db.c6gd.largevsdb.m6gd.large
| At a glance | db.c6gd.large | db.m6gd.large |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 2 vCPUs, 4 GiB | 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 | AWS Graviton2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.c6gd.large leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where db.m6gd.large leads
Memory (GiB)8 vs 4
2× higherSpecs
6 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| ComputeAll 8 match | db.c6gd.large | db.m6gd.large |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 | AWS Graviton2 |
| CPU maker | AWS | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Burstable | No | No |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | db.c6gd.large | db.m6gd.large |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 4 | 8 |
| Networking1 of 3 differ | db.c6gd.large | db.m6gd.large |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gbps | Up to 10 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 0.75 Gbps | 0.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps | 10 Gbps |
| StorageAll 8 match | db.c6gd.large | db.m6gd.large |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 118 NVMe SSD | 1 x 118 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 118 GB SSD | 1 × 118 GB SSD |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 630 Mbps | 630 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps | 4,750 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 78.75 MB/s | 78.75 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s | 593.75 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 3,600 | 3,600 |
| EBS max IOPS | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| Instance details3 of 4 differ | db.c6gd.large | db.m6gd.large |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c6gd | m6gd |
| Category | Compute optimized | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 12 | 4 |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.c6gd.large | db.m6gd.large |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | c6gd.large | m6gd.large |
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