c7gd.4xlargevsc8gd.4xlarge

c7gd.4xlarge is 7% cheaper than c8gd.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $42.34 a month.

At a glancec7gd.4xlargec8gd.4xlarge
On-demand$0.7258/hr7% less$0.7838/hr
Lowest rate$0.1781/hr34% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.2693/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 32 GiB16 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton3 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 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.4xlargec8gd.4xlargec8gd.4xlarge vs c7gd.4xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.7258$0.7838▲ 8%
SpotCan be interrupted75% off$0.178166% off$0.2693▲ 51%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.4574——
3-yr reservedNo upfront58% off$0.3033——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.523928% off$0.5658▲ 8%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.351152% off$0.3792▲ 8%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7gd.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.7258 vs $0.7838 per hour
7% cheaper
Where c8gd.4xlarge leads
Max EBS volumes32 vs 26
23% higher
Clock speed2.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
8% higher

Specs

6 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 9 differc7gd.4xlargec8gd.4xlarge
vCPUs1616
Physical cores1616
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton3 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.5 GHz2.7 GHz
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc7gd.4xlargec8gd.4xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
NetworkingAll 8 matchc7gd.4xlargec8gd.4xlarge
NetworkUp to 15 GigabitUp to 15 Gigabit
Network baseline7.5 Gbps7.5 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces88
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
Storage2 of 12 differc7gd.4xlargec8gd.4xlarge
Storage1 x 950 NVMe SSD1 x 950 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 950 GB SSD1 × 950 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10 Gbps
EBS baseline bandwidth5,000 Mbps5,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput625 MB/s625 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS20,00020,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2632
Instance details1 of 10 differc7gd.4xlargec8gd.4xlarge
Familyc7gdc8gd
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor3232
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c7gd.4xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc7gd.4xlargec8gd.4xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.4608$0.4976▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.7197$0.7773▲ 8%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.7258$0.7838▲ 8%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.7258$0.7838▲ 8%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.7258$0.7838▲ 8%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.7862$0.8491▲ 8%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.8013$0.8654▲ 8%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.824$0.8899▲ 8%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.824$0.8899▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.8317$0.8982▲ 8%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.8392$0.9064▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.8467$0.9144▲ 8%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.8694$0.9389▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.9224$0.9962▲ 8%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.9526$1.029▲ 8%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$1.126$1.216▲ 8%

Keep exploring

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

c7gd.4xlargeCompute optimized, c7gd family
c7gd.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c7gd family

Compare c7gd.4xlarge with

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c8gd.4xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8gd family

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c8g.4xlarger8gd.4xlargec8id.4xlargem8gd.4xlargec9gd.4xlarge

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