i3.16xlarge
i3.16xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 64 vCPUs, 488 GiB memory (Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $4.992 per hour on demand ($3,644.16 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.427 per hour, 31% less. Spot capacity is about $1.484 per hour. It is sold in 30 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $4.992 | $1.484 | $3.427 | $2.419 | $3.941 | $2.782 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $4.992 | $0.6258 | $3.427 | $2.419 | $3.941 | $2.782 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $4.992 | $1.488 | $3.427 | $2.419 | $3.941 | $2.782 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $5.216 | $0.5216 | $3.566 | $2.555 | $4.101 | $2.938 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $5.504 | $0.7907 | $3.763 | $2.696 | $4.328 | $3.10 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $5.504 | $0.5852 | $3.763 | $2.661 | $4.328 | $3.10 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $5.504 | $1.414 | $3.763 | $2.696 | $4.328 | $3.10 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $5.504 | $1.432 | $3.763 | $2.696 | $4.328 | $3.10 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $5.664 | $1.056 | $3.898 | $2.765 | $4.482 | $3.179 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $5.664 | $0.5664 | $3.898 | $2.765 | $4.482 | $3.179 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $5.779 | $0.5779 | $3.951 | $2.83 | $4.544 | $3.255 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $5.792 | $0.5792 | $3.96 | $2.837 | $4.554 | $3.262 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $5.792 | $1.36 | $3.965 | $2.834 | $4.559 | $3.259 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $5.792 | $0.6336 | $3.96 | $2.80 | $4.554 | $3.22 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $5.856 | $0.982 | $3.965 | $2.834 | $4.56 | $3.259 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $5.856 | $0.7552 | $3.965 | $2.834 | $4.56 | $3.259 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $5.856 | $0.5856 | $3.965 | $2.834 | $4.56 | $3.259 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $5.952 | $2.108 | $4.032 | $2.903 | $4.637 | $3.338 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $5.984 | $1.386 | $4.099 | $2.903 | $4.714 | $3.339 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $5.984 | $1.04 | $4.099 | $2.903 | $4.714 | $3.339 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $5.984 | $0.5984 | $4.099 | $2.903 | $4.714 | $3.339 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $5.984 | $0.5984 | $4.099 | $2.903 | $4.714 | $3.339 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $6.016 | – | $4.099 | $2.903 | $4.714 | $3.338 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $6.016 | – | $4.099 | $2.903 | $4.714 | $3.338 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $6.054 | $1.466 | $4.14 | $2.965 | $4.76 | $3.41 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $6.054 | $1.017 | $4.14 | $2.965 | $4.76 | $3.41 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $6.547 | $0.6547 | $4.435 | $3.193 | $5.10 | $3.672 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $6.56 | $0.656 | $4.485 | $3.213 | $5.158 | $3.695 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $6.592 | $0.6689 | $4.516 | $3.198 | $5.193 | $3.678 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $7.968 | $0.7968 | $5.441 | $3.851 | $6.257 | $4.429 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $4.992 | $3.427 | $2.419 |
| SUSE | $5.092 | $3.46 | $2.452 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $5.104 | – | – |
| RHEL | $5.683 | $4.118 | $3.11 |
| Linux SQL Web | $6.074 | $4.509 | $3.501 |
| RHEL HA | $6.579 | $5.014 | $4.006 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $6.765 | – | – |
| Windows | $7.936 | $6.371 | $5.363 |
| Windows SQL Web | $9.063 | $7.498 | $6.49 |
| Linux SQL Std | $12.672 | $11.107 | $10.099 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $13.363 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $14.259 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $15.616 | $14.051 | $13.043 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $28.992 | $27.427 | $26.419 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $29.683 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $30.579 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $31.936 | $30.371 | $29.363 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 |
| Physical cores | 32 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.3 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.3 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | 201 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 488 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 20 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 25 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 8 x 1900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 8 × 1,900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Yes |
| EBS throughput | 14000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 14,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 14,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,750 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,750 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 65,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 65,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 40 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | i3.16xlarge |
| Family | i3 |
| Category | Storage optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Xen |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS |
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Other i3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| i3.large | 2 | 15.25 | $0.156 |
| i3.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 | $0.312 |
| i3.2xlarge | 8 | 61 | $0.624 |
| i3.4xlarge | 16 | 122 | $1.248 |
| i3.8xlarge | 32 | 244 | $2.496 |
| i3.16xlarge | 64 | 488 | $4.992 |
| i3.metal | 64 | 488 | $4.992 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.