c8gd.8xlargevsc8id.8xlarge

c8gd.8xlarge is 12% cheaper than c8id.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $150.67 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 glancec8gd.8xlargec8id.8xlarge
On-demand$1.568/hr12% less$1.774/hr
Lowest rate$0.463/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.4078/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 64 GiB32 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionc8gd.8xlargec8id.8xlargec8id.8xlarge vs c8gd.8xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.568$1.774▲ 13%
SpotCan be interrupted70% off$0.46377% off$0.4078▼ 12%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$1.13228% off$1.281▲ 13%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.758452% off$0.8582▲ 13%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c8gd.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.568 vs $1.774 per hour
12% cheaper
Physical cores32 vs 16
2× higher
Where c8id.8xlarge leads
IPv4 addresses per interface50 vs 30
67% higher
Clock speed3.9 GHz vs 2.7 GHz
44% higher

Specs

14 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute8 of 10 differc8gd.8xlargec8id.8xlarge
vCPUs3232
Physical cores3216
Threads per core12
Architecturearm64x86_64
ProcessorAWS Graviton4 ProcessorIntel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerAWSIntel
Clock speed2.7 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock2.8 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor features–Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchc8gd.8xlargec8id.8xlarge
Memory (GiB)6464
Networking3 of 8 differc8gd.8xlargec8id.8xlarge
Network15 Gigabit15000 Megabit
Network baseline15 Gbps15 Gbps
Network peak15 Gbps15 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces810
IPv4 addresses per interface3050
StorageAll 12 matchc8gd.8xlargec8id.8xlarge
Storage1 x 1900 NVMe SSD1 x 1900 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 1,900 GB SSD1 × 1,900 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput10000 Mbps10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS40,00040,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details3 of 10 differc8gd.8xlargec8id.8xlarge
Familyc8gdc8id
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor6464
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c8gd.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc8gd.8xlargec8id.8xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.9952$1.83▲ 84%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.568$1.774▲ 13%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.568$1.774▲ 13%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.568$1.774▲ 13%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$1.698$1.922▲ 13%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$1.731$1.959▲ 13%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$1.78$2.014▲ 13%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$1.813$2.051▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.992$2.255▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$2.058$2.329▲ 13%

Keep exploring

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

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