g6.4xlargevsg7.4xlarge
g6.4xlarge is 57% cheaper than g7.4xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,254.80 a month.
| At a glance | g6.4xlarge | g7.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.323/hr57% less | $3.042/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.7075/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.504/hr29% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 16 vCPUs, 64 GiB | 16 vCPUs, 64 GiB |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | 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 | g6.4xlarge | g7.4xlarge | g7.4xlarge vs g6.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.323 | $3.042 | ▲ 130% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 47% off$0.7075 | 83% off$0.504 | ▼ 29% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 35% off$0.8614 | — | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 54% off$0.6073 | — | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 19% off$1.077 | 21% off$2.396 | ▲ 122% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 43% off$0.7592 | 46% off$1.643 | ▲ 116% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where g6.4xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.323 vs $3.042 per hour
57% cheaperWhere g7.4xlarge leads
Network baseline80 Gbps vs 10 Gbps
8× higherPhysical cores16 vs 8
2× higherGPU memory32 GB vs 24 GB
33% higherSpecs
17 of 44 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute7 of 10 differ | g6.4xlarge | g7.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 16 | 16 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) |
| CPU maker | AMD | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.4 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Processor features | AMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2 | Intel AMX; Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | g6.4xlarge | g7.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 64 | 64 |
| Accelerators2 of 3 differ | g6.4xlarge | g7.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| GPUs | 1 | 1 |
| GPU | 1 × NVIDIA L4 | 1 × NVIDIA RTX PRO 4500 |
| GPU memory | 24 GB | 32 GB |
| Networking4 of 8 differ | g6.4xlarge | g7.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 25 Gigabit | Up to 100 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 10 Gbps | 80 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps | 100 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 64 |
| Storage2 of 12 differ | g6.4xlarge | g7.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 600 GB NVMe SSD | 1x875 GB NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 600 GB SSD | 1 × 875 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 8000 Mbps | 8000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 8,000 Mbps | 8,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 8,000 Mbps | 8,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,000 MB/s | 1,000 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,000 MB/s | 1,000 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 32,000 | 32,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 32,000 | 32,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 | 32 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | g6.4xlarge | g7.4xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | g6 | g7 |
| Category | GPU instance | GPU instance |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 1.644135189 | 1.207174603 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for g6.4xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | g6.4xlarge | g7.4xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $1.323 | $3.042 | ▲ 130% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $1.323 | $3.042 | ▲ 130% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $1.323 | $3.042 | ▲ 130% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $1.394 | $3.194 | ▲ 129% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $1.403 | $3.227 | ▲ 130% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $1.589 | $3.653 | ▲ 130% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $1.655 | $3.804 | ▲ 130% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $1.68 | $4.615 | ▲ 175% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $1.72 | $3.955 | ▲ 130% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $2.249 | $6.084 | ▲ 171% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.