Compare M5 vs M6I

Compare all instances in the M5 and M6I AWS EC2 instance families, including pricing, configurations, and performance.
m5.12xlarge-vs-m6i.12xlarge

M5 Family

When to use?M5 instances are general-purpose instances offering a balanced mix of compute, memory, and networking resources. They are well suited for application servers, mid-sized databases, caching layers, and enterprise workloads that require predictable performance.

Machine Configuration (m5.12xlarge)

Region
Currency
Pricing
Monthly Cost

$1681.9200

Hourly Cost

$2.3040

Reserved - 1 year

$989.0000 ($1.3548 per hour)

Reserved - 3 year

$632.3889 ($0.8663 per hour)

Compute
Value
vCPUs
48
Memory (Gib)
192.00
Memory per vCPU (Gib)
4
Clock Speed (GHz)
3.1
CPU Architecture
x86_64
Networking
Value
Network Performance
12 Gigabit
IPv6
true
Storage
Value
Disk Space (GiB)
N/A
EBS Optimized
True
Max Bandwidth (Mbps) on EBS
9500
Max Throughput (MB/s) on EBS
1187.50
Max I/O Operations/second (IOPS)
40000

M6I Family

When to use?M6i instances are next-generation general-purpose instances powered by Intel Ice Lake processors. They provide improved compute performance, memory bandwidth, and networking compared to M5, making them suitable for modern application servers and enterprise workloads.

Machine Configuration (m6i.12xlarge)

Region
Currency
Pricing
Monthly Cost

$1681.9200

Hourly Cost

$2.3040

Reserved - 1 year

$1038.4167 ($1.4225 per hour)

Reserved - 3 year

$664.0278 ($0.9096 per hour)

Compute
Value
vCPUs
48
Memory (Gib)
192.00
Memory per vCPU (Gib)
4
Clock Speed (GHz)
3.5
CPU Architecture
x86_64
Networking
Value
Network Performance
18.75 Gigabit
IPv6
true
Storage
Value
Disk Space (GiB)
N/A
EBS Optimized
True
Max Bandwidth (Mbps) on EBS
15000
Max Throughput (MB/s) on EBS
1875.00
Max I/O Operations/second (IOPS)
60000