c7gn.16xlargevsc8gn.16xlarge

c8gn.16xlarge is 5% cheaper than c7gn.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $147.17 a month.

At a glancec7gn.16xlargec8gn.16xlarge
On-demand$3.994/hr$3.792/hr5% less
Lowest rate$0.8338/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.8196/hr2% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 128 GiB64 vCPUs, 128 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.16xlargec8gn.16xlargec8gn.16xlarge vs c7gn.16xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$3.994$3.792▼ 5%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.833878% off$0.8196▼ 2%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$2.516——
3-yr reservedNo upfront64% off$1.449——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$2.89328% off$2.747▼ 5%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$1.66958% off$1.586▼ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7gn.16xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where c8gn.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$3.792 vs $3.994 per hour
5% cheaper
Max EBS volumes48 vs 27
78% higher
Clock speed2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
8% higher
Max network interfaces16 vs 15
7% higher

Specs

10 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 9 differc7gn.16xlargec8gn.16xlarge
vCPUs6464
Physical cores6464
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.16xlargec8gn.16xlarge
Memory (GiB)128128
Networking1 of 8 differc7gn.16xlargec8gn.16xlarge
Network200 Gigabit200 Gigabit
Network baseline200 Gbps200 Gbps
Network peak200 Gbps200 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFAYesYes
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1516
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
Storage4 of 11 differc7gn.16xlargec8gn.16xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput40000 Mbps40000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth33,333 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth40,000 Mbps40,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput4,166.625 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS max throughput5,000 MB/s5,000 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS133,333160,000
EBS max IOPS160,000160,000
Max EBS volumes2748
Instance details2 of 10 differc7gn.16xlargec8gn.16xlarge
Familyc7gnc8gn
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor128128
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c7gn.16xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc7gn.16xlargec8gn.16xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.994$3.792▼ 5%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.994$3.792▼ 5%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.994$3.792▼ 5%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.512$4.284▼ 5%
EU (London)eu-west-2$4.736$4.494▼ 5%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$5.037$4.775▼ 5%

Keep exploring

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

c7gn.16xlargeCompute optimized, c7gn family
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Compare c7gn.16xlarge with

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c8gn.16xlargeCompute optimized, c8gn family
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Compare c8gn.16xlarge with

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