n1-standard-16

Compute Engine · N1 family

The n1-standard-16 is a general purpose Compute Engine machine type with 16 vCPUs and 60 GiB of memory, running on Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Ivy Bridge, Intel Sandy Bridge, Intel Skylake with up to 32 gbps networking, starting at $0.76 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
16

dedicated

memory
60 GiB

3.75 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

2 GHz

on-demand
$0.76

$555/mo · us-central1

spot vm
$0.3897

−49% vs on-demand

1-yr committed use
$0.4788

−37% vs on-demand

Previous generation. Google Cloud still sells n1-standard-16, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar machine types below.

n1-standard-16 price by region

29 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot VM · 1-yr Committed use · 3-yr Committed use

Iowaus-central1cheapestreferenceNorth America$0.76$0.3897$0.4788$0.342
Oregonus-west1cheapestNorth America$0.76$0.3897$0.4788$0.342
South Carolinaus-east1cheapestNorth America$0.76$0.3897$0.4788$0.342
Tel Avivme-west1Middle East$0.836$0.5015$0.5852$0.5852
Belgiumeurope-west1Europe$0.836$0.4496$0.5267$0.3762
Montréalnorthamerica-northeast1North America$0.8367$0.4985$0.5271$0.3765
Netherlandseurope-west4Europe$0.8367$0.5007$0.5271$0.3765
Torontonorthamerica-northeast2North America$0.8367$0.3835$0.5271$0.3765
Finlandeurope-north1Europe$0.8367$0.1629$0.5271$0.3765
Las Vegasus-west4North America$0.8559$0.3155$0.5123$0.3659
Northern Virginiaus-east4North America$0.8559$0.3637$0.5123$0.3659
Taiwanasia-east1Asia$0.88$0.2067$0.5544$0.396
Delhiasia-south2Asia$0.9128$0.2267$0.575$0.4108
Mumbaiasia-south1Asia$0.9128$0.3377$0.575$0.4108
Los Angelesus-west2North America$0.9129$0.4176$0.5751$0.4108
Salt Lake Cityus-west3North America$0.9129$0.3647$0.5751$0.4108
Warsaweurope-central2Europe$0.9196$0.2995$0.5794$0.4138
Singaporeasia-southeast1Asia$0.9375$0.2237$0.5906$0.4219
Osakaasia-northeast2Asia$0.975$0.4494$0.6143$0.4387
Seoulasia-northeast3Asia$0.975$0.4753$0.6143$0.4387
Tokyoasia-northeast1Asia$0.975$0.4076$0.6143$0.4387
Frankfurteurope-west3Europe$0.9792$0.4506$0.6163$0.4402
Londoneurope-west2Europe$0.9792$0.3316$0.6163$0.4402
Zuricheurope-west6Europe$0.9955$0.3748$0.6272$0.448
Jakartaasia-southeast2Asia$1.022$0.1221$0.6437$0.4599
Hong Kongasia-east2Asia$1.063$0.1731$0.6699$0.4785
Melbourneaustralia-southeast2Oceania$1.078$0.1827$0.6795$0.4854
Sydneyaustralia-southeast1Oceania$1.078$0.4777$0.6795$0.4854
São Paulosouthamerica-east1South America$1.206$0.401$0.7603$0.5431

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
16
Memory
60 GiB
Memory per vCPU
3.75 GiB
Processor
Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Ivy Bridge, Intel Sandy Bridge, Intel Skylake
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
2 GHz (turbo 2.7 GHz)
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
Persistent disk (local SSD attachable)
Network
Up to 32 Gbps
Peak bandwidth
32 Gbps

google cloud details

API name
n1-standard-16
Family
N1
Category
General purpose
Generation
Previous
Regions
29 (Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Iowa · $0.76/hr
CoreMark score
208,193
Max persistent disks
128
SAP certified
Yes
SAPS
16,720
Sustained use discounts
Yes

n1-standard-16 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 n1-standard-16
Google Cloudn1-standard-161660 GiBIntel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Ivy Bridge, Intel Sandy Bridge, Intel Skylake$0.76–
AWSm5a.4xlarge64 GiB (1.07×)1664 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$0.688-9%
m6a.4xlarge64 GiB (1.07×)1664 GiBAMD EPYC 7R13 Processor$0.6912-9%
AzureD16as v564 GiB (1.07×)1664 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.688-9%
DC16as v564 GiB (1.07×)1664 GiBAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)$0.688-9%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 64x1664 GiB (1.07×)1664 GiBAMD EPYC$0.84+11%
Linode 64GB64 GiB (1.07×) · burstable CPU1664 GiBAMD EPYC$0.576-24%
Vultrvx1-g-16c-64g64 GiB (1.07×)1664 GiBAMD EPYC$0.48-37%
vbm-8c-64gb-amd64 GiB (1.07×)1664 GiBAMD EPYC 4345P$0.55-28%

N1 family sizes

all about N1→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
f1-micro10.6 GiB–$0.0076$5.548$0.00068$0.00532
g1-small11.7 GiB–$0.0257$18.76$0.00231$0.018
n1-standard-113.75 GiB–$0.0475$34.68$0.0244$0.0299
n1-highcpu-221.8 GiB–$0.0708$51.72$0.0363$0.0446
n1-standard-227.5 GiB–$0.095$69.35$0.0487$0.0598
n1-highmem-2213 GiB–$0.1183$86.36$0.0607$0.0745
n1-highcpu-443.6 GiB–$0.1417$103$0.0727$0.0893
n1-standard-4415 GiB–$0.19$139$0.0974$0.1197
n1-highmem-4426 GiB–$0.2366$173$0.1213$0.1491
n1-highcpu-887.2 GiB–$0.2834$207$0.1453$0.1785
n1-standard-8830 GiB–$0.38$277$0.1948$0.2394
n1-highmem-8852 GiB–$0.4732$345$0.2426$0.2981
n1-highcpu-161614.4 GiB–$0.5668$414$0.2906$0.3571
n1-standard-161660 GiB–$0.76$555$0.3897$0.4788
n1-highmem-1616104 GiB–$0.9464$691$0.4852$0.5962
n1-highcpu-323228.8 GiB–$1.134$828$0.5813$0.7141
n1-standard-3232120 GiB–$1.52$1,110$0.7794$0.9576
n1-highmem-3232208 GiB–$1.893$1,382$0.9705$1.192
n1-highcpu-646457.6 GiB–$2.267$1,655$1.163$1.428
n1-standard-6464240 GiB–$3.04$2,219$1.559$1.915
n1-highmem-6464416 GiB–$3.786$2,764$1.941$2.385
n1-highcpu-969686.4 GiB–$3.401$2,483$1.744$2.142
n1-standard-9696360 GiB–$4.56$3,329$2.338$2.873
n1-highmem-9696624 GiB–$5.679$4,145$2.911$3.577

Similar machine types on Google Cloud

other Google Cloud families with a similar shape, cheapest first

n1-standard-16 FAQ

How much does n1-standard-16 cost?

n1-standard-16 costs $0.76 per hour on demand with Linux in Iowa (us-central1), about $555 per month. Across 29 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.76 in Iowa to $1.206 in São Paulo. Spot VM capacity costs $0.3897 per hour (49% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Committed use commitment brings it to $0.4788 per hour. With Windows it costs $1.496 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does n1-standard-16 have?

n1-standard-16 has 16 vCPUs and 60 GiB of memory (3.75 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Ivy Bridge, Intel Sandy Bridge, Intel Skylake. It is a general purpose machine type in the N1 family.

What are the equivalents of n1-standard-16 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, m5a.4xlarge (16 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.688/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Azure, D16as v5 (16 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.688/hour in East US); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 64x16 (16 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.84/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-16c-64g (16 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.48/hour in New Jersey).