db.m6i.12xlargevsdb.r6i.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x
| At a glance | db.m6i.12xlarge | db.r6i.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x |
|---|---|---|
| Size | 48 vCPUs, 192 GiB | 48 vCPUs, 768 GiB |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where db.m6i.12xlarge leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where db.r6i.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x leads
Memory (GiB)768 vs 192
4× higherSpecs
23 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute7 of 8 differ | db.m6i.12xlarge | db.r6i.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 | 48 |
| Physical cores | 24 | – |
| Threads per core | 2 | – |
| Architecture | – | x86_64 |
| Processor | – | Intel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake |
| CPU maker | Intel | – |
| Sustained clock | 3.5 GHz | – |
| Burstable | No | – |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | db.m6i.12xlarge | db.r6i.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 192 | 768 |
| Networking3 of 3 differ | db.m6i.12xlarge | db.r6i.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x |
|---|---|---|
| Network | – | 37.5 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 18.75 Gbps | – |
| Network peak | 18.75 Gbps | – |
| Storage7 of 7 differ | db.m6i.12xlarge | db.r6i.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | – | EBS Only |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps | – |
| EBS max bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps | – |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,875 MB/s | – |
| EBS max throughput | 1,875 MB/s | – |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 60,000 | – |
| EBS max IOPS | 60,000 | – |
| Instance details4 of 4 differ | db.m6i.12xlarge | db.r6i.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m6i | r6i |
| Category | – | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | – | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 96 | 192 |
| Other1 of 1 differ | db.m6i.12xlarge | db.r6i.12xlarge.tpc2.mem2x |
|---|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | m6i.12xlarge | – |
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