c7gn.2xlargevsc8gn.2xlarge

c8gn.2xlarge is 5% cheaper than c7gn.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $18.40 a month.

At a glancec7gn.2xlargec8gn.2xlarge
On-demand$0.4992/hr$0.474/hr5% less
Lowest rate$0.1625/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1051/hr35% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 16 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.2xlargec8gn.2xlargec8gn.2xlarge vs c7gn.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.4992$0.474▼ 5%
SpotCan be interrupted67% off$0.162578% off$0.1051▼ 35%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.3145——
3-yr reservedNo upfront64% off$0.1811——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.361728% off$0.3434▼ 5%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$0.208658% off$0.1982▼ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7gn.2xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where c8gn.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.474 vs $0.4992 per hour
5% cheaper
EBS baseline IOPS20,000 vs 16,667
20% higher
Clock speed2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
8% higher

Specs

9 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 9 differc7gn.2xlargec8gn.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
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.2xlargec8gn.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 8 matchc7gn.2xlargec8gn.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 50 GigabitUp to 50 Gigabit
Network baseline25 Gbps25 Gbps
Network peak50 Gbps50 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage4 of 11 differc7gn.2xlargec8gn.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth4,167 Mbps5,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput520.875 MB/s625 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS16,66720,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2732
Instance details2 of 10 differc7gn.2xlargec8gn.2xlarge
Familyc7gnc8gn
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c7gn.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc7gn.2xlargec8gn.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.4992$0.474▼ 5%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.4992$0.474▼ 5%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.4992$0.474▼ 5%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.564$0.5354▼ 5%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.592$0.5618▼ 5%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.6296$0.5969▼ 5%

Keep exploring

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

c7gn.2xlargeCompute optimized, c7gn family
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Compare c7gn.2xlarge with

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c8gn.2xlargeCompute optimized, c8gn family
c8gn.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8gn family

Compare c8gn.2xlarge with

c8g.2xlargec8in.2xlargem8gn.2xlarger8gn.2xlarge

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