db.c6gd.xlargevsdb.m6gd.xlarge

At a glancedb.c6gd.xlargedb.m6gd.xlarge
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2AWS Graviton2
Architecturearm64arm64

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.c6gd.xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where db.m6gd.xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher

Specs

6 of 25 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 8 matchdb.c6gd.xlargedb.m6gd.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2AWS Graviton2
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differdb.c6gd.xlargedb.m6gd.xlarge
Memory (GiB)816
Networking1 of 3 differdb.c6gd.xlargedb.m6gd.xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GbpsUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline1.25 Gbps1.25 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
StorageAll 8 matchdb.c6gd.xlargedb.m6gd.xlarge
Storage1 x 237 NVMe SSD1 x 237 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 237 GB SSD1 × 237 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth1,188 Mbps1,188 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps4,750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput148.5 MB/s148.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s593.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS20,00020,000
Instance details3 of 4 differdb.c6gd.xlargedb.m6gd.xlarge
Familyc6gdm6gd
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor248
Other1 of 1 differdb.c6gd.xlargedb.m6gd.xlarge
Hardware Basisc6gd.xlargem6gd.xlarge

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare db.c6gd.xlarge with

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

Compare db.m6gd.xlarge with

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