c9g.8xlargevsr9g.8xlarge

c9g.8xlarge is 32% cheaper than r9g.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $484.50 a month.

At a glancec9g.8xlarger9g.8xlarge
On-demand$1.391/hr32% less$2.055/hr
Lowest rate$0.5772/hr21% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.7304/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 64 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 GiB
ProcessorAWS Graviton5 ProcessorAWS Graviton5 Processor
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionc9g.8xlarger9g.8xlarger9g.8xlarge vs c9g.8xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$1.391$2.055▲ 48%
SpotCan be interrupted59% off$0.577264% off$0.7304▲ 27%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.997228% off$1.489▲ 49%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.673548% off$1.072▲ 59%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c9g.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.391 vs $2.055 per hour
32% cheaper
Where r9g.8xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)256 vs 64
4× higher

Specs

4 of 39 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc9g.8xlarger9g.8xlarge
vCPUs3232
Physical cores3232
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAWS Graviton5 ProcessorAWS Graviton5 Processor
CPU makerAWSAWS
Clock speed3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
Sustained clock3.3 GHz3.3 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differc9g.8xlarger9g.8xlarge
Memory (GiB)64256
NetworkingAll 8 matchc9g.8xlarger9g.8xlarge
Network17 Gigabit17 Gigabit
Network baseline17 Gbps17 Gbps
Network peak17 Gbps17 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1010
IPv4 addresses per interface5050
StorageAll 11 matchc9g.8xlarger9g.8xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput12000 Mbps12000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth12,000 Mbps12,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth12,000 Mbps12,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput1,500 MB/s1,500 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,500 MB/s1,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS48,00048,000
EBS max IOPS48,00048,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details3 of 10 differc9g.8xlarger9g.8xlarge
Familyc9gr9g
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor6464
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c9g.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc9g.8xlarger9g.8xlargeDifference
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$1.386$2.055▲ 48%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$1.391$2.055▲ 48%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$1.391$2.055▲ 48%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$1.582$2.479▲ 57%

Keep exploring

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

c9g.8xlargeCompute optimized, c9g family
c9g.8xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c9g family

Compare c9g.8xlarge with

c9gd.8xlargem9g.8xlargec8g.8xlarge
r9g.8xlargeMemory optimized, r9g family
r9g.8xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r9g family

Compare r9g.8xlarge with

m9g.8xlarger9gd.8xlarger8g.8xlarge

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