c9gd.2xlargevsr9gd.2xlarge

c9gd.2xlarge is 33% cheaper than r9gd.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $155.86 a month.

At a glancec9gd.2xlarger9gd.2xlarge
On-demand$0.4272/hr33% less$0.6407/hr
Lowest rate$0.1619/hr17% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1946/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 16 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 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.2xlarger9gd.2xlarger9gd.2xlarge vs c9gd.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.4272$0.6407▲ 50%
SpotCan be interrupted62% off$0.161970% off$0.1946▲ 20%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.308427% off$0.4649▲ 51%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment52% off$0.206749% off$0.3292▲ 59%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where c9gd.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.4272 vs $0.6407 per hour
33% cheaper
Where r9gd.2xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 16
4× higher

Specs

3 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 9 matchc9gd.2xlarger9gd.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
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.2xlarger9gd.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)1664
NetworkingAll 8 matchc9gd.2xlarger9gd.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 17 GigabitUp to 17 Gigabit
Network baseline4.25 Gbps4.25 Gbps
Network peak17 Gbps17 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface3030
StorageAll 12 matchc9gd.2xlarger9gd.2xlarge
Storage1 x 474 NVMe SSD1 x 474 NVMe SSD
Local disks1 × 474 GB SSD1 × 474 GB SSD
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 12000 MbpsUp to 12000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth3,000 Mbps3,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth12,000 Mbps12,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput375 MB/s375 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,500 MB/s1,500 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS12,00012,000
EBS max IOPS48,00048,000
Max EBS volumes3232
Instance details2 of 10 differc9gd.2xlarger9gd.2xlarge
Familyc9gdr9gd
CategoryCompute optimizedMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesUEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for c9gd.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionc9gd.2xlarger9gd.2xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.4272$0.6407▲ 50%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.4272$0.6407▲ 50%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.4272$0.6407▲ 50%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.494$0.7698▲ 56%

Keep exploring

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

c9gd.2xlargeCompute optimized, c9gd family
c9gd.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c9gd family

Compare c9gd.2xlarge with

c9g.2xlargem9gd.2xlargec8gd.2xlarge
r9gd.2xlargeMemory optimized, r9gd family
r9gd.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r9gd family

Compare r9gd.2xlarge with

m9gd.2xlarger9g.2xlarger8gd.2xlarge

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