c6g.8xlargevsc6i.8xlarge
c6g.8xlarge is 20% cheaper than c6i.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $198.56 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.8xlarge | c6i.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.088/hr20% less | $1.36/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.3702/hr16% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.4397/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 32 vCPUs, 64 GiB | 32 vCPUs, 64 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.8xlarge | c6i.8xlarge | c6i.8xlarge vs c6g.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.088 | $1.36 | ▲ 25% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 66% off$0.3702 | 68% off$0.4397 | ▲ 19% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.6854 | 34% off$0.8996 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.47 | 56% off$0.5988 | ▲ 27% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$0.7929 | 28% off$0.9828 | ▲ 24% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 52% off$0.5254 | 52% off$0.6566 | ▲ 25% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c6g.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.088 vs $1.36 per hour
20% cheaperPhysical cores32 vs 16
2× higherWhere c6i.8xlarge leads
Clock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higherEBS baseline bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 9,500 Mbps
5% higherNetwork baseline12.5 Gbps vs 12 Gbps
4% higherSpecs
18 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | c6g.8xlarge | c6i.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 | 32 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 16 |
| 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.8xlarge | c6i.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 64 | 64 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | c6g.8xlarge | c6i.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 12 Gigabit | 12500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 12 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12 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 |
| Storage5 of 11 differ | c6g.8xlarge | c6i.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 9000 Mbps | 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | c6g.8xlarge | c6i.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c6g | c6i |
| Category | Compute optimized | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 64 | 64 |
| 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.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c6g.8xlarge | c6i.8xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $0.6816 | $1.36 | ▲ 100% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.6816 | $1.36 | ▲ 100% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $1.066 | $1.333 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $1.066 | $1.333 | ▲ 25% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $1.088 | $1.36 | ▲ 25% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $1.088 | $1.36 | ▲ 25% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $1.088 | $1.36 | ▲ 25% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $1.142 | $1.428 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $1.167 | $1.459 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $1.168 | $1.456 | ▲ 25% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $1.19 | $1.488 | ▲ 25% |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1 | $1.19 | $1.488 | ▲ 25% |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1 | $1.226 | $1.532 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $1.232 | $1.536 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $1.233 | $1.541 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $1.242 | $1.552 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $1.254 | $1.568 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $1.293 | $1.616 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $1.293 | $1.616 | ▲ 25% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $1.296 | $1.616 | ▲ 25% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $1.306 | $1.632 | ▲ 25% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $1.306 | $1.632 | ▲ 25% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $1.357 | $1.696 | ▲ 25% |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1 | $1.36 | $1.69 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $1.37 | $1.712 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1 | $1.376 | $1.728 | ▲ 26% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $1.376 | $1.712 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $1.421 | $1.776 | ▲ 25% |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1 | $1.459 | $1.824 | ▲ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $1.492 | $1.865 | ▲ 25% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $1.677 | $2.096 | ▲ 25% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.