db.t2.largevsdb.m6idn.large

db.t2.large is 51% cheaper than db.m6idn.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $109.50 a month.

At a glancedb.t2.largedb.m6idn.large
On-demand$0.145/hr51% less$0.295/hr
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon FamilyIntel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CPUBurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idleFull CPUSteady performance, no credits to manage

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Optiondb.t2.largedb.m6idn.largedb.m6idn.large vs db.t2.large
On-demandPay by the hour$0.145$0.295▲ 103%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—23% off$0.2272—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where db.t2.large leads
On-demand price$0.145 vs $0.295 per hour
51% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higher
Where db.m6idn.large leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPU
Network peak25 Gbps vs 1.024 Gbps
24.4× higher
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 2.3 GHz
52% higher

Specs

22 of 27 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute7 of 10 differdb.t2.largedb.m6idn.large
vCPUs22
Physical cores21
Threads per core12
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon FamilyIntel Xeon Scalable Ice Lake
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speedUp to 3.3 GHz–
Sustained clock2.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel Turbo–
BurstableYesNo
MemoryAll 1 matchdb.t2.largedb.m6idn.large
Memory (GiB)88
Networking3 of 3 differdb.t2.largedb.m6idn.large
NetworkLow to ModerateUp to 25 Gbps
Network baseline0.512 Gbps3.125 Gbps
Network peak1.024 Gbps25 Gbps
Storage8 of 8 differdb.t2.largedb.m6idn.large
StorageEBS Only1 x 118 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 118 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth–1,562 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth–25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput–195.313 MB/s
EBS max throughput–3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS–6,250
EBS max IOPS–100,000
Instance details3 of 4 differdb.t2.largedb.m6idn.large
Familyt2m6idn
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationNoYes
Normalization factor–12
Other1 of 1 differdb.t2.largedb.m6idn.large
Hardware Basist2.largem6idn.large

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for db.t2.large first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

Regiondb.t2.largedb.m6idn.largeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.145$0.295▲ 103%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.145$0.295▲ 103%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.145$0.295▲ 103%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.156$0.327▲ 110%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.224$0.408▲ 82%

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