r5n.4xlargevsr6in.4xlarge
r5n.4xlarge is 15% cheaper than r6in.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $147.90 a month.
| At a glance | r5n.4xlarge | r6in.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.192/hr15% less | $1.395/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.4219/hr18% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.5159/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB | 16 vCPUs, 128 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade 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 | r5n.4xlarge | r6in.4xlarge | r6in.4xlarge vs r5n.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.192 | $1.395 | ▲ 17% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 65% off$0.4219 | 63% off$0.5159 | ▲ 22% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.751 | 37% off$0.8786 | ▲ 17% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 59% off$0.483 | 60% off$0.5647 | ▲ 17% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$0.864 | 28% off$1.01 | ▲ 17% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$0.556 | 53% off$0.6507 | ▲ 17% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r5n.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.192 vs $1.395 per hour
15% cheaperWhere r6in.4xlarge leads
EBS max IOPS100,000 vs 18,750
5.3× higherNetwork peak50 Gbps vs 25 Gbps
2× higherClock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higherSpecs
15 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute3 of 10 differ | r5n.4xlarge | r6in.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.5 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 |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r5n.4xlarge | r6in.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 128 | 128 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | r5n.4xlarge | r6in.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 25 Gigabit | Up to 50000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 16.25 Gbps | 25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps | 50 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 30 |
| Storage7 of 11 differ | r5n.4xlarge | r6in.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 2120 Mbps | Up to 25000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps | 12,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps | 25,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 593.75 MB/s | 1,562.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s | 3,125 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 18,750 | 50,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 18,750 | 100,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | r5n.4xlarge | r6in.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r5n | r6in |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 32 | 32 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r5n.4xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r5n.4xlarge | r6in.4xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $1.192 | $1.395 | ▲ 17% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $1.192 | $1.395 | ▲ 17% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $1.192 | $1.395 | ▲ 17% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $1.272 | $1.488 | ▲ 17% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $1.304 | $1.526 | ▲ 17% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $1.336 | $1.563 | ▲ 17% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $1.40 | $1.638 | ▲ 17% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $1.424 | $1.666 | ▲ 17% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $1.424 | $1.666 | ▲ 17% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $1.432 | $1.675 | ▲ 17% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $1.448 | $1.694 | ▲ 17% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $1.448 | $1.694 | ▲ 17% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.