m4.16xlargevsm5.16xlarge
m5.16xlarge is 4% cheaper than m4.16xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $93.44 a month.
| At a glance | m4.16xlarge | m5.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $3.20/hr | $3.072/hr4% less |
| Lowest rate | $0.6699/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.5537/hr17% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB | 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | m4.16xlarge | m5.16xlarge | m5.16xlarge vs m4.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $3.20 | $3.072 | ▼ 4% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 79% off$0.6699 | 82% off$0.5537 | ▼ 17% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 38% off$1.982 | 37% off$1.935 | ▼ 2% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 57% off$1.382 | 57% off$1.327 | ▼ 4% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 29% off$2.28 | 27% off$2.257 | ▼ 1% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 50% off$1.59 | 49% off$1.558 | ▼ 2% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m4.16xlarge leads
Max EBS volumes40 vs 27
48% higherNetwork baseline25 Gbps vs 20 Gbps
25% higherWhere m5.16xlarge leads
On-demand price$3.072 vs $3.20 per hour
4% cheaperMax network interfaces15 vs 8
88% higherECU256 vs 188
36% higherEBS baseline bandwidth13,600 Mbps vs 10,000 Mbps
36% higherSpecs
21 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute5 of 11 differ | m4.16xlarge | m5.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 | 64 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 32 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.3 GHz | 3.1 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| ECU | 188 | 256 |
| MemoryAll 1 match | m4.16xlarge | m5.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 | 256 |
| Networking4 of 8 differ | m4.16xlarge | m5.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 20 Gigabit | 20 Gigabit |
| Network baseline | 25 Gbps | 20 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps | 20 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 50 |
| Storage8 of 11 differ | m4.16xlarge | m5.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | No | Required |
| EBS throughput | 10000 Mbps | 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 13,600 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 10,000 Mbps | 13,600 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,700 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,250 MB/s | 1,700 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 65,000 | 60,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 65,000 | 60,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 40 | 27 |
| Instance details4 of 10 differ | m4.16xlarge | m5.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m4 | m5 |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 | 128 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Xen | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m4.16xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m4.16xlarge | m5.16xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $3.20 | $3.072 | ▼ 4% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $3.20 | $3.072 | ▼ 4% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $3.20 | $3.072 | ▼ 4% |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1 | $3.36 | $3.232 | ▼ 4% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $3.552 | $3.424 | ▼ 4% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $3.552 | $3.424 | ▼ 4% |
| EU (London)eu-west-2 | $3.712 | $3.552 | ▼ 4% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $3.744 | $3.584 | ▼ 4% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $3.84 | $3.68 | ▼ 4% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $3.936 | $3.776 | ▼ 4% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $4.00 | $3.84 | ▼ 4% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $4.00 | $3.84 | ▼ 4% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $4.032 | $3.872 | ▼ 4% |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3 | $4.128 | $3.968 | ▼ 4% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $4.128 | $3.968 | ▼ 4% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $5.088 | $4.896 | ▼ 4% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.