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u-6tb1.56xlarge

Part of the U-6TB1 Memory Optimized family — High memory-to-vCPU ratio for memory-intensive applications.

Name:uHigh Memoryu = High MemoryUltra-large bare metal and virtual instances offering 3 TB to 32 TB of memory for mission-critical enterprise databases (SAP HANA).6tb6TB RAM6tb = 6TB RAMDedicated high-memory system offering 6TB of physical RAM for massive enterprise databases.11st Generation1 = 1st GenerationAWS 1st generation high-memory platform.56xlarge56 Extra Large56xlarge = 56 Extra Large224 vCPUs • 6144.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • 100 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$46.4039/ hr
~$33,874.85/mo
Compute
224vCPUs
224 cores • x86_64
Memory
6144.0GiB
27.4 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.2072/ vCPU-hr
$0.0076/GiB-hr
Network
100Gbps
Baseline: 100 Gbps
Storage & EBS
4,750MB/s
Max: 160,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Skylake)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads224 vCPUs
Physical Cores224
Clock Speed—
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score4,544,071
CoreMark / vCPU20,286 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding170 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar97,924 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.2072
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0076

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods737 pods
Max ECS Tasks14 tasks
Max ENIs15
IPv4/v6 per ENI50
Total Addressable IPs750 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance100 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth100 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth100 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput4750 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput4750 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS160,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS160,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput38000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization FactorNA
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2021-05-12

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$46.4039/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$74.0253/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$54.2740/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
25regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 25 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Africa (Cape Town)
af-south-1$61.7945
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
ap-south-2$47.5827
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
ap-southeast-3$55.9796
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
ap-south-1$47.8768
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
ap-northeast-3$55.9796
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$55.9796
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$55.9796
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$55.6108
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$55.9796
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$55.6108
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$55.6108
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$50.8233
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$55.9796
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$51.9282
EU (London)
eu-west-2$54.5059
EU (Milan)
eu-south-1$54.5246
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$54.5059
EU (Stockholm)
eu-north-1$49.3318
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$51.9282
Europe (Zurich)
eu-central-2$61.5776
Israel (Tel Aviv)
il-central-1$54.5246
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$74.0253
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$46.4039
US East (Ohio)Lowest
us-east-2$46.4039
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$46.4039