m6a.large vs m6i.large

Instance Typem6a.largem6i.large
Instance FamilyGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
DetailsSmall to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

m – Multi purpose
6 – Generation
a – AMD processor
large – Size
Small to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

m – Multi purpose
6 – Generation
i – Intel processor
large – Size
vCPUs22
Memory8 GiB8 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
Clock Speed3.6 GHz3.5 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUnono
Inference Acceleratornono
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesm6a.12xlarge, m6a.16xlarge, m6a.24xlarge, m6a.2xlarge, m6a.32xlarge, m6a.48xlarge, m6a.4xlarge, m6a.8xlarge, m6a.large, m6a.metal, m6a.xlargem6i.12xlarge, m6i.16xlarge, m6i.24xlarge, m6i.2xlarge, m6i.32xlarge, m6i.4xlarge, m6i.8xlarge, m6i.large, m6i.metal, m6i.xlarge
Generationsm5a.large, m6a.large, m7a.large, m8a.largem6i.large, m7i.large, m8i.large
Variantsm6g.large, m6gd.large, m6i.large, m6id.large, m6idn.large, m6in.largem6a.large, m6g.large, m6gd.large, m6id.large, m6idn.large, m6in.large
SageMakerml.m6a.largeml.m6i.large
RDSdb.m6i.large
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesyes
Instance StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 6667 MBpsup to 10000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth650 Mbps650 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput81.25 Mbps81.25 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance3600 IOPS3600 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps10000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1250 Mbps1250 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
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 Diff1.00x1.19x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
m6a.large
m6i.large
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Hyderabad) (ap-south-2)0.0556n/a
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)0.0556n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.08640.1008
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.10800.1110
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.10800.1116
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.11160.1120
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.13770.1120
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)n/a0.1120
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)n/a0.1124
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)n/a0.1150
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)n/a0.1177
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)n/a0.1180
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)n/a0.1200
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.08640.1010
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)n/a0.1200
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)n/a0.1200
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)n/a0.1210
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)n/a0.1210
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)n/a0.1240
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)n/a0.1240
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)n/a0.1260
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)n/a0.1265
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)n/a0.1270
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)n/a0.1320
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.09630.1010
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)n/a0.1320
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)n/a0.1530
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.09630.1020
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.09990.1020
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.10080.1020
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.10080.1070
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.10080.1070
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.10350.1070
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)n/a0.0960
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.08640.0960
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)n/a0.0960
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