im4gn.2xlarge vs g6.2xlarge

Instance Typeim4gn.2xlargeg6.2xlarge
Instance FamilyStorage optimizedGPU instance
DetailsNoSQL databases (like Cassandra, MongoDB, Redis), in-memory databases (such as Aerospike), scalable transactional databases, data warehousing, Elasticsearch, and analytics tasks.

im – IOPS / storage optimized with a one to four ratio of vCPU to memory
4 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
n – Network and EBS optimized
2xlarge – Size
Machine Learning (ML), 3D visualizations, graphics-heavy remote workstations, 3D rendering, application streaming, video encoding, and server-side graphics tasks.

g – GPU (Graphics Processing Unit)
6 – Generation
2xlarge – Size
vCPUs88
Memory32 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Clock Speed2.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUnoyes
GPU NameL4
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs1
GPU Memory22.35 GiB
GPU Total Memory22.35 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory24 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesim4gn.16xlarge, im4gn.2xlarge, im4gn.4xlarge, im4gn.8xlarge, im4gn.large, im4gn.xlargeg6.12xlarge, g6.16xlarge, g6.24xlarge, g6.2xlarge, g6.48xlarge, g6.4xlarge, g6.8xlarge, g6.xlarge
Generationsg2.2xlarge, g5.2xlarge, g6.2xlarge, g7.2xlarge
Variantsg6e.2xlarge, g6f.2xlarge
SageMakerml.g6.2xlarge
OpenSearchim4gn.2xlarge.search
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesno
Instance Storage1 x 3750 SSD1 x 450 GB NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 9500 MBpsup to 5000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth5000 Mbps2000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput625 Mbps250 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance20000 IOPS8000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps5000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1250 Mbps625 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 25 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces44
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1515
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1515
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.47x

Regional Prices

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Geography
Region
im4gn.2xlarge
g6.2xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.80221.0301
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.87221.2322
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.87221.2322
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a1.2410
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a1.2410
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a1.2711
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a1.3180
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a1.4178
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a1.6617
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.80221.0369
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.80221.0855
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.82601.1739
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.84401.1739
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.84421.2004
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.84421.2021
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.85351.2225
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.86751.2315
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.72760.9776
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.72760.9776
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.72760.9776
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