m5.16xlarge

Amazon EC2 · M5 family

The m5.16xlarge is a general purpose Amazon EC2 instance type with 64 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 with 20 Gigabit networking, starting at $3.072 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intel
vCPUs
64

dedicated

memory
256 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.1 GHz

on-demand
$3.072

$2,243/mo · us-east-1

spot
$1.316

−57% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$1.935

−37% vs on-demand

m5.16xlarge price by region

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

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$3.072$1.316$1.935$1.327
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$3.072$1.065$1.935$1.327
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$3.072$0.9099$1.935$1.327
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia$3.232$0.7449$2.036$1.396
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$3.232$1.167$2.036$1.396
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$3.264$0.4071$2.056$1.41
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$3.424$0.7398$2.157$1.479
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$3.424$1.299$2.157$1.479
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$3.424$1.272$2.157$1.479
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$3.424$0.8615$2.157$1.479
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$3.552$1.243$2.238$1.534
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$3.584$0.4689$2.258$1.548
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$3.584$1.118$2.258$1.548
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$3.584$0.9592$2.258$1.548
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East$3.595$1.353$2.265$1.553
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$3.68$1.252$2.318$1.59
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$3.766$0.5631$2.373$1.627
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$3.766$0.7372$2.373$1.627
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$3.776$0.8382$2.352$1.631
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$3.84$0.3914$2.419$1.659
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$3.84$0.4743$2.419$1.659
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$3.84$1.271$2.419$1.659
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$3.84$1.509$2.419$1.659
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$3.872–$2.439$1.673
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$3.872–$2.439$1.673
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$3.968$0.5626$2.50$1.714
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$3.968$0.9049$2.50$1.714
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$4.048$0.6995$2.55$1.749
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$4.064$1.087$2.56$1.756
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$4.224$0.4334$2.661$1.825
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$4.896$1.778$2.89$2.115

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
64
Memory
256 GiB
Memory per vCPU
4 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
3.1 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Network storage only
Storage detail
EBS only
Network
20 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
20 Gbps

aws details

API name
m5.16xlarge
Family
M5
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
31 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $3.072/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
10000 Mbps
ECU
256
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
128
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
68%

m5.16xlarge 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 m5.16xlarge
AWSm5.16xlarge64256 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8175$3.072–
AzureD64as v564256 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$2.752-10%
DC64as v564256 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$2.752-10%
Google Cloudn2d-standard-6464256 GiBAMD Milan, AMD Rome$2.704-12%
n4d-standard-6464256 GiBAMD Turin$2.71-12%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 256x6464256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.36+9%
Dedicated 256GB56 vCPU (1.1× less)56256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.456+13%
Vultrvx1-g-64c-256g64256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.92-37%
vx1-g-64c-256g-3840s64256 GiBAMD EPYC$2.446-20%

M5 family sizes

all about M5→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
m5.large28 GiB–$0.096$70.08$0.0434$0.06
m5.xlarge416 GiB–$0.192$140$0.0817$0.121
m5.2xlarge832 GiB–$0.384$280$0.1612$0.242
m5.4xlarge1664 GiB–$0.768$561$0.3438$0.484
m5.8xlarge32128 GiB–$1.536$1,121$0.662$0.968
m5.12xlarge48192 GiB–$2.304$1,682$0.9604$1.452
m5.16xlarge64256 GiB–$3.072$2,243$1.316$1.935
m5.24xlarge96384 GiB–$4.608$3,364$1.881$2.903
m5.metal96384 GiB–$4.608$3,364$1.884$2.903

Similar instance types on AWS

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m5.16xlarge FAQ

How much does m5.16xlarge cost?

m5.16xlarge costs $3.072 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $2,243 per month. Across 31 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $3.072 in US East (N. Virginia) to $4.896 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $1.316 per hour (57% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $1.935 per hour. With Windows it costs $6.016 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does m5.16xlarge have?

m5.16xlarge has 64 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory (4 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8175. It is a general purpose instance type in the M5 family.

What are the equivalents of m5.16xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, D64as v5 (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.752/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, n2d-standard-64 (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.704/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 256x64 (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $3.36/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-64c-256g (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $1.92/hour in New Jersey).