db.c6gd.2xlargevsdb.r6gd.2xlarge

At a glancedb.c6gd.2xlargedb.r6gd.2xlarge
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2AWS Graviton2
Architecturearm64arm64

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.c6gd.2xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where db.r6gd.2xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 16
4× higher

Specs

7 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchdb.c6gd.2xlargedb.r6gd.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2AWS Graviton2
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differdb.c6gd.2xlargedb.r6gd.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)1664
Networking1 of 3 differdb.c6gd.2xlargedb.r6gd.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GbpsUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline2.5 Gbps2.5 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage1 of 8 differdb.c6gd.2xlargedb.r6gd.2xlarge
Storage1 x 474 NVMe SSD1 x 475 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 474 GB SSD1 × 474 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth2,375 Mbps2,375 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput296.875 MB/s296.875 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS20,00020,000
Instance details3 of 4 differdb.c6gd.2xlargedb.r6gd.2xlarge
Familyc6gdr6gd
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor4816
Other1 of 1 differdb.c6gd.2xlargedb.r6gd.2xlarge
Hardware Basisc6gd.2xlarger6gd.2xlarge

Keep exploring

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

db.c6gd.2xlargeCompute optimized, c6gd family
db.c6gd.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c6gd family

Compare db.c6gd.2xlarge with

db.m6gd.2xlarge
db.r6gd.2xlargeMemory optimized, r6gd family
db.r6gd.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r6gd family

Compare db.r6gd.2xlarge with

db.r6g.2xlargedb.m6gd.2xlargedb.r6id.2xlargedb.r8gd.2xlarge

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