m6a.large vs m8idn.large

Instance Typem6a.largem8idn.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
8 – Generation
i – Intel processor
d – Instance store volume
n – Network and EBS optimized
large – Size
vCPUs22
Memory8 GiB8 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7R13 ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Clock Speed3.6 GHz3.9 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.xlargem8idn.12xlarge, m8idn.16xlarge, m8idn.24xlarge, m8idn.2xlarge, m8idn.32xlarge, m8idn.48xlarge, m8idn.4xlarge, m8idn.8xlarge, m8idn.96xlarge, m8idn.large, m8idn.metal-48xl, m8idn.metal-96xl, m8idn.xlarge
Generationsm5a.large, m6a.large, m7a.large, m8a.largem6idn.large, m8idn.large
Variantsm6g.large, m6gd.large, m6i.large, m6id.large, m6idn.large, m6in.largem8a.large, m8azn.large, m8g.large, m8gb.large, m8gd.large, m8gn.large, m8i-flex.large, m8i.large, m8ib.large, m8id.large, m8idb.large, m8in.large, m8ine.large
SageMakerml.m6a.large
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesyes
Instance StorageEBS only1 x 118 NVMe SSD
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 25 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces34
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1020
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1020
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x2.16x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
m6a.large
m8idn.large
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Hyderabad) (ap-south-2)0.0556n/a
Asia PacificAsia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)0.0556n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.08640.2090
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.1080n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.1080n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.1116n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.1377n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.08640.2134
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.09630.2457
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.0963n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.0999n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.1008n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.1008n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.1008n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.1035n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)n/a0.1909
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.08640.1909
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)n/a0.1909
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