m5d.16xlarge

Amazon EC2 · M5d family

The m5d.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 $3.616 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intel
vCPUs
64

dedicated

memory
256 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.1 GHz

on-demand
$3.616

$2,640/mo · us-east-1

spot
$1.537

−57% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$2.278

−37% vs on-demand

m5d.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$3.616$1.537$2.278$1.562
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$3.616$1.176$2.278$1.562
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$3.616$1.244$2.278$1.562
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$3.84$0.6992$2.419$1.659
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia$3.904$1.042$2.46$1.687
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$3.904$1.207$2.46$1.687
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$4.032$0.8174$2.54$1.742
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America$4.032$1.777$2.54$1.742
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$4.032$1.613$2.54$1.742
EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe$4.032$1.073$2.54$1.742
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$4.192$1.524$2.641$1.811
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$4.224$0.5346$2.661$1.825
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$4.224$1.201$2.661$1.825
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East$4.234$1.593$2.667$1.829
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$4.256$1.292$2.681$1.839
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$4.352$1.479$2.742$1.88
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East$4.435$0.4963$2.794$1.916
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East$4.435$0.9273$2.794$1.916
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$4.448$0.9729$2.774$1.922
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia$4.512$0.5009$2.843$1.949
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$4.512$0.86$2.843$1.949
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania$4.544$0.6087$2.863$1.963
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$4.544$1.66$2.863$1.963
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$4.576–$2.883$1.977
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$4.576–$2.883$1.977
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$4.672$0.5933$2.943$2.018
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$4.672$0.7887$2.943$2.018
EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe$4.787$0.6236$3.016$2.068
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$4.80$0.8443$3.024$2.074
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$4.96$0.5262$3.125$2.143
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$5.76$2.444$3.49$2.488

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
2.4 TB NVME (4 disks)
Storage detail
4 x 600 NVMe SSD
Network
20 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
20 Gbps

aws details

API name
m5d.16xlarge
Family
M5d
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
31 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $3.616/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)
5-10%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
54%

m5d.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 m5d.16xlarge
AWSm5d.16xlarge64256 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8175$3.616–
AzureD64as v464256 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$3.072-15%
D64a v464256 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$3.072-15%
Google Cloudc4d-standard-64-lssd64248 GiBAMD Turin$3.517-3%
n2d-standard-6464256 GiBAMD Milan, AMD Rome$2.704-25%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 256x6464256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.36-7%
Dedicated 256GB56 vCPU (1.1× less)56256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.456-4%
Vultrvx1-g-64c-256g-3840s64256 GiBAMD EPYC$2.446-32%
vx1-g-64c-256g64256 GiBAMD EPYC$1.92-47%

M5d family sizes

all about M5d→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
m5d.large28 GiB75 GB NVME$0.113$82.49$0.0501$0.071
m5d.xlarge416 GiB150 GB NVME$0.226$165$0.121$0.142
m5d.2xlarge832 GiB300 GB NVME$0.452$330$0.2397$0.285
m5d.4xlarge1664 GiB600 GB NVME (2 disks)$0.904$660$0.4406$0.57
m5d.8xlarge32128 GiB1.2 TB NVME (2 disks)$1.808$1,320$0.9112$1.139
m5d.12xlarge48192 GiB1.8 TB NVME (2 disks)$2.712$1,980$1.145$1.709
m5d.16xlarge64256 GiB2.4 TB NVME (4 disks)$3.616$2,640$1.537$2.278
m5d.24xlarge96384 GiB3.6 TB NVME (4 disks)$5.424$3,960$2.456$3.417
m5d.metal96384 GiB3.6 TB NVME (4 disks)$5.424$3,960$2.093$3.417

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m5d.16xlarge FAQ

How much does m5d.16xlarge cost?

m5d.16xlarge costs $3.616 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $2,640 per month. Across 31 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $3.616 in US East (N. Virginia) to $5.76 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $1.537 per hour (57% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $2.278 per hour. With Windows it costs $6.56 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does m5d.16xlarge have?

m5d.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 M5d family.

What are the equivalents of m5d.16xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, D64as v4 (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $3.072/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c4d-standard-64-lssd (64 vCPU, 248 GiB, $3.517/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 256x64 (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $3.36/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-64c-256g-3840s (64 vCPU, 256 GiB, $2.446/hour in Seattle).