r7g.xlargevsr7i.xlarge
r7g.xlarge is 19% cheaper than r7i.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $36.79 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.xlarge | r7i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.2142/hr19% less | $0.2646/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0873/hr4% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0912/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 4 vCPUs, 32 GiB | 4 vCPUs, 32 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.xlarge | r7i.xlarge | r7i.xlarge vs r7g.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.2142 | $0.2646 | ▲ 24% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 59% off$0.0873 | 66% off$0.0912 | ▲ 4% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 34% off$0.1417 | 34% off$0.175 | ▲ 24% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 55% off$0.0972 | 55% off$0.12 | ▲ 23% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$0.1552 | 28% off$0.1917 | ▲ 24% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 48% off$0.1117 | 48% off$0.138 | ▲ 24% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r7g.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.2142 vs $0.2646 per hour
19% cheaperPhysical cores4 vs 2
2× higherNetwork baseline1.876 Gbps vs 1.562 Gbps
20% higherWhere r7i.xlarge leads
Clock speed3.2 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
28% higherMax EBS volumes32 vs 27
19% higherSpecs
12 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute8 of 10 differ | r7g.xlarge | r7i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 2 |
| 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.xlarge | r7i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 32 | 32 |
| Networking1 of 8 differ | r7g.xlarge | r7i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Up to 12500 Megabit | Up to 12500 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 1.876 Gbps | 1.562 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12.5 Gbps | 12.5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 | 15 |
| Storage1 of 11 differ | r7g.xlarge | r7i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 10000 Mbps | Up to 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 1,250 Mbps | 1,250 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 156.25 MB/s | 156.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,250 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 32 |
| Instance details2 of 10 differ | r7g.xlarge | r7i.xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r7g | r7i |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 | 8 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r7g.xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r7g.xlarge | r7i.xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2 | $0.1502 | $0.273 | ▲ 82% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $0.1502 | $0.273 | ▲ 82% |
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.2142 | $0.2646 | ▲ 24% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $0.2142 | $0.2646 | ▲ 24% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.2142 | $0.2646 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5 | $0.2196 | $0.2713 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7 | $0.2196 | $0.2713 | ▲ 24% |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1 | $0.2249 | $0.2778 | ▲ 24% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $0.2278 | $0.2814 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2 | $0.2326 | $0.2873 | ▲ 24% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $0.2346 | $0.2898 | ▲ 24% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.238 | $0.294 | ▲ 24% |
| Europe (Spain)eu-south-2 | $0.2396 | $0.2961 | ▲ 24% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.2397 | $0.2961 | ▲ 24% |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1 | $0.251 | $0.3108 | ▲ 24% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $0.2516 | $0.3108 | ▲ 24% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $0.2516 | $0.3108 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4 | $0.2567 | $0.3171 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.2567 | $0.3171 | ▲ 24% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1 | $0.2567 | $0.3171 | ▲ 24% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.2567 | $0.3171 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3 | $0.2584 | $0.3192 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $0.2584 | $0.3192 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.2584 | $0.3192 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.2584 | $0.3192 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.2584 | $0.3192 | ▲ 24% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.2584 | $0.3192 | ▲ 24% |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6 | $0.2696 | $0.333 | ▲ 24% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.3409 | $0.4221 | ▲ 24% |
Keep exploring
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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.