m6idn.xlarge vs m5zn.xlarge

Instance Typem6idn.xlargem5zn.xlarge
Instance FamilyGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
DetailsSmall 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
xlarge – Size
Small to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

m – Multi purpose
5 – Generation
z – High performance
n – Network and EBS optimized
xlarge – Size
vCPUs44
Memory16 GiB16 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)Intel Xeon Platinum 8252
Clock Speed3.5 GHz4.5 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUnono
Inference Acceleratornono
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesm6idn.12xlarge, m6idn.16xlarge, m6idn.24xlarge, m6idn.2xlarge, m6idn.32xlarge, m6idn.4xlarge, m6idn.8xlarge, m6idn.large, m6idn.metal, m6idn.xlargem5zn.12xlarge, m5zn.2xlarge, m5zn.3xlarge, m5zn.6xlarge, m5zn.large, m5zn.metal, m5zn.xlarge
Generationsm6idn.xlarge, m8idn.xlarge
Variantsm6a.xlarge, m6g.xlarge, m6gd.xlarge, m6i.xlarge, m6id.xlarge, m6in.xlargem5.xlarge, m5a.xlarge, m5ad.xlarge, m5d.xlarge, m5dn.xlarge, m5n.xlarge
RDSdb.m6idn.xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesno
Instance Storage1 x 237 NVMe SSDEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 25000 MBpsup to 3170 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth3125 Mbps1564 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput390.625 Mbps195.5 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance12500 IOPS6667 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance100000 IOPS13333 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth25000 Mbps3170 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput3125 Mbps396.25 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 30000 MegabitUp to 25 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 Diff1.00x1.06x

Regional Prices

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Geography
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m6idn.xlarge
m5zn.xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.33200.3682
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.3861n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.3908n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.4001n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.4025n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.4095n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.4131n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.4978n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.33500.3854
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.33930.3957
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.34840.4060
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.34840.4130
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.35570.4130
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.36200.4267
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.36690.5265
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.3791n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.31820.3303
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.31820.3303
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.31820.3303
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