c7gn.12xlargevsc8gn.12xlarge

c8gn.12xlarge is 5% cheaper than c7gn.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $110.38 a month.

At a glancec7gn.12xlargec8gn.12xlarge
On-demand$2.995/hr$2.844/hr5% less
Lowest rate$0.7828/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.644/hr18% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 96 GiB48 vCPUs, 96 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.

Optionc7gn.12xlargec8gn.12xlargec8gn.12xlarge vs c7gn.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$2.995$2.844▼ 5%
SpotCan be interrupted74% off$0.782877% off$0.644▼ 18%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$1.887——
3-yr reservedNo upfront64% off$1.087——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$2.1728% off$2.061▼ 5%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$1.25258% off$1.189▼ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7gn.12xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where c8gn.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$2.844 vs $2.995 per hour
5% cheaper
Max network interfaces12 vs 8
50% higher
EBS baseline bandwidth30,000 Mbps vs 25,000 Mbps
20% higher
Clock speed2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
8% higher

Specs

10 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 9 differc7gn.12xlargec8gn.12xlarge
vCPUs4848
Physical cores4848
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton3 ProcessorAWS Graviton4 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc7gn.12xlargec8gn.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)9696
Networking1 of 8 differc7gn.12xlargec8gn.12xlarge
Network150 Gigabit150 Gigabit
Network baseline150 Gbps150 Gbps
Network peak150 Gbps150 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces812
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
Storage4 of 11 differc7gn.12xlargec8gn.12xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput30000 Mbps30000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth25,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth30,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput3,125 MB/s3,750 MB/s
EBS max throughput3,750 MB/s3,750 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS100,000120,000
EBS max IOPS120,000120,000
Max EBS volumes2732
Instance details2 of 10 differc7gn.12xlargec8gn.12xlarge
Familyc7gnc8gn
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor9696
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c7gn.12xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc7gn.12xlargec8gn.12xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$2.995$2.844▼ 5%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$2.995$2.844▼ 5%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$2.995$2.844▼ 5%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$3.384$3.213▼ 5%
EU (London)eu-west-2$3.552$3.371▼ 5%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$3.778$3.581▼ 5%

Keep exploring

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

c7gn.12xlargeCompute optimized, c7gn family
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Compare c7gn.12xlarge with

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c8gn.12xlargeCompute optimized, c8gn family
c8gn.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8gn family

Compare c8gn.12xlarge with

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