m5.16xlarge
m5.16xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $3.072 per hour on demand ($2,242.56 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.935 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.5537 per hour. It is sold in 31 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 | $3.072 | $0.5537 | $1.935 | $1.327 | $2.257 | $1.558 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $3.072 | $0.7011 | $1.935 | $1.327 | $2.257 | $1.558 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $3.072 | $1.01 | $1.935 | $1.327 | $2.257 | $1.558 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $3.232 | $0.9759 | $2.036 | $1.396 | $2.388 | $1.624 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $3.232 | $0.3232 | $2.036 | $1.396 | $2.388 | $1.624 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $3.264 | $0.3264 | $2.056 | $1.41 | $2.636 | $1.864 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $3.424 | $0.9153 | $2.157 | $1.479 | $2.497 | $1.721 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $3.424 | $3.424 | $2.157 | $1.479 | $2.497 | $1.721 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $3.424 | $0.3424 | $2.157 | $1.479 | $2.765 | $1.955 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $3.424 | $1.405 | $2.157 | $1.479 | $2.765 | $1.955 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $3.552 | $0.9042 | $2.238 | $1.534 | $2.859 | $2.058 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $3.584 | $0.6352 | $2.258 | $1.548 | $2.894 | $2.047 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $3.584 | $1.094 | $2.258 | $1.548 | $2.894 | $2.047 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $3.584 | $0.8339 | $2.258 | $1.548 | $3.089 | $2.097 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $3.595 | $0.831 | $2.265 | $1.553 | $2.903 | $2.053 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $3.68 | $1.268 | $2.318 | $1.59 | $3.014 | $2.226 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $3.766 | $1.055 | $2.373 | $1.627 | $3.041 | $2.151 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $3.766 | $0.5631 | $2.373 | $1.627 | $3.041 | $2.151 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $3.776 | $0.8013 | $2.352 | $1.631 | $2.705 | $1.987 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $3.84 | $1.214 | $2.419 | $1.659 | $2.859 | $1.947 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $3.84 | $1.396 | $2.419 | $1.659 | $3.06 | $2.181 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $3.84 | $0.384 | $2.419 | $1.659 | $2.859 | $1.947 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $3.84 | $0.7488 | $2.419 | $1.659 | $3.06 | $2.181 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $3.872 | – | $2.439 | $1.673 | $3.061 | $2.026 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $3.872 | – | $2.439 | $1.673 | $3.061 | $2.026 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $3.968 | $1.063 | $2.50 | $1.714 | $3.178 | $2.301 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $3.968 | $1.137 | $2.50 | $1.714 | $3.178 | $2.301 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $4.048 | $1.328 | $2.55 | $1.749 | $3.315 | $2.448 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $4.064 | $0.862 | $2.56 | $1.756 | $3.282 | $2.321 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $4.224 | $0.4334 | $2.661 | $1.825 | $3.145 | $2.142 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $4.896 | $0.4896 | $2.89 | $2.115 | $3.323 | $2.544 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $3.072 | $1.935 | $1.327 |
| SUSE | $3.172 | $1.968 | $1.36 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $3.184 | – | – |
| RHEL | $3.763 | $2.627 | $2.018 |
| Linux SQL Web | $4.154 | $3.017 | $2.409 |
| RHEL HA | $4.659 | $3.523 | $2.914 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $4.845 | – | – |
| Windows | $6.016 | $4.879 | $4.271 |
| Windows SQL Web | $7.098 | $5.961 | $5.353 |
| Linux SQL Std | $10.752 | $9.615 | $9.007 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $11.443 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $12.339 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $13.696 | $12.559 | $11.951 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $27.072 | $25.935 | $25.327 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $27.763 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $28.659 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $30.016 | $28.879 | $28.271 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 |
| Physical cores | 32 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | 256 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 20 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 20 Gbps |
| Network peak | 20 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 15 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 50 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 10000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 13,600 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 13,600 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,700 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,700 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 60,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 60,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m5.16xlarge |
| Family | m5 |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 128 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
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Other m5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| m5.large | 2 | 8 | $0.096 |
| m5.xlarge | 4 | 16 | $0.192 |
| m5.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | $0.384 |
| m5.4xlarge | 16 | 64 | $0.768 |
| m5.8xlarge | 32 | 128 | $1.536 |
| m5.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | $2.304 |
| m5.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.072 |
| m5.24xlarge | 96 | 384 | $4.608 |
| m5.metal | 96 | 384 | $4.608 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.