m6i.large vs m8i-flex.large

Instance Typem6i.largem8i-flex.large
Instance FamilyGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
DetailsSmall to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends.

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

m – Multi purpose
8 – Generation
i – Intel processor
flex – Flex instance
large – Size
vCPUs22
Memory8 GiB8 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Clock Speed3.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Threads Per Core22
Accelerators
GPUnono
Inference Acceleratornono
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesm6i.12xlarge, m6i.16xlarge, m6i.24xlarge, m6i.2xlarge, m6i.32xlarge, m6i.4xlarge, m6i.8xlarge, m6i.large, m6i.metal, m6i.xlargem8i-flex.12xlarge, m8i-flex.16xlarge, m8i-flex.2xlarge, m8i-flex.4xlarge, m8i-flex.8xlarge, m8i-flex.large, m8i-flex.xlarge
Generationsm6i.large, m7i.large, m8i.largem7i-flex.large, m8i-flex.large
Variantsm6a.large, m6g.large, m6gd.large, m6id.large, m6idn.large, m6in.largem8a.large, m8azn.large, m8g.large, m8gb.large, m8gd.large, m8gn.large, m8i.large, m8ib.large, m8id.large, m8idb.large, m8idn.large, m8in.large, m8ine.large
SageMakerml.m6i.large
RDSdb.m6i.large
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesyes
Instance StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 10000 MBpsup to 10000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth650 Mbps315 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput81.25 Mbps39.375 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance3600 IOPS2500 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 Interface1020
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1020
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.04x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
Linux
Shared Tenancy
On Demand
Geography
Region
m6i.large
m8i-flex.large
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.10080.1058
HiddenHidden (hidden-10)0.11100.1173
HiddenHidden (hidden-11)0.11160.1205
HiddenHidden (hidden-12)0.11200.1236
HiddenHidden (hidden-13)0.11200.1257
HiddenHidden (hidden-14)0.11200.1257
HiddenHidden (hidden-15)0.11240.1267
HiddenHidden (hidden-16)0.11500.1267
HiddenHidden (hidden-17)0.11770.1299
HiddenHidden (hidden-18)0.11800.1320
HiddenHidden (hidden-19)0.12000.1330
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.10100.1058
HiddenHidden (hidden-20)0.12000.1603
HiddenHidden (hidden-21)0.1200n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-22)0.1210n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-23)0.1210n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-24)0.1240n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-25)0.1240n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-26)0.1260n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-27)0.1265n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-28)0.1270n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-29)0.1320n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.10100.1068
HiddenHidden (hidden-30)0.1320n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-31)0.1530n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.10200.1121
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.10200.1121
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.10200.1121
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.10700.1121
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.10700.1163
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.10700.1173
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.09600.1006
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.09600.1006
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.09600.1006
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