x1.16xlarge

Amazon EC2 · X1 family

The x1.16xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 64 vCPUs and 976 GiB of memory, running on High Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell) with high networking, starting at $6.669 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
64

dedicated

memory
976 GiB

15.25 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

2.3 GHz

on-demand
$6.669

$4,868/mo · us-east-1

spot
$2.711

−59% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$4.11

−38% vs on-demand

x1.16xlarge price by region

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

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$6.669$2.711$4.11$2.144
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$6.669$1.902$4.11$2.144
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$6.669$1.638$4.11$2.144
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$6.881$1.783$4.208$2.20
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$7.336$0.8345$4.52$2.359
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$8.003–$4.932$2.573
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$8.003–$4.932$2.573
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$8.003$3.002$4.932$2.573
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$8.403$2.02$5.179$2.701
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$8.403$1.476$5.178$2.701
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$9.337$1.294$5.754$3.001
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$9.524$1.781$5.869$3.061
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$9.671$1.239$5.959$3.109
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$9.671$0.9671$5.959$3.109
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$9.671$0.9671$5.959$3.109
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$9.671$1.766$5.959$3.109
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$9.671$1.058$5.959$3.109
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia$10.64$1.11$6.555$3.419
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$13.01$1.301$8.014$4.181

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
64
Memory
976 GiB
Memory per vCPU
15.25 GiB
Processor
High Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
2.3 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
1.9 TB SSD
Storage detail
1 x 1920 SSD
Network
High

aws details

API name
x1.16xlarge
Family
X1
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
19 (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $6.669/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
7000 Mbps
ECU
174.5
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)
70%

x1.16xlarge 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 x1.16xlarge
AWSx1.16xlarge64976 GiBHigh Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell)$6.669–
AzureM64dls v464974 GiBIntel Xeon$8.33+25%
M64ds v2641 TiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8280M (Cascade Lake)$6.6690%
Google Cloudm3-megamem-6464976 GiBIntel Ice Lake$7.205+8%
m4-hypermem-6464992 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids$5.703-14%
Vultrvbm-32c-755gb-amd768 GiB (1.3× less)64768 GiBAMD EPYC 9354P$1.986-70%
vx1-m-64c-512g-3840s512 GiB (1.9× less)64512 GiBAMD EPYC$3.086-54%

X1 family sizes

all about X1→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
x1.16xlarge64976 GiB1.9 TB SSD$6.669$4,868$2.711$4.11
x1.32xlarge1281,952 GiB3.8 TB SSD (2 disks)$13.34$9,737$4.957$8.219

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x1.16xlarge FAQ

How much does x1.16xlarge cost?

x1.16xlarge costs $6.669 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $4,868 per month. Across 19 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $6.669 in US East (N. Virginia) to $13.01 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $2.711 per hour (59% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $4.11 per hour. With Windows it costs $9.613 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does x1.16xlarge have?

x1.16xlarge has 64 vCPUs and 976 GiB of memory (15.25 GiB per vCPU), running on High Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell). It is a memory optimized instance type in the X1 family.

What are the equivalents of x1.16xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, M64dls v4 (64 vCPU, 974 GiB, $8.33/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, m3-megamem-64 (64 vCPU, 976 GiB, $7.205/hour in Iowa); on Vultr, vbm-32c-755gb-amd (64 vCPU, 768 GiB, $1.986/hour in New Jersey).