x1e.16xlarge

Amazon EC2 · X1e family

The x1e.16xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 64 vCPUs and 1,952 GiB of memory, running on High Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell) with 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $13.34 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
64

dedicated

memory
1,952 GiB

30.5 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

2.3 GHz

on-demand
$13.34

$9,741/mo · us-east-1

spot
$4.813

−64% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$8.223

−38% vs on-demand

x1e.16xlarge price by region

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

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$13.34$4.813$8.223$4.29
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$13.34$2.064$8.223$4.29
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$13.34$1.591$8.223$4.29
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia$13.76$4.194$8.415$4.401
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$14.67$2.965$9.04$4.713
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$16.00–$9.853$5.146
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$16.00–$9.853$5.146
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$16.00$5.787$9.859$5.143
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$18.67$2.812$11.51$6.003
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$19.04$4.901$11.73$6.12
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia$19.34$5.234$11.92$6.219
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$19.34$2.113$11.92$6.219
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$19.34$1.934$11.92$6.219
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$19.34$2.866$11.92$6.219
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$19.34$2.024$11.92$6.219
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$26.01$4.528$16.03$8.357

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
64
Memory
1,952 GiB
Memory per vCPU
30.5 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
10 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
10 Gbps

aws details

API name
x1e.16xlarge
Family
X1e
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
16 (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $13.34/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
7000 Mbps
ECU
179
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
128
Processor features
Intel AVX; Intel AVX2
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
79%

x1e.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 x1e.16xlarge
AWSx1e.16xlarge641,952 GiBHigh Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell)$13.34–
AzureM64dms v21792 GiB (1.1× less)641,792 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8280M (Cascade Lake)$10.34-23%
M64ms v21792 GiB (1.1× less)641,792 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8280M (Cascade Lake)$10.13-24%
Google Cloudm3-ultramem-64641,952 GiBIntel Ice Lake$12.18-9%
m1-ultramem-8080 vCPU (1.25×)801,922 GiBIntel Broadwell$12.59-6%
Vultrvbm-32c-755gb-amd768 GiB (2.5× less)64768 GiBAMD EPYC 9354P$1.986-85%

X1e family sizes

all about X1e→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
x1e.xlarge4122 GiB120 GB SSD$0.834$609$0.3191$0.514
x1e.2xlarge8244 GiB240 GB SSD$1.668$1,218$0.6362$1.028
x1e.4xlarge16488 GiB480 GB SSD$3.336$2,435$1.327$2.056
x1e.8xlarge32976 GiB960 GB SSD$6.672$4,871$2.456$4.112
x1e.16xlarge641,952 GiB1.9 TB SSD$13.34$9,741$4.813$8.223
x1e.32xlarge1283,904 GiB3.8 TB SSD (2 disks)$26.69$19,482$9.611$16.45

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x1e.16xlarge FAQ

How much does x1e.16xlarge cost?

x1e.16xlarge costs $13.34 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $9,741 per month. Across 16 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $13.34 in US East (N. Virginia) to $26.01 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $4.813 per hour (64% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $8.223 per hour. With Windows it costs $16.29 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does x1e.16xlarge have?

x1e.16xlarge has 64 vCPUs and 1,952 GiB of memory (30.5 GiB per vCPU), running on High Frequency Intel Xeon E7-8880 v3 (Haswell). It is a memory optimized instance type in the X1e family.

What are the equivalents of x1e.16xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, M64dms v2 (64 vCPU, 1,792 GiB, $10.34/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, m3-ultramem-64 (64 vCPU, 1,952 GiB, $12.18/hour in Iowa); on Vultr, vbm-32c-755gb-amd (64 vCPU, 768 GiB, $1.986/hour in New Jersey).