db.c6gd.12xlargevsdb.m6gd.12xlarge

At a glancedb.c6gd.12xlargedb.m6gd.12xlarge
Size48 vCPUs, 96 GiB48 vCPUs, 192 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2AWS Graviton2
Architecturearm64arm64

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.c6gd.12xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where db.m6gd.12xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)192 vs 96
2× higher

Specs

6 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchdb.c6gd.12xlargedb.m6gd.12xlarge
vCPUs4848
Physical cores4848
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2AWS Graviton2
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differdb.c6gd.12xlargedb.m6gd.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)96192
Networking1 of 3 differdb.c6gd.12xlargedb.m6gd.12xlarge
Network20 Gbps12 gigabit
Network baseline20 Gbps20 Gbps
Network peak20 Gbps20 Gbps
StorageAll 8 matchdb.c6gd.12xlargedb.m6gd.12xlarge
Storage2 x 1425 NVMe SSD2 x 1425 NVMe SSD
Local disks2 × 1,425 GB SSD2 × 1,425 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth14,250 Mbps14,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth14,250 Mbps14,250 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,781.25 MB/s1,781.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,781.25 MB/s1,781.25 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS50,00050,000
EBS max IOPS50,00050,000
Instance details3 of 4 differdb.c6gd.12xlargedb.m6gd.12xlarge
Familyc6gdm6gd
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor28896
Other1 of 1 differdb.c6gd.12xlargedb.m6gd.12xlarge
Hardware Basisc6gd.12xlargem6gd.12xlarge

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

db.c6gd.12xlargeCompute optimized, c6gd family
db.c6gd.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c6gd family

Compare db.c6gd.12xlarge with

db.r6gd.12xlarge
db.m6gd.12xlargeGeneral purpose, m6gd family
db.m6gd.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6gd family

Compare db.m6gd.12xlarge with

db.m6g.12xlargedb.m6id.12xlargedb.r6gd.12xlargedb.m8gd.12xlarge

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