c7gn.xlargevsc8gn.xlarge

c8gn.xlarge is 5% cheaper than c7gn.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $9.20 a month.

At a glancec7gn.xlargec8gn.xlarge
On-demand$0.2496/hr$0.237/hr5% less
Lowest rate$0.0913/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0803/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 vCPUs, 8 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.xlargec8gn.xlargec8gn.xlarge vs c7gn.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.2496$0.237▼ 5%
SpotCan be interrupted63% off$0.091366% off$0.0803▼ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.1572——
3-yr reservedNo upfront64% off$0.0906——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.180828% off$0.1717▼ 5%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment58% off$0.104358% off$0.0991▼ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7gn.xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where c8gn.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.237 vs $0.2496 per hour
5% cheaper
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps vs 2,083 Mbps
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.xlargec8gn.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
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.xlargec8gn.xlarge
Memory (GiB)88
NetworkingAll 8 matchc7gn.xlargec8gn.xlarge
NetworkUp to 40 GigabitUp to 40 Gigabit
Network baseline12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Network peak40 Gbps40 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage4 of 11 differc7gn.xlargec8gn.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,083 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput260.375 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS8,33310,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes2732
Instance details2 of 10 differc7gn.xlargec8gn.xlarge
Familyc7gnc8gn
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionc7gn.xlargec8gn.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.2496$0.237▼ 5%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.2496$0.237▼ 5%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.2496$0.237▼ 5%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.282$0.2677▼ 5%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.296$0.2809▼ 5%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.3148$0.2984▼ 5%

Keep exploring

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

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

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

Compare c8gn.xlarge with

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