c9gd.16xlargevsm9gd.16xlarge

c9gd.16xlarge is 15% cheaper than m9gd.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $441.50 a month.

At a glancec9gd.16xlargem9gd.16xlarge
On-demand$3.418/hr15% less$4.022/hr
Lowest rate$0.7368/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.8413/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 128 GiB64 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.

Optionc9gd.16xlargem9gd.16xlargem9gd.16xlarge vs c9gd.16xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$3.418$4.022▲ 18%
SpotCan be interrupted78% off$0.736879% off$0.8413▲ 14%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$2.46727% off$2.946▲ 19%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$1.65350% off$2.025▲ 22%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c9gd.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$3.418 vs $4.022 per hour
15% cheaper
Where m9gd.16xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)256 vs 128
2× higher

Specs

4 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc9gd.16xlargem9gd.16xlarge
vCPUs6464
Physical cores6464
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 differc9gd.16xlargem9gd.16xlarge
Memory (GiB)128256
NetworkingAll 8 matchc9gd.16xlargem9gd.16xlarge
Network34 Gigabit34 Gigabit
Network baseline34 Gbps34 Gbps
Network peak34 Gbps34 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces1616
IPv4 addresses per interface6464
StorageAll 12 matchc9gd.16xlargem9gd.16xlarge
Storage1 x 3800 NVMe SSD1 x 3800 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 3,800 GB SSD1 × 3,800 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughput24000 Mbps24000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth24,000 Mbps24,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth24,000 Mbps24,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput3,000 MB/s3,000 MB/s
EBS max throughput3,000 MB/s3,000 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS96,00096,000
EBS max IOPS96,00096,000
Max EBS volumes4848
Instance details3 of 10 differc9gd.16xlargem9gd.16xlarge
Familyc9gdm9gd
CategoryCompute optimizedGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor128128
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesNo
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c9gd.16xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc9gd.16xlargem9gd.16xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$3.389$4.266▲ 26%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.418$4.022▲ 18%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.418$4.022▲ 18%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.418$4.022▲ 18%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$3.952$4.842▲ 23%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$3.987$5.019▲ 26%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$4.343$5.197▲ 20%

Keep exploring

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

c9gd.16xlargeCompute optimized, c9gd family
c9gd.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c9gd family

Compare c9gd.16xlarge with

c9g.16xlarger9gd.16xlargec8gd.16xlarge
m9gd.16xlargeGeneral purpose, m9gd family
m9gd.16xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m9gd family

Compare m9gd.16xlarge with

m9g.16xlarger9gd.16xlargem8gd.16xlarge

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