c6g.4xlargevsc6i.4xlarge
c6g.4xlarge is 20% cheaper than c6i.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $99.28 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | c6g.4xlarge | c6i.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.544/hr20% less | $0.68/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.1982/hr27% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.2732/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 16 vCPUs, 32 GiB | 16 vCPUs, 32 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | c6g.4xlarge | c6i.4xlarge | c6i.4xlarge vs c6g.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.544 | $0.68 | ▲ 25% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 64% off$0.1982 | 60% off$0.2732 | ▲ 38% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.3427 | 34% off$0.4498 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.235 | 56% off$0.2994 | ▲ 27% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$0.3965 | 28% off$0.4914 | ▲ 24% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 52% off$0.2627 | 52% off$0.3283 | ▲ 25% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c6g.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.544 vs $0.68 per hour
20% cheaperPhysical cores16 vs 8
2× higherWhere c6i.4xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higherClock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higherNetwork baseline6.25 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
25% higherSpecs
19 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | c6g.4xlarge | c6i.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 | 16 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 8 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton2 Processor | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | c6g.4xlarge | c6i.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 32 | 32 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | c6g.4xlarge | c6i.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gigabit | Up to 12500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 5 Gbps | 6.25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 30 |
| Storage6 of 11 differ | c6g.4xlarge | c6i.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 4500 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps | 5,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 4,750 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 593.75 MB/s | 625 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 593.75 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 20,000 | 20,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 20,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | c6g.4xlarge | c6i.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c6g | c6i |
| Category | Compute optimized | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 32 | 32 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for c6g.4xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c6g.4xlarge | c6i.4xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $0.3408 | $0.68 | ▲ 100% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.3408 | $0.68 | ▲ 100% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.5331 | $0.6664 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $0.5331 | $0.6664 | ▲ 25% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.544 | $0.68 | ▲ 25% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.544 | $0.68 | ▲ 25% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.544 | $0.68 | ▲ 25% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $0.5712 | $0.714 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.5837 | $0.7296 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.584 | $0.728 | ▲ 25% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.5952 | $0.744 | ▲ 25% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $0.5952 | $0.744 | ▲ 25% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $0.6128 | $0.7661 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.616 | $0.768 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $0.6163 | $0.7704 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.6208 | $0.776 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.6272 | $0.784 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.6464 | $0.808 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $0.6464 | $0.808 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.648 | $0.808 | ▲ 25% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $0.6528 | $0.816 | ▲ 25% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.6528 | $0.816 | ▲ 25% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.6784 | $0.848 | ▲ 25% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $0.68 | $0.8448 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.6848 | $0.856 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $0.688 | $0.864 | ▲ 26% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $0.688 | $0.856 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.7104 | $0.888 | ▲ 25% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $0.7296 | $0.912 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $0.7459 | $0.9324 | ▲ 25% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.8384 | $1.048 | ▲ 25% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.