m7a.xlargevsm7g.xlarge

m7g.xlarge is 30% cheaper than m7a.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $50.08 a month. They use different processor architectures (x86_64 and arm64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glancem7a.xlargem7g.xlarge
On-demand$0.2318/hr$0.1632/hr30% less
Lowest rate$0.1052/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.074/hr30% less3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R14 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
Architecturex86_64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionm7a.xlargem7g.xlargem7g.xlarge vs m7a.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.2318$0.1632▼ 30%
SpotCan be interrupted66% off$0.079947% off$0.0867▲ 9%
1-yr reservedNo upfront34% off$0.153434% off$0.108▼ 30%
3-yr reservedNo upfront55% off$0.105255% off$0.074▼ 30%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$0.170327% off$0.1199▼ 30%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$0.117649% off$0.0828▼ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m7a.xlarge leads
Clock speedUp to 3.7 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
48% higher
Max EBS volumes32 vs 27
19% higher
Where m7g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.1632 vs $0.2318 per hour
30% cheaper
Network baseline1.876 Gbps vs 1.562 Gbps
20% higher

Specs

10 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute6 of 10 differm7a.xlargem7g.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9R14 ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
CPU makerAMDAWS
Clock speedUp to 3.7 GHz2.5 GHz
Sustained clock3.7 GHz2.6 GHz
Processor featuresAMD Turbo; AVX; AVX2; AVX512–
BurstableNoNo
MemoryAll 1 matchm7a.xlargem7g.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking1 of 8 differm7a.xlargem7g.xlarge
NetworkUp to 12500 MegabitUp to 12500 Megabit
Network baseline1.562 Gbps1.876 Gbps
Network peak12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage1 of 11 differm7a.xlargem7g.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 10000 MbpsUp to 10000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth1,250 Mbps1,250 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput156.25 MB/s156.25 MB/s
EBS max throughput1,250 MB/s1,250 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS6,0006,000
EBS max IOPS40,00040,000
Max EBS volumes3227
Instance details2 of 10 differm7a.xlargem7g.xlarge
Familym7am7g
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsCluster, Partition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesYesYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFIUEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m7a.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regionm7a.xlargem7g.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.2318$0.1632▼ 30%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.2318$0.1632▼ 30%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.2318$0.1632▼ 30%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.2463$0.1734▼ 30%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.2584$0.1819▼ 30%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.2584$0.1818▼ 30%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.2681$0.1887▼ 30%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.2777$0.1955▼ 30%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.2898$0.204▼ 30%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.2995$0.2108▼ 30%

Keep exploring

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

m7a.xlargeGeneral purpose, m7a family
m7a.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m7a family

Compare m7a.xlarge with

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m7g.xlargeGeneral purpose, m7g family
m7g.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m7g family

Compare m7g.xlarge with

c7g.xlargem7i.xlarger7g.xlarget4g.xlargem7gd.xlargem6g.xlargem8g.xlarge

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