c7i.2xlargevsc8i.2xlarge

c7i.2xlarge is 5% cheaper than c8i.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $12.99 a month.

At a glancec7i.2xlargec8i.2xlarge
On-demand$0.357/hr5% less$0.3748/hr
Lowest rate$0.1794/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1405/hr22% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optionc7i.2xlargec8i.2xlargec8i.2xlarge vs c7i.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.357$0.3748▲ 5%
SpotCan be interrupted50% off$0.179463% off$0.1405▼ 22%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.2362——
3-yr reservedNo upfront56% off$0.1572——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.25828% off$0.2709▲ 5%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.172452% off$0.181▲ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c7i.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.357 vs $0.3748 per hour
5% cheaper
Where c8i.2xlarge leads
IPv4 addresses per interface30 vs 15
2× higher
Clock speed3.9 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
22% higher

Specs

8 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 10 differc7i.2xlargec8i.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock3.2 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor featuresIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMXIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc7i.2xlargec8i.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking4 of 8 differc7i.2xlargec8i.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 15000 Megabit
Network baseline3.125 Gbps3.75 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1530
StorageAll 11 matchc7i.2xlargec8i.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth2,500 Mbps2,500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput312.5 MB/s312.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details1 of 10 differc7i.2xlargec8i.2xlarge
Familyc7ic8i
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c7i.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc7i.2xlargec8i.2xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.3499$0.3674▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.357$0.3748▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.357$0.3748▲ 5%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.357$0.3748▲ 5%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.357$0.3748▲ 5%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.357$0.3748▲ 5%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.3822$0.4013▲ 5%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.383$0.4022▲ 5%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.383$0.4022▲ 5%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.3906$0.4101▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.4032$0.4234▲ 5%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.4074$0.4278▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.4116$0.4322▲ 5%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.4242$0.4454▲ 5%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.4242$0.4454▲ 5%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.4452$0.4674▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.4494$0.4719▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.4662$0.4895▲ 5%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$0.4788$0.5028▲ 5%
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6$0.4895$0.514▲ 5%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.5502$0.5777▲ 5%

Keep exploring

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

c7i.2xlargeCompute optimized, c7i family
c7i.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c7i family

Compare c7i.2xlarge with

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c8i.2xlargeCompute optimized, c8i family
c8i.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8i family

Compare c8i.2xlarge with

c8g.2xlargec8i-flex.2xlargem8i.2xlarger8i.2xlargec8a.2xlargec8id.2xlargec8in.2xlargec8ine.2xlargec8ib.2xlarge

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