r7g.8xlargevsr7i.8xlarge
r7g.8xlarge is 19% cheaper than r7i.8xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $294.34 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | r7g.8xlarge | r7i.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.714/hr19% less | $2.117/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.5194/hr0% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.5218/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB | 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB |
| Processor | AWS Graviton3 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) |
| Architecture | arm64 | 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 | r7g.8xlarge | r7i.8xlarge | r7i.8xlarge vs r7g.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.714 | $2.117 | ▲ 24% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 70% off$0.5194 | 75% off$0.5218 | Same |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 34% off$1.133 | 34% off$1.40 | ▲ 24% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 55% off$0.7773 | 55% off$0.9602 | ▲ 24% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$1.242 | 28% off$1.534 | ▲ 24% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$0.8939 | 48% off$1.104 | ▲ 24% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r7g.8xlarge leads
On-demand price$1.714 vs $2.117 per hour
19% cheaperPhysical cores32 vs 16
2× higherNetwork baseline15 Gbps vs 12.5 Gbps
20% higherWhere r7i.8xlarge leads
Clock speed3.2 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
28% higherMax EBS volumes32 vs 27
19% higherSpecs
14 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | r7g.8xlarge | r7i.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 | 32 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 16 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 2 |
| Architecture | arm64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AWS Graviton3 Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) |
| CPU maker | AWS | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Processor features | – | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r7g.8xlarge | r7i.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 | 256 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | r7g.8xlarge | r7i.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 15 Gigabit | 12500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 15 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Network peak | 15 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 30 |
| Storage1 of 11 differ | r7g.8xlarge | r7i.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 10000 Mbps | 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 32 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | r7g.8xlarge | r7i.8xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r7g | r7i |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 64 | 64 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r7g.8xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r7g.8xlarge | r7i.8xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $1.201 | $2.184 | ▲ 82% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $1.201 | $2.184 | ▲ 82% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $1.714 | $2.117 | ▲ 24% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $1.714 | $2.117 | ▲ 24% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $1.714 | $2.117 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $1.757 | $2.171 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $1.757 | $2.171 | ▲ 24% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $1.799 | $2.223 | ▲ 24% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $1.822 | $2.251 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $1.861 | $2.298 | ▲ 24% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $1.877 | $2.318 | ▲ 24% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $1.904 | $2.352 | ▲ 24% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $1.917 | $2.369 | ▲ 24% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $1.918 | $2.369 | ▲ 24% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $2.008 | $2.486 | ▲ 24% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $2.013 | $2.486 | ▲ 24% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $2.013 | $2.486 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4 | $2.054 | $2.537 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $2.054 | $2.537 | ▲ 24% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $2.054 | $2.537 | ▲ 24% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $2.054 | $2.537 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $2.067 | $2.554 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $2.067 | $2.554 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $2.067 | $2.554 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $2.067 | $2.554 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $2.067 | $2.554 | ▲ 24% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $2.067 | $2.554 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $2.156 | $2.664 | ▲ 24% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $2.727 | $3.377 | ▲ 24% |
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.