r8a.xlarge vs r6in.xlarge

Instance Typer8a.xlarger6in.xlarge
Instance FamilyMemory optimizedMemory optimized
DetailsHigh-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.

r – RAM / memory optimized
8 – Generation
a – AMD processor
xlarge – 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.

r – RAM / memory optimized
6 – Generation
i – Intel processor
n – Network and EBS optimized
xlarge – Size
vCPUs44
Memory32 GiB32 GiB
CPU Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R45 ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
Clock Speed4.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Threads Per Core12
Accelerators
GPUnono
Inference Acceleratornono
FPGAnono
Instances
Sizesr8a.12xlarge, r8a.16xlarge, r8a.24xlarge, r8a.2xlarge, r8a.48xlarge, r8a.4xlarge, r8a.8xlarge, r8a.large, r8a.medium, r8a.metal-24xl, r8a.metal-48xl, r8a.xlarger6in.12xlarge, r6in.16xlarge, r6in.24xlarge, r6in.2xlarge, r6in.32xlarge, r6in.4xlarge, r6in.8xlarge, r6in.large, r6in.metal, r6in.xlarge
Generationsr5a.xlarge, r6a.xlarge, r7a.xlarge, r8a.xlarger6in.xlarge, r8in.xlarge
Variantsr8g.xlarge, r8gb.xlarge, r8gd.xlarge, r8gn.xlarge, r8i-flex.xlarge, r8i.xlarge, r8ib.xlarge, r8id.xlarge, r8idb.xlarge, r8idn.xlarge, r8in.xlarger6a.xlarge, r6g.xlarge, r6gd.xlarge, r6i.xlarge, r6id.xlarge, r6idn.xlarge
RDSdb.r8a.xlargedb.r6in.xlarge
Free Tiernono
Burstablenono
Hibernationyesyes
Instance StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS (Elastic Block Store)
EBS Optimizeddefaultdefault
Encryptionsupportedsupported
NVMerequiredrequired
Dedicated Throughputup to 10000 MBpsup to 25000 MBps
Optimized Baseline Bandwidth1250 Mbps3125 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Throughput156.25 Mbps390.625 Mbps
Optimized Baseline Performance6000 IOPS12500 IOPS
Optimized Max Performance40000 IOPS100000 IOPS
Optimized Max Bandwidth10000 Mbps25000 Mbps
Optimized Max Throughput1250 Mbps3125 Mbps
Networking
Networking PerformanceUp to 15000 MegabitUp to 30000 Megabit
Enhanced Networkingyesyes
Max Interfaces44
Max Cards11
IPv4 Addresses per Interface2015
IPv6 Addresses per Interface2015
IPv6 Supportyesyes
ENA Supportrequiredrequired
EFA Supportnono
Encryption in Transit Supportyesyes
ENA SRD Supportnono
Avg Price Diff1.00x1.12x

Regional Prices

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Per Hour
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Geography
Region
r8a.xlarge
r6in.xlarge
HiddenHidden (hidden-1)0.34990.3721
HiddenHidden (hidden-2)0.35750.3814
HiddenHidden (hidden-3)0.35750.3908
HiddenHidden (hidden-4)0.38540.4095
HiddenHidden (hidden-5)0.38540.4165
HiddenHidden (hidden-6)n/a0.4165
HiddenHidden (hidden-7)n/a0.4189
HiddenHidden (hidden-8)n/a0.4235
HiddenHidden (hidden-9)n/a0.4235
USUS East (Ohio) (us-east-2)0.31950.3487
USUS East (Virginia) (us-east-1)0.31950.3487
USUS West (Oregon) (us-west-2)0.31950.3487
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