c6gd.xlargevsc6id.xlarge

c6gd.xlarge is 24% cheaper than c6id.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $35.04 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 glancec6gd.xlargec6id.xlarge
On-demand$0.1536/hr24% less$0.2016/hr
Lowest rate$0.0519/hr9% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0568/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc6gd.xlargec6id.xlargec6id.xlarge vs c6gd.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1536$0.2016▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted66% off$0.051972% off$0.0568▲ 9%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.096837% off$0.1271▲ 31%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.066458% off$0.0842▲ 27%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.112628% off$0.1455▲ 29%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.074352% off$0.0975▲ 31%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6gd.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.1536 vs $0.2016 per hour
24% cheaper
Physical cores4 vs 2
2× higher
Where c6id.xlarge leads
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps vs 4,750 Mbps
2.1× higher
Clock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higher
Network peak12.5 Gbps vs 10 Gbps
25% higher

Specs

19 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 10 differc6gd.xlargec6id.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores42
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
CPU makerAWSIntel
Clock speed2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor features–Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc6gd.xlargec6id.xlarge
Memory (GiB)88
Networking3 of 8 differc6gd.xlargec6id.xlarge
NetworkUp to 10 GigabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline1.25 Gbps1.562 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage6 of 12 differc6gd.xlargec6id.xlarge
Storage1 x 237 NVMe SSD1 x 237 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 237 GB SSD1 × 237 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 4500 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,188 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth4,750 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput148.5 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput593.75 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS20,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2626
Instance details2 of 10 differc6gd.xlargec6id.xlarge
Familyc6gdc6id
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c6gd.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6gd.xlargec6id.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1536$0.2016▲ 31%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1536$0.2016▲ 31%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1536$0.2016▲ 31%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.1696$0.2226▲ 31%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1744$0.2289▲ 31%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.176$0.231▲ 31%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.178$0.2331▲ 31%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.18$0.2352▲ 31%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.184$0.2415▲ 31%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.184$0.2415▲ 31%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.1856$0.2436▲ 31%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.196$0.2562▲ 31%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.202$0.2646▲ 31%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.238$0.3129▲ 31%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

c6gd.xlargeCompute optimized, c6gd family
c6gd.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c6gd family

Compare c6gd.xlarge with

c6g.xlargem6gd.xlarger6gd.xlargec7gd.xlarge
c6id.xlargeCompute optimized, c6id family
c6id.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c6id family

Compare c6id.xlarge with

c6i.xlarger6id.xlargem6id.xlargec5d.xlargec8id.xlarge

Pay the committed rate, with commitment protection

The best committed rate on these two is 57–58% below on-demand. Connect your cloud accounts to unlock greater savings with commitment protection.

Connect AWS account

AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.