r6g.12xlargevsr6i.12xlarge
r6g.12xlarge is 20% cheaper than r6i.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $441.50 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | r6g.12xlarge | r6i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $2.419/hr20% less | $3.024/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.4741/hr44% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.8462/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB | 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Architecture | arm64 | 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 | r6g.12xlarge | r6i.12xlarge | r6i.12xlarge vs r6g.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $2.419 | $3.024 | ▲ 25% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 80% off$0.4741 | 72% off$0.8462 | ▲ 78% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$1.524 | 34% off$2.00 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$1.045 | 55% off$1.372 | ▲ 31% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$1.754 | 28% off$2.191 | ▲ 25% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$1.265 | 48% off$1.577 | ▲ 25% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r6g.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$2.419 vs $3.024 per hour
20% cheaperPhysical cores48 vs 24
2× higherNetwork baseline20 Gbps vs 18.75 Gbps
7% higherWhere r6i.12xlarge leads
Clock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higherEBS baseline IOPS60,000 vs 50,000
20% higherSpecs
20 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | r6g.12xlarge | r6i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 | 48 |
| Physical cores | 48 | 24 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r6g.12xlarge | r6i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 | 384 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | r6g.12xlarge | r6i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 20 Gigabit | 18750 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 20 Gbps | 18.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 20 Gbps | 18.75 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 | r6g.12xlarge | r6i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 13500 Mbps | 15000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 14,250 Mbps | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 14,250 Mbps | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,781.25 MB/s | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,781.25 MB/s | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 50,000 | 60,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 50,000 | 60,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | r6g.12xlarge | r6i.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r6g | r6i |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 96 | 96 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r6g.12xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r6g.12xlarge | r6i.12xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $1.56 | $3.12 | ▲ 100% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $1.56 | $3.12 | ▲ 100% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $2.419 | $3.024 | ▲ 25% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $2.419 | $3.024 | ▲ 25% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $2.419 | $3.024 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $2.481 | $3.101 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $2.481 | $3.101 | ▲ 25% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $2.54 | $3.175 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $2.568 | $3.216 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $2.627 | $3.283 | ▲ 25% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $2.65 | $3.312 | ▲ 25% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $2.65 | $3.312 | ▲ 25% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $2.688 | $3.36 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $2.707 | $3.384 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $2.832 | $3.552 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $2.842 | $3.552 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $2.842 | $3.552 | ▲ 25% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $2.843 | $3.553 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $2.899 | $3.624 | ▲ 25% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $2.899 | $3.624 | ▲ 25% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $2.899 | $3.624 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $2.918 | $3.648 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $2.918 | $3.648 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $2.918 | $3.648 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $2.918 | $3.648 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $2.928 | $3.648 | ▲ 25% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $2.978 | $3.722 | ▲ 25% |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1 | $2.978 | $3.722 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $3.044 | $3.805 | ▲ 25% |
| Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2 | $3.21 | $4.013 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $3.216 | $4.008 | ▲ 25% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $3.226 | $4.032 | ▲ 25% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $3.859 | $4.824 | ▲ 25% |
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.