c6gn.16xlargevsc7gn.16xlarge

c6gn.16xlarge is 31% cheaper than c7gn.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $897.02 a month.

At a glancec6gn.16xlargec7gn.16xlarge
On-demand$2.765/hr31% less$3.994/hr
Lowest rate$0.6132/hr26% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.8338/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 128 GiB64 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionc6gn.16xlargec7gn.16xlargec7gn.16xlarge vs c6gn.16xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$2.765$3.994▲ 44%
SpotCan be interrupted78% off$0.613279% off$0.8338▲ 36%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$1.74537% off$2.516▲ 44%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$1.18764% off$1.449▲ 22%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment24% off$2.09428% off$2.893▲ 38%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment48% off$1.42458% off$1.669▲ 17%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c6gn.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$2.765 vs $3.994 per hour
31% cheaper
EBS baseline IOPS160,000 vs 133,333
20% higher
Where c7gn.16xlarge leads
Network baseline200 Gbps vs 100 Gbps
2× higher
EBS max bandwidth40,000 Mbps vs 38,000 Mbps
5% higher
Clock speed2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
4% higher

Specs

14 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 9 differc6gn.16xlargec7gn.16xlarge
vCPUs6464
Physical cores6464
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton2 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc6gn.16xlargec7gn.16xlarge
Memory (GiB)128128
Networking3 of 8 differc6gn.16xlargec7gn.16xlarge
Network100 Gigabit200 Gigabit
Network baseline100 Gbps200 Gbps
Network peak100 Gbps200 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1515
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
Storage6 of 11 differc6gn.16xlargec7gn.16xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput38000 Mbps40000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth38,000 Mbps33,333 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth38,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput4,750 MB/s4,166.625 MB/s
EBS max throughput4,750 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS160,000133,333
EBS max IOPS160,000160,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differc6gn.16xlargec7gn.16xlarge
Familyc6gnc7gn
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor128128
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesNo
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c6gn.16xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc6gn.16xlargec7gn.16xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$2.765$3.994▲ 44%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$2.765$3.994▲ 44%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$2.765$3.994▲ 44%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$3.123$4.512▲ 44%
EU (London)eu-west-2$3.28$4.736▲ 44%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$3.488$5.037▲ 44%

Keep exploring

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

c6gn.16xlargeCompute optimized, c6gn family
c6gn.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c6gn family

Compare c6gn.16xlarge with

c6g.16xlargec6in.16xlarge
c7gn.16xlargeCompute optimized, c7gn family
c7gn.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c7gn family

Compare c7gn.16xlarge with

c7g.16xlargec8gn.16xlarge

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