r5dn.16xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R5dn family

The r5dn.16xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 64 vCPUs and 512 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) with 75 Gigabit networking, starting at $5.344 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
64

dedicated

memory
512 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.1 GHz

on-demand
$5.344

$3,901/mo · us-east-1

spot
$2.096

−61% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$3.367

−37% vs on-demand

r5dn.16xlarge price by region

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

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$5.344$2.096$3.367$2.176
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$5.344$1.926$3.367$2.176
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$5.344$2.267$3.367$2.176
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$5.664$0.5849$3.568$2.361
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$5.952$2.358$3.75$2.488
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$6.272$0.7531$3.951$2.615
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$6.272$1.255$3.951$2.621
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$6.368$1.357$4.012$2.655
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$6.368$2.29$4.012$2.655
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$6.40$1.964$4.032$2.627
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$6.432–$4.052$2.626
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$6.432–$4.052$2.626
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$6.496$2.332$4.092$2.729
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$6.528$1.34$4.113$2.672
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$7.072$1.283$4.455$2.902

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
64
Memory
512 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
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
75 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
75 Gbps

aws details

API name
r5dn.16xlarge
Family
R5dn
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
15 (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $5.344/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
10000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
No
Normalization size factor
128
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
71%

r5dn.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 r5dn.16xlarge
AWSr5dn.16xlarge64512 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)$5.344–
AzureE64as v464512 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$4.032-25%
E64a v464512 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$4.032-25%
Google Cloudc4d-highmem-64-lssd64504 GiBAMD Turin$4.478-16%
z4d-highmem-64-standardlssd64504 GiBAMD Turin$8.581+61%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 256x64256 GiB (2× less)64256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.36-37%
Dedicated 256GB56 vCPU (1.1× less) · 256 GiB (2× less)56256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.456-35%
Vultrvx1-m-64c-512g-3840s64512 GiBAMD EPYC$3.086-42%
vx1-m-64c-512gb64512 GiBAMD EPYC$2.56-52%

R5dn family sizes

all about R5dn→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
r5dn.large216 GiB75 GB NVME$0.167$122$0.07$0.105
r5dn.xlarge432 GiB150 GB NVME$0.334$244$0.1353$0.21
r5dn.2xlarge864 GiB300 GB NVME$0.668$488$0.3209$0.421
r5dn.4xlarge16128 GiB600 GB NVME (2 disks)$1.336$975$0.6691$0.842
r5dn.8xlarge32256 GiB1.2 TB NVME (2 disks)$2.672$1,951$1.406$1.683
r5dn.12xlarge48384 GiB1.8 TB NVME (2 disks)$4.008$2,926$2.096$2.525
r5dn.16xlarge64512 GiB2.4 TB NVME (4 disks)$5.344$3,901$2.096$3.367
r5dn.24xlarge96768 GiB3.6 TB NVME (4 disks)$8.016$5,852$2.995$5.05
r5dn.metal96768 GiB3.6 TB NVME (4 disks)$8.016$5,852$3.278$5.05

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r5dn.16xlarge FAQ

How much does r5dn.16xlarge cost?

r5dn.16xlarge costs $5.344 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $3,901 per month. Across 15 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $5.344 in US East (N. Virginia) to $7.072 in Africa (Cape Town). Spot capacity costs $2.096 per hour (61% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $3.367 per hour. With Windows it costs $8.288 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r5dn.16xlarge have?

r5dn.16xlarge has 64 vCPUs and 512 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake). It is a memory optimized instance type in the R5dn family.

What are the equivalents of r5dn.16xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E64as v4 (64 vCPU, 512 GiB, $4.032/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c4d-highmem-64-lssd (64 vCPU, 504 GiB, $4.478/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).