cache.c7gn.xlargevscache.c8gn.xlarge

cache.c8gn.xlarge is 10% cheaper than cache.c7gn.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $36.35 a month.

At a glancecache.c7gn.xlargecache.c8gn.xlarge
On-demand$0.509/hr$0.4592/hr10% less
Lowest rate$0.265/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.2388/hr10% less3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 6.38 GiB4 vCPUs, 6.79 GiB
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optioncache.c7gn.xlargecache.c8gn.xlargecache.c8gn.xlarge vs cache.c7gn.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.509$0.4592▼ 10%
1-yr reservedNo upfront32% off$0.34632% off$0.3123▼ 10%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$0.26548% off$0.2388▼ 10%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where cache.c7gn.xlarge leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where cache.c8gn.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.4592 vs $0.509 per hour
10% cheaper
Sustained clock2.8 GHz vs 2.6 GHz
8% higher
Memory (GiB)6.79 vs 6.38
6% higher

Specs

4 of 16 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 7 differcache.c7gn.xlargecache.c8gn.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
CPU makerAWSAWS
Sustained clock2.6 GHz2.8 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differcache.c7gn.xlargecache.c8gn.xlarge
Memory (GiB)6.386.79
NetworkingAll 3 matchcache.c7gn.xlargecache.c8gn.xlarge
NetworkUp to 40 GigabitUp to 40 Gigabit
Network baseline12.5 Gbps12.5 Gbps
Network peak40 Gbps40 Gbps
Instance details1 of 4 differcache.c7gn.xlargecache.c8gn.xlarge
Familyc7gnc8gn
CategoryNetwork optimizedNetwork optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Other1 of 1 differcache.c7gn.xlargecache.c8gn.xlarge
Hardware Basisc7gn.xlargec8gn.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for cache.c7gn.xlarge first. Redis, USD per hour.

Regioncache.c7gn.xlargecache.c8gn.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.509$0.4592▼ 10%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.509$0.4592▼ 10%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.509$0.4592▼ 10%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.575$0.5188▼ 10%

Keep exploring

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

cache.c7gn.xlargeNetwork optimized, c7gn family
cache.c7gn.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c7gn family
cache.c8gn.xlargeNetwork optimized, c8gn family
cache.c8gn.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the c8gn family

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