | r5d.2xlarge | r6id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.576/hr5% less | $0.6048/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.249/hr5% less3-yr reserved, no upfront | $0.2614/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront |
| Size | 8 vCPUs, 64 GiB | 8 vCPUs, 64 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | 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 | r5d.2xlarge | r6id.2xlarge | r6id.2xlarge vs r5d.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.576 | $0.6048 | ▲ 5% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 52% off$0.2793 | 6% off$0.5659 | ▲ 103% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.363 | 37% off$0.3801 | ▲ 5% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.249 | 57% off$0.2614 | ▲ 5% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$0.418 | 27% off$0.4388 | ▲ 5% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$0.297 | 49% off$0.3107 | ▲ 5% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r5d.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.576 vs $0.6048 per hour
5% cheaperWhere r6id.2xlarge leads
EBS max IOPS40,000 vs 18,750
2.1× higherNetwork baseline3.125 Gbps vs 2.5 Gbps
25% higherClock speed3.5 GHz vs 3.1 GHz
13% higherSpecs
17 of 42 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute4 of 11 differ | r5d.2xlarge | r6id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 | 8 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.1 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 |
| ECU | 37 | – |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r5d.2xlarge | r6id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 64 | 64 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | r5d.2xlarge | r6id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit | Up to 12500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 2.5 Gbps | 3.125 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 |
| Storage8 of 12 differ | r5d.2xlarge | r6id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 300 NVMe SSD | 1 x 474 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 300 GB SSD | 1 × 474 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 2120 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 2,300 Mbps | 2,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 287.5 MB/s | 312.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 18,750 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 26 | 26 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | r5d.2xlarge | r6id.2xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r5d | r6id |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 16 | 16 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r5d.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r5d.2xlarge | r6id.2xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.576 | $0.6048 | ▲ 5% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.576 | $0.6048 | ▲ 5% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.576 | $0.6048 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.604 | $0.6344 | ▲ 5% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.64 | $0.672 | ▲ 5% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $0.64 | $0.672 | ▲ 5% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $0.672 | $0.7056 | ▲ 5% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.676 | $0.7098 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.692 | $0.7268 | ▲ 5% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.692 | $0.7268 | ▲ 5% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.692 | $0.7266 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.696 | $0.7308 | ▲ 5% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.696 | $0.696 | Same |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.696 | $0.7308 | ▲ 5% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $0.76 | $0.798 | ▲ 5% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.