r6i.2xlargevsr6in.2xlarge

r6i.2xlarge is 28% cheaper than r6in.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $141.11 a month.

At a glancer6i.2xlarger6in.2xlarge
On-demand$0.504/hr28% less$0.6973/hr
Lowest rate$0.2286/hr19% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.2823/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size8 vCPUs, 64 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.

Optionr6i.2xlarger6in.2xlarger6in.2xlarge vs r6i.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.504$0.6973▲ 38%
SpotCan be interrupted41% off$0.297761% off$0.2698▼ 9%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.333437% off$0.4393▲ 32%
3-yr reservedNo upfront55% off$0.228660% off$0.2823▲ 23%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.365128% off$0.5052▲ 38%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment48% off$0.262953% off$0.3253▲ 24%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r6i.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.504 vs $0.6973 per hour
28% cheaper
Where r6in.2xlarge leads
Network baseline12.5 Gbps vs 3.125 Gbps
4× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth6,250 Mbps vs 2,500 Mbps
2.5× higher

Specs

12 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchr6i.2xlarger6in.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
MemoryAll 1 matchr6i.2xlarger6in.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)6464
Networking3 of 8 differr6i.2xlarger6in.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 40000 Megabit
Network baseline3.125 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps40 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage7 of 11 differr6i.2xlarger6in.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps6,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s781.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00025,000
EBS max IOPS40,000100,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differr6i.2xlarger6in.2xlarge
Familyr6ir6in
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for r6i.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionr6i.2xlarger6in.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.504$0.6973▲ 38%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.504$0.6973▲ 38%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.504$0.6973▲ 38%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.536$0.7441▲ 39%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.552$0.7628▲ 38%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.564$0.7816▲ 39%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.592$0.819▲ 38%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.604$0.8471▲ 40%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.604$0.8377▲ 39%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.608$0.833▲ 37%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.608$0.8471▲ 39%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.608$0.833▲ 37%

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