u-6tb1.56xlarge

Amazon EC2 · U-6tb1 family

The u-6tb1.56xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 224 vCPUs and 6 TiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Scalable (Skylake) with 100 Gigabit networking, starting at $46.40 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
224

dedicated

memory
6 TiB

27.43 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$46.40

$33,875/mo · us-east-1

spot
–

not offered

1-yr reserved
$28.60

−38% vs on-demand

u-6tb1.56xlarge price by region

25 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$46.40$28.60$14.91
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$46.40$28.60$14.91
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$46.40$28.60$14.91
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia$47.58$29.32$15.29
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$47.88$29.50$15.38
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$49.33$30.40$15.85
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$50.82$31.32$16.33
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$51.93$32.00$16.68
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$51.93$32.00$16.68
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$54.51$33.59$17.51
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$54.51$33.59$17.51
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$54.52$33.60$17.52
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East$54.52$33.60$17.52
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$55.61$34.27$17.87
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$55.61$34.27$17.87
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$55.61$34.27$17.87
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$55.98$34.50$17.99
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$55.98$34.50$17.99
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$55.98$34.50$17.99
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$55.98$34.50$17.99
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$55.98$34.50$17.99
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$55.98$34.50$17.99
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$61.58$37.95$19.78
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$61.79$38.08$19.85
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$74.03$45.62$23.78

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
224
Memory
6 TiB
Memory per vCPU
27.43 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon Scalable (Skylake)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Network storage only
Storage detail
EBS only
Network
100 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
100 Gbps

aws details

API name
u-6tb1.56xlarge
Family
U-6tb1
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
25 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $46.40/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
38000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Processor features
AVX; Intel AVX; Intel AVX2

u-6tb1.56xlarge equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs u-6tb1.56xlarge
AWSu-6tb1.56xlarge2246 TiBIntel Xeon Scalable (Skylake)$46.40–
AzureM208ms v2208 vCPU (1.1× less) · 5700 GiB (1.1× less)2085,700 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8180M (Skylake)$44.62-4%
M192ims v2192 vCPU (1.2× less) · 4096 GiB (1.5× less)1924 TiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8280M (Cascade Lake)$31.64-32%
Google Cloudm4-ultramem-2242245,952 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids$41.46-11%
m2-ultramem-208208 vCPU (1.1× less)2085,888 GiBIntel Cascade Lake$42.11-9%

U-6tb1 family sizes

all about U-6tb1→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthly1-yr
u-6tb1.56xlarge2246 TiB–$46.40$33,875$28.60
u-6tb1.112xlarge4486 TiB–$54.60$39,858$33.65

u-6tb1.56xlarge FAQ

How much does u-6tb1.56xlarge cost?

u-6tb1.56xlarge costs $46.40 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $33,875 per month. Across 25 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $46.40 in US East (N. Virginia) to $74.03 in South America (Sao Paulo). A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $28.60 per hour. With Windows it costs $56.71 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does u-6tb1.56xlarge have?

u-6tb1.56xlarge has 224 vCPUs and 6 TiB of memory (27.43 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Scalable (Skylake). It is a memory optimized instance type in the U-6tb1 family.

What are the equivalents of u-6tb1.56xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, M208ms v2 (208 vCPU, 5,700 GiB, $44.62/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, m4-ultramem-224 (224 vCPU, 5,952 GiB, $41.46/hour in Iowa).