m6idn.xlarge vs m8idn.xlarge

Instance Typem6idn.xlargem8idn.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
8 – Generation
i – Intel processor
d – Instance store volume
n – Network and EBS optimized
xlarge – Size
vCPUs44
Memory16 GiB16 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
Sizesm6idn.12xlarge, m6idn.16xlarge, m6idn.24xlarge, m6idn.2xlarge, m6idn.32xlarge, m6idn.4xlarge, m6idn.8xlarge, m6idn.large, m6idn.metal, m6idn.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
Generationsm6idn.xlarge, m8idn.xlargem6idn.xlarge, m8idn.xlarge
Variantsm6a.xlarge, m6g.xlarge, m6gd.xlarge, m6i.xlarge, m6id.xlarge, m6in.xlargem8a.xlarge, m8azn.xlarge, m8g.xlarge, m8gb.xlarge, m8gd.xlarge, m8gn.xlarge, m8i-flex.xlarge, m8i.xlarge, m8ib.xlarge, m8id.xlarge, m8idb.xlarge, m8in.xlarge, m8ine.xlarge
RDSdb.m6idn.xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesyes
Instance Storage1 x 237 NVMe SSD1 x 237 NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 25000 MBpsup to 10000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth3125 Mbps1250 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput390.625 Mbps156.25 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance12500 IOPS6000 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance100000 IOPS40000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth25000 Mbps10000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput3125 Mbps1250 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 30000 MegabitUp to 30 Gigabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces44
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1530
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1530
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.12x

Regional Prices

US Dollar ($)
Per Hour
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Geography
Region
m6idn.xlarge
m8idn.xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.33200.4180
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)0.33500.4268
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.33930.4914
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.3484n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.3484n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)0.3557n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)0.3620n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)0.3669n/a
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)0.3791n/a
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.31820.3819
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.31820.3819
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.31820.3819
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