m5a.xlarge vs g6f.xlarge

Instance Typem5a.xlargeg6f.xlarge
Instance FamilyGeneral purposeGPU instance
DetailsSmall to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

m – Multi purpose
5 – Generation
a – AMD processor
xlarge – 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
xlarge – Size
vCPUs44
Memory16 GiB16 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7571AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor
Clock Speed2.5 GHz3.4 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUnoyes
GPU NameL4
GPU ManufacturerNVIDIA
GPUs0.125
GPU Memory2.79 GiB
GPU Total Memory2.79 GiB
Inference Acceleratornono
Accelerator Memory3 GiB
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesm5a.12xlarge, m5a.16xlarge, m5a.24xlarge, m5a.2xlarge, m5a.4xlarge, m5a.8xlarge, m5a.large, m5a.xlargeg6f.2xlarge, g6f.4xlarge, g6f.large, g6f.xlarge
Generationsm5a.xlarge, m6a.xlarge, m7a.xlarge, m8a.xlarge
Variantsm5.xlarge, m5ad.xlarge, m5d.xlarge, m5dn.xlarge, m5n.xlarge, m5zn.xlargeg6.xlarge, g6e.xlarge
SageMakerml.g6f.xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesno
Instance StorageEBS only1 x 100 NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 2120 MBpsup to 5000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth1085 Mbps1000 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput135.625 Mbps125 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance6000 IOPS4000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance16000 IOPS20000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth2880 Mbps5000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput360 Mbps625 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 10 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 Supportnoyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.43x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
m5a.xlarge
g6f.xlarge
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)0.1110n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.17200.2519
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.21600.4037
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.2160n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.2180n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.2180n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.2240n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.2760n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.19200.2637
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.19200.2672
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.20000.2852
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.20200.2920
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.20200.2970
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.20200.3015
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.20800.3088
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.21200.3444
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.17200.2375
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.17200.2375
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)n/a0.2375
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