m5dn.4xlarge vs m6idn.4xlarge

Instance Typem5dn.4xlargem6idn.4xlarge
Instance FamilyGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
DetailsSmall to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

m – Multi purpose
5 – Generation
d – Instance store volume
n – Network and EBS optimized
4xlarge – Size
Small to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

m – Multi purpose
6 – Generation
i – Intel processor
d – Instance store volume
n – Network and EBS optimized
4xlarge – Size
vCPUs1616
Memory64 GiB64 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
Clock Speed3.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUnono
Inference Acceleratornono
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesm5dn.12xlarge, m5dn.16xlarge, m5dn.24xlarge, m5dn.2xlarge, m5dn.4xlarge, m5dn.8xlarge, m5dn.large, m5dn.metal, m5dn.xlargem6idn.12xlarge, m6idn.16xlarge, m6idn.24xlarge, m6idn.2xlarge, m6idn.32xlarge, m6idn.4xlarge, m6idn.8xlarge, m6idn.large, m6idn.metal, m6idn.xlarge
Generationsm5dn.4xlarge, m6idn.4xlarge, m8idn.4xlargem6idn.4xlarge, m8idn.4xlarge
Variantsm5.4xlarge, m5a.4xlarge, m5ad.4xlarge, m5d.4xlarge, m5n.4xlargem6a.4xlarge, m6g.4xlarge, m6gd.4xlarge, m6i.4xlarge, m6id.4xlarge, m6in.4xlarge
RDSdb.m6idn.4xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnoyes
Instance Storage2 x 300 NVMe SSD1 x 950 NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughput3500 MBpsup to 25000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth4750 Mbps12500 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput593.75 Mbps1562.5 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance18750 IOPS50000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance18750 IOPS100000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth4750 Mbps25000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput593.75 Mbps3125 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 25 GigabitUp to 50000 Megabit
Enhanced Networkingnoyes
Max Interfaces88
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface3030
IPv6 Addresses per Interface3030
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.18x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
m5dn.4xlarge
m6idn.4xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)1.21601.3280
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a1.5444
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a1.5631
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a1.6006
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a1.6099
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a1.6380
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a1.6525
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a1.9912
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)1.29601.3398
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)1.33601.3572
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)1.36801.3934
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)1.36801.3934
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)1.40001.4227
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a1.4478
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a1.4675
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a1.5163
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)1.08801.2730
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)1.08801.2730
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)1.08801.2730
Activate subscription to see all regions and unlock all features  

Related Comparisons

Other instances worth weighing against these.