u-6tb1.56xlarge
EC2 High Memory instances offer 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, and 24 TiB of memory in an instance.
The u-6tb1.56xlarge is a aws ec2 instance type featuring multiple vCPUs and optimized memory, commonly used for ec2 workloads.
Last updated at Sat May 23 2026
Instance Info
| Compute | Value |
| vCPUs | 224 |
| Memory | 6144 GiB |
| Physical Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Skylake) |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit |
| GPU Memory | NA |
| Network | Value |
| Network Performance | 100 Gigabit |
| Enhanced Networking | Yes |
| Storage | Value |
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS Throughput | 38000 Mbps |
| Amazon | Value |
| Current Generation | Yes |
| Instance Type | u-6tb1.56xlarge |
| Family | Memory optimized |
Family Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| u-6tb1.56xlarge | 224 | 6144 |
| u-6tb1.112xlarge | 448 | 6144 |
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