m5n.large vs m6idn.large

Instance Typem5n.largem6idn.large
Instance FamilyGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
DetailsSmall to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

m – Multi purpose
5 – Generation
n – Network and EBS optimized
large – 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
large – Size
vCPUs22
Memory8 GiB8 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
Sizesm5n.12xlarge, m5n.16xlarge, m5n.24xlarge, m5n.2xlarge, m5n.4xlarge, m5n.8xlarge, m5n.large, m5n.metal, m5n.xlargem6idn.12xlarge, m6idn.16xlarge, m6idn.24xlarge, m6idn.2xlarge, m6idn.32xlarge, m6idn.4xlarge, m6idn.8xlarge, m6idn.large, m6idn.metal, m6idn.xlarge
Generationsm5n.large, m6in.large, m8in.largem6idn.large, m8idn.large
Variantsm5.large, m5a.large, m5ad.large, m5d.large, m5dn.large, m5zn.largem6a.large, m6g.large, m6gd.large, m6i.large, m6id.large, m6in.large
RDSdb.m6idn.large
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationnoyes
Instance StorageEBS only1 x 118 NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 3500 MBpsup to 25000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth650 Mbps1562 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput81.25 Mbps195.3125 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance3600 IOPS6250 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance18750 IOPS100000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth4750 Mbps25000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput593.75 Mbps3125 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 25 GigabitUp to 25000 Megabit
Enhanced Networkingnoyes
Max Interfaces33
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1010
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1010
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.35x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
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On Demand
Geography
Region
m5n.large
m6idn.large
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.13300.1660
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)n/a0.1931
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)n/a0.1954
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)n/a0.2001
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)n/a0.2012
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.2048
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.2066
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a0.2489
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.14100.1675
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.14600.1697
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.14900.1742
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.14900.1742
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.15300.1778
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.1810
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.1834
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.1895
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.11900.1591
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.11900.1591
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.11900.1591
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