c7g.2xlargevsc7gn.2xlarge

c7g.2xlarge is 42% cheaper than c7gn.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $152.72 a month.

At a glancec7g.2xlargec7gn.2xlarge
On-demand$0.29/hr42% less$0.4992/hr
Lowest rate$0.1212/hr25% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1625/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.2xlargec7gn.2xlargec7gn.2xlarge vs c7g.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.29$0.4992▲ 72%
SpotCan be interrupted58% off$0.121267% off$0.1625▲ 34%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.191137% off$0.3145▲ 65%
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.127464% off$0.1811▲ 42%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.207928% off$0.3617▲ 74%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.140458% off$0.2086▲ 49%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7g.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.29 vs $0.4992 per hour
42% cheaper
Where c7gn.2xlarge leads
Network baseline25 Gbps vs 3.75 Gbps
6.7× higher
EBS baseline bandwidth4,167 Mbps vs 2,500 Mbps
67% higher
Clock speed2.6 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
4% higher

Specs

9 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 9 differc7g.2xlargec7gn.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton3 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.5 GHz2.6 GHz
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.6 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc7g.2xlargec7gn.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking3 of 8 differc7g.2xlargec7gn.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 15 GigabitUp to 50 Gigabit
Network baseline3.75 Gbps25 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps50 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage3 of 11 differc7g.2xlargec7gn.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps4,167 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s520.875 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00016,667
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details2 of 10 differc7g.2xlargec7gn.2xlarge
Familyc7gc7gn
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesNo
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionc7g.2xlargec7gn.2xlargeDifference
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.289$0.4992▲ 73%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.29$0.4992▲ 72%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.29$0.4992▲ 72%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.3101$0.564▲ 82%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.3434$0.592▲ 72%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.3638$0.6296▲ 73%

Keep exploring

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

c7g.2xlargeCompute optimized, c7g family
c7g.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c7g family

Compare c7g.2xlarge with

c7i.2xlargem7g.2xlarger7g.2xlargec7a.2xlargec7gd.2xlargec6g.2xlargec8g.2xlarge
c7gn.2xlargeCompute optimized, c7gn family
c7gn.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c7gn family

Compare c7gn.2xlarge with

c6gn.2xlargec8gn.2xlarge

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