m6i.metal
m6i.metal is an AWS EC2 instance with 128 vCPUs, 512 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $6.144 per hour on demand ($4,485.12 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $4.064 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $1.235 per hour. It is sold in 32 regions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $6.144 | $1.235 | $4.064 | $2.787 | $4.514 | $3.116 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $6.144 | $0.9137 | $4.064 | $2.787 | $4.514 | $3.116 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $6.144 | $0.9623 | $4.064 | $2.787 | $4.514 | $3.116 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $6.451 | – | $4.268 | $2.926 | $4.74 | $3.272 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $6.464 | $0.9495 | $4.269 | $2.939 | $4.771 | $3.249 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $6.464 | $0.6464 | $4.276 | $2.932 | $4.777 | $3.249 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $6.528 | $2.114 | $4.318 | $2.961 | $4.861 | $3.311 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $6.528 | $0.9323 | $4.318 | $2.961 | $4.861 | $3.311 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $6.528 | $0.6528 | $4.318 | $2.961 | $4.955 | $3.393 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $6.848 | $1.073 | $4.516 | $3.121 | $5.006 | $3.456 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $6.848 | $1.86 | $4.516 | $3.121 | $5.006 | $3.456 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $6.848 | $2.063 | $4.53 | $3.106 | $5.198 | $3.598 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $7.104 | $1.04 | $4.692 | $3.23 | $5.394 | $3.696 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $7.168 | $0.7168 | $4.742 | $3.251 | $5.441 | $3.767 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $7.168 | $2.171 | $4.728 | $3.266 | $5.436 | $3.767 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $7.168 | $0.7494 | $4.728 | $3.266 | $5.453 | $3.739 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $7.19 | $1.125 | $4.756 | $3.262 | $5.458 | $3.778 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $7.36 | $1.102 | $4.869 | $3.338 | $5.612 | $3.828 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $7.533 | $4.366 | $4.983 | $3.417 | $6.083 | $4.302 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $7.552 | $0.7552 | $4.939 | $3.411 | $5.41 | $3.948 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $7.68 | $2.624 | $5.08 | $3.484 | $5.719 | $3.895 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $7.68 | $3.647 | $5.08 | $3.484 | $5.838 | $4.021 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $7.68 | $0.768 | $5.08 | $3.484 | $5.719 | $3.895 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $7.744 | – | $5.123 | $3.513 | $6.122 | $4.052 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $7.744 | – | $5.123 | $3.513 | $6.122 | $4.052 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $7.936 | $1.078 | $5.258 | $3.594 | $6.011 | $4.123 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $7.936 | $2.079 | $5.00 | $3.428 | $6.357 | $4.602 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $8.096 | $0.8096 | $5.356 | $3.672 | $6.631 | $4.896 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $8.128 | $0.8128 | $5.121 | $3.511 | $6.563 | $4.642 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $8.448 | $1.065 | $5.588 | $3.832 | $6.291 | $4.284 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $8.448 | $2.042 | $5.588 | $3.832 | $6.291 | $4.284 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $9.792 | $0.9792 | $6.068 | $4.427 | $6.653 | $5.08 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $6.144 | $4.064 | $2.787 |
| SUSE | $6.269 | $4.124 | $2.841 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $6.368 | – | – |
| RHEL | $7.373 | $5.293 | $4.016 |
| Linux SQL Web | $8.307 | $6.228 | $4.95 |
| RHEL HA | $8.717 | $6.637 | $5.36 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $9.536 | – | – |
| Windows | $12.032 | $9.952 | $8.675 |
| Windows SQL Web | $14.195 | $12.116 | $10.838 |
| Linux SQL Std | $21.504 | $19.424 | $18.147 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $22.733 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $24.077 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $27.392 | $25.312 | $24.035 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $54.144 | $52.064 | $50.787 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $55.373 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $56.717 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $60.032 | $57.952 | $56.675 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 128 |
| Physical cores | 64 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.5 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 512 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 50 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 50 Gbps |
| Network peak | 50 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 40000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 40,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 5,000 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 5,000 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 160,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 160,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 31 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m6i.metal |
| Family | m6i |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 256 |
| Bare metal | Yes |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS |
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Other m6i sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| m6i.large | 2 | 8 | $0.096 |
| m6i.xlarge | 4 | 16 | $0.192 |
| m6i.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | $0.384 |
| m6i.4xlarge | 16 | 64 | $0.768 |
| m6i.8xlarge | 32 | 128 | $1.536 |
| m6i.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | $2.304 |
| m6i.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.072 |
| m6i.24xlarge | 96 | 384 | $4.608 |
| m6i.32xlarge | 128 | 512 | $6.144 |
| m6i.metal | 128 | 512 | $6.144 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.