c6gd.8xlargevsc6id.8xlarge
c6gd.8xlarge is 24% cheaper than c6id.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $280.32 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.8xlarge | c6id.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.229/hr24% less | $1.613/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.3361/hr58% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.8053/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 | c6gd.8xlarge | c6id.8xlarge | c6id.8xlarge vs c6gd.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.229 | $1.613 | ▲ 31% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 73% off$0.3361 | 50% off$0.8053 | ▲ 140% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$0.7741 | 37% off$1.016 | ▲ 31% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$0.5308 | 58% off$0.6739 | ▲ 27% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 27% off$0.9005 | 28% off$1.164 | ▲ 29% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 52% off$0.5944 | 52% off$0.7802 | ▲ 31% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c6gd.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.229 vs $1.613 per hour
24% cheaperPhysical cores32 vs 16
2× higherWhere c6id.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 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | c6gd.8xlarge | c6id.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 | c6gd.8xlarge | c6id.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 64 | 64 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | c6gd.8xlarge | c6id.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 12 differ | c6gd.8xlarge | c6id.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 1900 NVMe SSD | 1 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 1,900 GB SSD | 1 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| 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 | 26 | 26 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | c6gd.8xlarge | c6id.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c6gd | c6id |
| 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 c6gd.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c6gd.8xlarge | c6id.8xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $1.229 | $1.613 | ▲ 31% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $1.229 | $1.613 | ▲ 31% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $1.229 | $1.613 | ▲ 31% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $1.357 | $1.781 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $1.395 | $1.831 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $1.408 | $1.848 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $1.424 | $1.865 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $1.44 | $1.882 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $1.472 | $1.932 | ▲ 31% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $1.472 | $1.932 | ▲ 31% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $1.485 | $1.949 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $1.568 | $2.05 | ▲ 31% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $1.616 | $2.117 | ▲ 31% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $1.904 | $2.503 | ▲ 31% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.