x2gd.large vs r6idn.large

Instance Typex2gd.larger6idn.large
Instance FamilyMemory optimizedMemory optimized
DetailsIn-memory databases (like SAP HANA), big data engines (such as Apache Spark, Presto), high-performance computing (HPC), and memory-heavy enterprise apps.

x – Extreme RAM / memory intensive
2 – Generation
g – AWS Graviton processor
d – Instance store volume
large – Size
High-performance databases, data mining/analysis, in-memory databases, distributed large-scale caches, real-time processing apps for unstructured big data, Hadoop/Spark clusters, and other enterprise apps.

rRAM / memory optimized
6 – Generation
i – Intel processor
d – Instance store volume
n – Network and EBS optimized
large – Size
vCPUs22
Memory32 GiB16 GiB
CPU Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
Clock Speed2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUnono
Inference Acceleratornono
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesx2gd.12xlarge, x2gd.16xlarge, x2gd.2xlarge, x2gd.4xlarge, x2gd.8xlarge, x2gd.large, x2gd.medium, x2gd.metal, x2gd.xlarger6idn.12xlarge, r6idn.16xlarge, r6idn.24xlarge, r6idn.2xlarge, r6idn.32xlarge, r6idn.4xlarge, r6idn.8xlarge, r6idn.large, r6idn.metal, r6idn.xlarge
Generationsr6idn.large, r8idn.large
Variantsr6a.large, r6g.large, r6gd.large, r6i.large, r6id.large, r6in.large
RDSdb.r6idn.large
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesyes
Instance Storage1 x 118 SSD1 x 118 NVMe SSD
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 4750 MBpsup to 25000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth630 Mbps1562 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput78.75 Mbps195.3125 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance3600 IOPS6250 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance20000 IOPS100000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth4750 Mbps25000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput593.75 Mbps3125 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 10 GigabitUp to 25000 Megabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces33
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface1010
IPv6 Addresses per Interface1010
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportnoyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.25x

Regional Prices

Geography
Region
x2gd.large
r6idn.large
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.20000.2071
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)n/a0.2176
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)n/a0.2328
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)n/a0.2340
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)n/a0.2352
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a0.2375
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.2387
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.16700.1954
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.16700.1954
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.16700.1954
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