i3.16xlarge

Amazon EC2 · I3 family

The i3.16xlarge is a storage optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 64 vCPUs and 488 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) with 20 Gigabit networking, starting at $4.992 per hour on demand.

storage optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
64

dedicated

memory
488 GiB

7.63 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

2.3 GHz

on-demand
$4.992

$3,644/mo · us-east-1

spot
$1.844

−63% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$3.427

−31% vs on-demand

i3.16xlarge price by region

30 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$4.992$1.844$3.427$2.419
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$4.992$1.248$3.427$2.419
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$4.992$1.55$3.427$2.419
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$5.216$0.5683$3.566$2.555
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$5.504$0.8956$3.763$2.696
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$5.504$2.114$3.763$2.696
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$5.504$1.747$3.763$2.661
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$5.504$0.7727$3.763$2.696
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia$5.664$1.525$3.898$2.765
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$5.664$1.609$3.898$2.765
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East$5.779$2.246$3.951$2.83
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$5.792$1.659$3.965$2.834
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$5.792$0.8485$3.96$2.837
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$5.792$0.6246$3.96$2.80
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$5.856$0.5856$3.965$2.834
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$5.856$0.5856$3.965$2.834
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$5.856$0.909$3.965$2.834
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$5.952$1.269$4.032$2.903
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$5.984$0.6319$4.099$2.903
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$5.984$0.849$4.099$2.903
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$5.984$0.6608$4.099$2.903
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$5.984$1.667$4.099$2.903
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$6.016–$4.099$2.903
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$6.016–$4.099$2.903
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$6.054$1.017$4.14$2.965
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$6.054$1.274$4.14$2.965
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$6.547$1.196$4.435$3.193
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$6.56$1.17$4.485$3.213
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$6.592$0.6689$4.516$3.198
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$7.968$0.7968$5.441$3.851

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
64
Memory
488 GiB
Memory per vCPU
7.63 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
2.3 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
15.2 TB NVME (8 disks)
Storage detail
8 x 1900 NVMe SSD
Network
20 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
20 Gbps

aws details

API name
i3.16xlarge
Family
I3
Category
Storage optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
30 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $4.992/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
14000 Mbps
ECU
201
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
128
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
67%

i3.16xlarge equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs i3.16xlarge
AWSi3.16xlarge64488 GiBIntel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)$4.992–
AzureL64as v364512 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$4.9920%
L64as v464512 GiBAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)$5.504+10%
Google Cloudz4d-highmem-64-standardlssd64504 GiBAMD Turin$8.581+72%
z4d-highmem-64-highlssd64504 GiBAMD Turin$10.11+103%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 256x64256 GiB (1.9× less)64256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.36-33%
Dedicated 256GB56 vCPU (1.1× less) · 256 GiB (1.9× less)56256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.456-31%
Vultrvx1-m-64c-512g-3840s64512 GiBAMD EPYC$3.086-38%
vx1-m-64c-512gb64512 GiBAMD EPYC$2.56-49%

I3 family sizes

all about I3→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
i3.large215.3 GiB475 GB NVME$0.156$114$0.0635$0.107
i3.xlarge430.5 GiB950 GB NVME$0.312$228$0.1387$0.214
i3.2xlarge861 GiB1.9 TB NVME$0.624$456$0.2854$0.428
i3.4xlarge16122 GiB3.8 TB NVME (2 disks)$1.248$911$0.554$0.857
i3.8xlarge32244 GiB7.6 TB NVME (4 disks)$2.496$1,822$1.063$1.714
i3.16xlarge64488 GiB15.2 TB NVME (8 disks)$4.992$3,644$1.844$3.427
i3.metal64488 GiB15.2 TB NVME (8 disks)$4.992$3,644$1.807–

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i3.16xlarge FAQ

How much does i3.16xlarge cost?

i3.16xlarge costs $4.992 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $3,644 per month. Across 30 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $4.992 in US East (N. Virginia) to $7.968 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $1.844 per hour (63% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $3.427 per hour. With Windows it costs $7.936 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does i3.16xlarge have?

i3.16xlarge has 64 vCPUs and 488 GiB of memory (7.63 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell). It is a storage optimized instance type in the I3 family.

What are the equivalents of i3.16xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, L64as v3 (64 vCPU, 512 GiB, $4.992/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, z4d-highmem-64-standardlssd (64 vCPU, 504 GiB, $8.581/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 256x64 (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $3.36/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-64c-512g-3840s (64 vCPU, 512 GiB, $3.086/hour in Seattle).