m6gd.metal
m6gd.metal is an AWS EC2 instance with 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (AWS Graviton2 Processor). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.893 per hour on demand ($2,111.74 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.823 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.6257 per hour. It is sold in 36 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $1.933 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $1.933 | $0.4007 | $1.218 | $0.835 | $1.429 | $0.9656 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $1.933 | $0.1933 | $1.218 | $0.835 | $1.429 | $0.9656 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $2.893 | $0.6257 | $1.823 | $1.25 | $2.123 | $1.465 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.893 | $0.5981 | $1.823 | $1.25 | $2.107 | $1.447 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.893 | $0.8138 | $1.823 | $1.25 | $2.107 | $1.447 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $3.037 | – | $1.914 | $1.312 | $2.23 | $1.538 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $3.072 | $0.3072 | $1.949 | $1.313 | $2.486 | $1.763 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $3.073 | $0.3073 | $1.942 | $1.322 | $2.285 | $1.557 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $3.073 | $0.3073 | $1.942 | $1.322 | $2.285 | $1.557 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $3.226 | $0.4879 | $2.032 | $1.393 | $2.376 | $1.608 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $3.226 | $0.3226 | $2.032 | $1.393 | $2.373 | $1.604 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $3.226 | $0.3226 | $2.032 | $1.393 | $2.621 | $1.83 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $3.226 | $0.8327 | $2.032 | $1.393 | $2.621 | $1.83 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $3.354 | $0.407 | $2.113 | $1.449 | $2.696 | $1.939 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $3.37 | – | – | – | $2.691 | $1.96 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $3.379 | $0.3772 | $2.129 | $1.46 | $2.732 | $1.923 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $3.379 | $0.5029 | $2.129 | $1.46 | $2.724 | $1.934 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $3.387 | $0.3387 | $2.134 | $1.463 | $2.752 | $1.921 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $3.392 | $0.3885 | $2.151 | $1.486 | $2.889 | $1.97 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $3.488 | $0.718 | $2.184 | $1.521 | $2.856 | $2.108 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $3.546 | $0.9147 | $2.234 | $1.532 | $2.881 | $2.011 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $3.548 | $0.7419 | $2.235 | $1.533 | $2.869 | $2.019 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $3.558 | $0.356 | $2.219 | $1.537 | $2.552 | $1.875 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $3.616 | $1.077 | $2.285 | $1.555 | $2.688 | $1.832 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $3.616 | $0.3616 | $2.285 | $1.555 | $2.688 | $1.832 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $3.648 | $0.8145 | $2.285 | $1.555 | $2.856 | $2.039 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $3.648 | $0.3648 | $2.285 | $1.555 | $2.856 | $2.039 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $3.661 | – | $2.306 | $1.581 | $2.893 | $1.906 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $3.661 | – | $2.306 | $1.581 | $2.893 | $1.906 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $3.738 | $1.007 | $2.355 | $1.615 | $2.994 | $2.172 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $3.744 | $0.8236 | $2.352 | $1.624 | $2.99 | $2.177 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $3.83 | – | – | – | $2.999 | $2.141 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $3.837 | $0.3837 | $2.402 | $1.673 | $3.142 | $2.319 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $3.84 | $0.384 | $2.419 | $1.659 | $3.105 | $2.186 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $3.968 | $0.63 | $2.50 | $1.714 | $2.949 | $2.003 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $4.608 | $0.4608 | $2.792 | $1.991 | $3.211 | $2.406 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.893 | $1.823 | $1.25 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $3.005 | – | – |
| SUSE | $3.018 | $1.883 | $1.304 |
| RHEL | $3.584 | $2.514 | $1.941 |
| RHEL HA | $4.48 | $3.41 | $2.837 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 |
| Physical cores | 64 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 25 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 2 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 2 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 18000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 19,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 2,375 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 2,375 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 80,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 80,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 31 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m6gd.metal |
| Family | m6gd |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 |
| Bare metal | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | UEFI |
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Other m6gd sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| m6gd.medium | 1 | 4 | $0.0452 |
| m6gd.large | 2 | 8 | $0.0904 |
| m6gd.xlarge | 4 | 16 | $0.1808 |
| m6gd.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | $0.3616 |
| m6gd.4xlarge | 16 | 64 | $0.7232 |
| m6gd.8xlarge | 32 | 128 | $1.446 |
| m6gd.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | $2.17 |
| m6gd.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $2.893 |
| m6gd.metal | 64 | 256 | $2.893 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.