r6i.8xlargevsr6idn.8xlarge

r6i.8xlarge is 36% cheaper than r6idn.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $810.45 a month.

At a glancer6i.8xlarger6idn.8xlarge
On-demand$2.016/hr36% less$3.126/hr
Lowest rate$1.556/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.8698/hr44% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 256 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 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.8xlarger6idn.8xlarger6idn.8xlarge vs r6i.8xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$2.016$3.126▲ 55%
SpotCan be interrupted23% off$1.55672% off$0.8698▼ 44%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$1.33437% off$1.97▲ 48%
3-yr reservedNo upfront55% off$0.914559% off$1.273▲ 39%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$1.46128% off$2.265▲ 55%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment48% off$1.05253% off$1.462▲ 39%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where r6i.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$2.016 vs $3.126 per hour
36% cheaper
Max EBS volumes27 vs 26
4% higher
Where r6idn.8xlarge leads
Network baseline50 Gbps vs 12.5 Gbps
4× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth25,000 Mbps vs 10,000 Mbps
2.5× higher

Specs

14 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 10 matchr6i.8xlarger6idn.8xlarge
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1616
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.8xlarger6idn.8xlarge
Memory (GiB)256256
Networking3 of 8 differr6i.8xlarger6idn.8xlarge
Network12500 Megabit50000 Megabit
Network baseline12.5 Gbps50 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps50 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
Storage10 of 12 differr6i.8xlarger6idn.8xlarge
StorageEBS only1 x 1900 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 1,900 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput10000 Mbps25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth10,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,250 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS40,000100,000
EBS max IOPS40,000100,000
Max EBS volumes2726
Instance details1 of 10 differr6i.8xlarger6idn.8xlarge
Familyr6ir6idn
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor6464
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationNoNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for r6i.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionr6i.8xlarger6idn.8xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$2.016$3.126▲ 55%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$2.016$3.126▲ 55%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$2.016$3.126▲ 55%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$2.144$3.313▲ 55%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$2.208$3.439▲ 56%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$2.256$3.482▲ 54%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$2.368$3.669▲ 55%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$2.416$3.819▲ 58%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$2.416$3.763▲ 56%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$2.432$3.744▲ 54%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$2.432$3.80▲ 56%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$2.432$3.725▲ 53%

Keep exploring

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