c7g.2xlargevsc7gd.2xlarge

c7g.2xlarge is 20% cheaper than c7gd.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $53.22 a month.

At a glancec7g.2xlargec7gd.2xlarge
On-demand$0.29/hr20% less$0.3629/hr
Lowest rate$0.1212/hr21% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1526/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 16 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.2xlargec7gd.2xlargec7gd.2xlarge vs c7g.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.29$0.3629▲ 25%
SpotCan be interrupted58% off$0.121258% off$0.1526▲ 26%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.191137% off$0.2287▲ 20%
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.127458% off$0.1516▲ 19%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.207928% off$0.262▲ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.140452% off$0.1755▲ 25%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.29 vs $0.3629 per hour
20% cheaper
Max EBS volumes27 vs 26
4% higher
Where c7gd.2xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc7g.2xlargec7gd.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
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.2xlargec7gd.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 8 matchc7g.2xlargec7gd.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 15 GigabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Network baseline3.75 Gbps3.75 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage3 of 12 differc7g.2xlargec7gd.2xlarge
StorageEBS only1 x 475 NVMe SSD
Local disks–1 × 474 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2726
Instance details1 of 10 differc7g.2xlargec7gd.2xlarge
Familyc7gc7gd
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c7g.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc7g.2xlargec7gd.2xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.1963$0.2304▲ 17%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.2832$0.3598▲ 27%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.289$0.3629▲ 26%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.29$0.3629▲ 25%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.29$0.3629▲ 25%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.3094$0.3931▲ 27%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.31$0.412▲ 33%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.3101$0.412▲ 33%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.3162$0.4006▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.3264$0.4158▲ 27%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.3298$0.4196▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$0.3332$0.4234▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.3332$0.4234▲ 27%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.3434$0.4347▲ 27%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.3434$0.4347▲ 27%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.3468$0.4385▲ 26%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.3468$0.4385▲ 26%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.3604$0.4536▲ 26%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.3628$0.4615▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$0.3638$0.4611▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.3638$0.4612▲ 27%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.3774$0.4763▲ 26%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.4443$0.5632▲ 27%

Keep exploring

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

c7g.2xlargeCompute optimized, c7g family
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Compare c7gd.2xlarge with

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