c6gd.4xlargevsc6id.4xlarge
c6gd.4xlarge is 24% cheaper than c6id.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $140.16 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 | c6gd.4xlarge | c6id.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.6144/hr24% less | $0.8064/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.2042/hr67% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.6101/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 | c6gd.4xlarge | c6id.4xlarge | c6id.4xlarge vs c6gd.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.6144 | $0.8064 | ▲ 31% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 67% off$0.2042 | 24% off$0.6101 | ▲ 199% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.3871 | 37% off$0.5082 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.2654 | 58% off$0.337 | ▲ 27% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$0.4502 | 28% off$0.5821 | ▲ 29% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 52% off$0.2972 | 52% off$0.3901 | ▲ 31% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c6gd.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.6144 vs $0.8064 per hour
24% cheaperPhysical cores16 vs 8
2× higherWhere c6id.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 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | c6gd.4xlarge | c6id.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 | c6gd.4xlarge | c6id.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 32 | 32 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | c6gd.4xlarge | c6id.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 12 differ | c6gd.4xlarge | c6id.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 950 NVMe SSD | 1 x 950 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 950 GB SSD | 1 × 950 GB SSD |
| 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 | 26 | 26 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | c6gd.4xlarge | c6id.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c6gd | c6id |
| 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 c6gd.4xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c6gd.4xlarge | c6id.4xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.6144 | $0.8064 | ▲ 31% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.6144 | $0.8064 | ▲ 31% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.6144 | $0.8064 | ▲ 31% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.6784 | $0.8904 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.6976 | $0.9156 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.704 | $0.924 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.712 | $0.9324 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.72 | $0.9408 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.736 | $0.966 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.736 | $0.966 | ▲ 31% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.7424 | $0.9744 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.784 | $1.025 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.808 | $1.058 | ▲ 31% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.952 | $1.252 | ▲ 31% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.