c8gd.24xlargevsc8id.24xlarge
c8gd.24xlarge is 12% cheaper than c8id.24xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $452.02 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | c8gd.24xlarge | c8id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $4.703/hr12% less | $5.322/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.8404/hr29% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $1.185/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 96 vCPUs, 192 GiB | 96 vCPUs, 192 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | c8gd.24xlarge | c8id.24xlarge | c8id.24xlarge vs c8gd.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $4.703 | $5.322 | ▲ 13% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 82% off$0.8404 | 78% off$1.185 | ▲ 41% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$3.395 | 28% off$3.842 | ▲ 13% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 52% off$2.275 | 52% off$2.575 | ▲ 13% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where c8gd.24xlarge leads
On-demand price$4.703 vs $5.322 per hour
12% cheaperPhysical cores96 vs 48
2× higherWhere c8id.24xlarge leads
Clock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higherIPv4 addresses per interface64 vs 50
28% higherSpecs
16 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | c8gd.24xlarge | c8id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 | 96 |
| Physical cores | 96 | 48 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton4 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | c8gd.24xlarge | c8id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 192 | 192 |
| Networking4 of 8 differ | c8gd.24xlarge | c8id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 40 Gigabit | 40000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 40 Gbps | 40 Gbps |
| Network peak | 40 Gbps | 40 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | Yes | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 | 16 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 | 64 |
| Storage2 of 12 differ | c8gd.24xlarge | c8id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 3 x 1900 NVMe SSD | 2 x 2850 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 3 × 1,900 GB SSD | 2 × 2,850 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 30000 Mbps | 30000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 30,000 Mbps | 30,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 30,000 Mbps | 30,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 3,750 MB/s | 3,750 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 3,750 MB/s | 3,750 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 120,000 | 120,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 64 | 64 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | c8gd.24xlarge | c8id.24xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | c8gd | c8id |
| Category | Compute optimized | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 192 | 192 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for c8gd.24xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | c8gd.24xlarge | c8id.24xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $2.986 | $5.489 | ▲ 84% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $4.703 | $5.322 | ▲ 13% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $4.703 | $5.322 | ▲ 13% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $4.703 | $5.322 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $5.095 | $5.766 | ▲ 13% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $5.193 | $5.877 | ▲ 13% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $5.34 | $6.043 | ▲ 13% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $5.438 | $6.154 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $5.977 | $6.764 | ▲ 13% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $6.173 | $6.985 | ▲ 13% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.