c7gd.16xlargevsm7gd.16xlarge

c7gd.16xlarge is 15% cheaper than m7gd.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $375.29 a month.

At a glancec7gd.16xlargem7gd.16xlarge
On-demand$2.903/hr15% less$3.417/hr
Lowest rate$1.213/hr18% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$1.476/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size64 vCPUs, 128 GiB64 vCPUs, 256 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.

Optionc7gd.16xlargem7gd.16xlargem7gd.16xlarge vs c7gd.16xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$2.903$3.417▲ 18%
SpotCan be interrupted6% off$2.71662% off$1.311▼ 52%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$1.82937% off$2.153▲ 18%
3-yr reservedNo upfront58% off$1.21357% off$1.476▲ 22%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$2.09627% off$2.502▲ 19%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$1.40450% off$1.72▲ 22%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7gd.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$2.903 vs $3.417 per hour
15% cheaper
Where m7gd.16xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)256 vs 128
2× higher

Specs

4 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc7gd.16xlargem7gd.16xlarge
vCPUs6464
Physical cores6464
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton3 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.6 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc7gd.16xlargem7gd.16xlarge
Memory (GiB)128256
NetworkingAll 8 matchc7gd.16xlargem7gd.16xlarge
Network30 Gigabit30 Gigabit
Network baseline30 Gbps30 Gbps
Network peak30 Gbps30 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1515
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
StorageAll 12 matchc7gd.16xlargem7gd.16xlarge
Storage2 x 1900 NVMe SSD2 x 1900 NVMe SSD
Local disks2 × 1,900 GB SSD2 × 1,900 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput20000 Mbps20000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth20,000 Mbps20,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput2,500 MB/s2,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS80,00080,000
EBS max IOPS80,00080,000
Max EBS volumes2525
Instance details3 of 10 differc7gd.16xlargem7gd.16xlarge
Familyc7gdm7gd
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor128128
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c7gd.16xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc7gd.16xlargem7gd.16xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$1.843$2.272▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$2.879$3.624▲ 26%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$2.903$3.417▲ 18%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$2.903$3.417▲ 18%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$2.903$3.417▲ 18%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$3.145$3.629▲ 15%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$3.296$3.81▲ 16%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$3.296$3.81▲ 16%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$3.327$4.204▲ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$3.357$4.113▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$3.387$4.264▲ 26%
EU (London)eu-west-2$3.478$3.962▲ 14%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$3.478$3.992▲ 15%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$3.629$4.022▲ 11%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$3.69$4.415▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$3.811$4.294▲ 13%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$4.506$5.443▲ 21%

Keep exploring

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

c7gd.16xlargeCompute optimized, c7gd family
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m7gd.16xlargeGeneral purpose, m7gd family
m7gd.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m7gd family

Compare m7gd.16xlarge with

m7g.16xlarger7gd.16xlargem6gd.16xlargem8gd.16xlarge

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