c7g.12xlargevsc7gd.12xlarge

c7g.12xlarge is 20% cheaper than c7gd.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $319.23 a month.

At a glancec7g.12xlargec7gd.12xlarge
On-demand$1.74/hr20% less$2.177/hr
Lowest rate$0.4768/hr77% lessSpot, can be interrupted$2.037/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 96 GiB48 vCPUs, 96 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton3 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.

Optionc7g.12xlargec7gd.12xlargec7gd.12xlarge vs c7g.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.74$2.177▲ 25%
SpotCan be interrupted73% off$0.47686% off$2.037▲ 327%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$1.14737% off$1.372▲ 20%
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.764658% off$0.9098▲ 19%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$1.24728% off$1.572▲ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.842452% off$1.053▲ 25%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7g.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.74 vs $2.177 per hour
20% cheaper
Max EBS volumes27 vs 25
8% higher
Where c7gd.12xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc7g.12xlargec7gd.12xlarge
vCPUs4848
Physical cores4848
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton3 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.6 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc7g.12xlargec7gd.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)9696
NetworkingAll 8 matchc7g.12xlargec7gd.12xlarge
Network22500 Megabit22500 Megabit
Network baseline22.5 Gbps22.5 Gbps
Network peak22.5 Gbps22.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
Storage3 of 12 differc7g.12xlargec7gd.12xlarge
StorageEBS only2 x 1425 NVMe SSD
Local disks–2 × 1,425 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput15000 Mbps15000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth15,000 Mbps15,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,875 MB/s1,875 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS60,00060,000
EBS max IOPS60,00060,000
Max EBS volumes2725
Instance details1 of 10 differc7g.12xlargec7gd.12xlarge
Familyc7gc7gd
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor9696
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c7g.12xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc7g.12xlargec7gd.12xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.178$1.382▲ 17%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$1.699$2.159▲ 27%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.734$2.177▲ 26%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.74$2.177▲ 25%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.74$2.177▲ 25%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$1.857$2.359▲ 27%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$1.86$2.472▲ 33%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$1.861$2.472▲ 33%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$1.897$2.404▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$1.958$2.495▲ 27%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$1.979$2.518▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$1.999$2.54▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$1.999$2.54▲ 27%
EU (London)eu-west-2$2.061$2.608▲ 27%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$2.061$2.608▲ 27%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$2.081$2.631▲ 26%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$2.081$2.631▲ 26%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$2.162$2.722▲ 26%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$2.177$2.769▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$2.183$2.767▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$2.183$2.767▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$2.265$2.858▲ 26%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$2.666$3.379▲ 27%

Keep exploring

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

c7g.12xlargeCompute optimized, c7g family
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Compare c7gd.12xlarge with

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