u-6tb1.56xlarge
u-6tb1.56xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 224 vCPUs, 6144 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Scalable (Skylake)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $46.404 per hour on demand ($33,874.85 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $28.596 per hour, 38% less. It is sold in 25 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $46.404 | $28.596 | $14.91 | $34.302 | $17.892 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $46.404 | $28.596 | $14.91 | $34.302 | $17.892 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $46.404 | $28.596 | $14.91 | $34.302 | $17.892 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $47.583 | $29.323 | $15.288 | $35.173 | $18.346 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $47.877 | $29.504 | $15.383 | $35.391 | $18.459 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $49.332 | $30.401 | $15.85 | $36.466 | $19.02 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $50.823 | $31.32 | $16.329 | $37.569 | $19.595 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $51.928 | $32.001 | $16.684 | $38.385 | $20.021 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $51.928 | $32.001 | $16.684 | $38.385 | $20.021 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $54.506 | $33.589 | $17.513 | $40.291 | $21.015 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $54.506 | $33.589 | $17.513 | $40.291 | $21.015 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $54.525 | $33.60 | $17.519 | $40.305 | $21.023 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $54.525 | $33.60 | $17.519 | $40.305 | $21.023 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $55.611 | $34.27 | $17.868 | $41.108 | $21.441 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $55.611 | $34.27 | $17.868 | $41.108 | $21.441 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $55.611 | $34.27 | $17.868 | $41.108 | $21.441 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $55.98 | $34.497 | $17.986 | $41.38 | $21.584 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $55.98 | $34.497 | $17.986 | $41.38 | $21.584 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $55.98 | $34.497 | $17.986 | $41.38 | $21.584 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $55.98 | $34.497 | $17.986 | $41.38 | $21.584 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $55.98 | $34.497 | $17.986 | $41.38 | $21.584 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $55.98 | $34.497 | $17.986 | $41.38 | $21.584 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $61.578 | $37.947 | $19.785 | $45.518 | $23.742 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $61.794 | $38.081 | $19.855 | $45.678 | $23.826 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $74.025 | $45.618 | $23.784 | $54.719 | $28.541 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $46.404 | $28.596 | $14.91 |
| SUSE | $46.529 | $28.656 | $14.964 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $46.796 | – | – |
| RHEL | $48.554 | $30.747 | $17.06 |
| Linux SQL Web | $50.19 | $32.382 | $18.695 |
| RHEL HA | $50.906 | $33.099 | $19.412 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $52.34 | – | – |
| Windows | $56.708 | $38.90 | $25.214 |
| Windows SQL Web | $60.493 | $42.686 | $28.999 |
| Linux SQL Std | $73.284 | $55.476 | $41.79 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $75.434 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $77.786 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $83.588 | $65.78 | $52.094 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $130.40 | $112.60 | $98.91 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $132.55 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $134.91 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $140.71 | $122.90 | $109.21 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 224 |
| Physical cores | 224 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Skylake) |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Sustained clock | 2.1 GHz |
| Processor features | AVX; Intel AVX; Intel AVX2 |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 6144 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 100 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 100 Gbps |
| Network peak | 100 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| 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 | 38000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 38,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 38,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 4,750 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 4,750 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 160,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 160,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | u-6tb1.56xlarge |
| Family | u-6tb1 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS |
Other u-6tb1 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| u-6tb1.56xlarge | 224 | 6144 | $46.404 |
| u-6tb1.112xlarge | 448 | 6144 | $54.60 |
| u-6tb1.metal | 448 | 6144 | – |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.