m6id.xlarge
General purpose · m6id series · Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
- vCPU
- 4
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.2373
- Per month
- $173
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0593
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0148
Analysis
The m6id.xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m6id series with 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) (up to 3.5 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the m6g.xlarge on AWS Graviton2 costs $0.1540/hour, 35% less ($60.81 a month), though switching means rebuilding software for arm64. The other variants are the m6a.xlarge at $0.1728, the m6gd.xlarge at $0.1808 and the m6i.xlarge at $0.1920.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $103 a month per instance: $0.2373/hour against $0.3780/hour, a 59% spread.
On demand it costs $0.2373/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $173 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for general purpose types at the 57th percentile per vCPU ($0.0593 per vCPU-hour) and the 57th percentile per GiB ($0.0148 per GiB-hour).
It has local instance storage (1 x 237 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: Up to 12500 Megabit.
Looking beyond its own line, 23 of 42 current types with 4 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the t4g.xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $0.1344/hour. It is burstable, so it only suits workloads that do not run the CPU flat out.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.2373 | $0.4213 | $0.1495 | $0.1025 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.2373 | $0.4213 | $0.1495 | $0.1025 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.2373 | $0.4213 | $0.1495 | $0.1025 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.2646 | $0.4486 | $0.1667 | $0.1143 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.3780 | $0.5620 | $0.2291 | $0.1633 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.2646 | $0.4486 | $0.1667 | $0.1143 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.2751 | $0.4591 | $0.1733 | $0.1188 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.2856 | $0.4696 | $0.1799 | $0.1234 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.2562 | $0.4402 | $0.1614 | $0.1107 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.2961 | $0.4801 | $0.1865 | $0.1279 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.2982 | $0.4822 | $0.1879 | $0.1288 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.3066 | $0.4906 | $0.1932 | $0.1325 |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
Same shape, other types
| Type | vCPU | Memory | $/hour | vs m6id.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1344 | -43% |
| t3a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1504 | -37% |
| m6g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1540 | -35% |
| m7g.xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1632 | -31% |
| t3.xlarge Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1664 | -30% |
| m5a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1720 | -28% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 4 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 16 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Clock | 3.5 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 237 NVMe SSD |
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit |
m6id sizes
| m6id.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1187 |
| m6id.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.2373 |
| m6id.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.4746 |
| m6id.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.9492 |
| m6id.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.90 |
| m6id.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.85 |
| m6id.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $3.80 |
| m6id.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $5.70 |
| m6id.32xlarge | 128 vCPU | $7.59 |