m5d.16xlarge
m5d.16xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $3.616 per hour on demand ($2,639.68 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.278 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.8855 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 | $3.616 | $0.8855 | $2.278 | $1.562 | $2.648 | $1.82 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $3.616 | $0.9721 | $2.278 | $1.562 | $2.648 | $1.82 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $3.616 | $1.131 | $2.278 | $1.562 | $2.648 | $1.82 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $3.84 | $0.5261 | $2.419 | $1.659 | $3.105 | $2.185 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $3.904 | $1.151 | $2.46 | $1.687 | $2.887 | $1.951 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $3.904 | $0.3904 | $2.46 | $1.687 | $2.887 | $1.951 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $4.032 | $0.7267 | $2.54 | $1.742 | $2.97 | $2.01 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $4.032 | $0.4032 | $2.54 | $1.742 | $2.97 | $2.01 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $4.032 | $0.4032 | $2.54 | $1.742 | $3.26 | $2.295 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $4.032 | $1.687 | $2.54 | $1.742 | $3.26 | $2.295 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $4.192 | $1.097 | $2.641 | $1.811 | $3.37 | $2.423 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $4.224 | $0.4224 | $2.661 | $1.825 | $3.416 | $2.404 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $4.224 | $1.013 | $2.661 | $1.825 | $3.405 | $2.417 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $4.234 | $0.9382 | $2.667 | $1.829 | $3.423 | $2.409 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $4.256 | $1.117 | $2.681 | $1.839 | $3.63 | $2.465 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $4.352 | $1.446 | $2.742 | $1.88 | $3.557 | $2.611 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $4.435 | $1.095 | $2.794 | $1.916 | $3.586 | $2.524 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $4.435 | $0.4963 | $2.794 | $1.916 | $3.586 | $2.524 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $4.448 | $0.7625 | $2.774 | $1.922 | $3.19 | $2.344 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $4.512 | $1.058 | $2.843 | $1.949 | $3.354 | $2.277 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $4.512 | $0.4512 | $2.843 | $1.949 | $3.354 | $2.277 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $4.544 | $1.538 | $2.863 | $1.963 | $3.593 | $2.553 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $4.544 | $0.4544 | $2.863 | $1.963 | $3.593 | $2.553 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $4.576 | – | $2.883 | $1.977 | $3.617 | $2.382 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $4.576 | – | $2.883 | $1.977 | $3.617 | $2.382 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $4.672 | $1.083 | $2.943 | $2.018 | $3.743 | $2.716 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $4.672 | $1.214 | $2.943 | $2.018 | $3.743 | $2.716 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $4.787 | $0.7672 | $3.016 | $2.068 | $3.913 | $2.872 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $4.80 | $0.935 | $3.024 | $2.074 | $3.881 | $2.732 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $4.96 | $0.5262 | $3.125 | $2.143 | $3.687 | $2.504 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $5.76 | $2.558 | $3.49 | $2.488 | $4.014 | $3.008 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $3.616 | $2.278 | $1.562 |
| SUSE | $3.716 | $2.311 | $1.595 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $3.728 | – | – |
| RHEL | $4.307 | $2.969 | $2.253 |
| Linux SQL Web | $4.698 | $3.36 | $2.644 |
| RHEL HA | $5.203 | $3.865 | $3.149 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $5.389 | – | – |
| Windows | $6.56 | $5.222 | $4.506 |
| Windows SQL Web | $7.642 | $6.304 | $5.588 |
| Linux SQL Std | $11.296 | $9.958 | $9.242 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $11.987 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $12.883 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $14.24 | $12.902 | $12.186 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $27.616 | $26.278 | $25.562 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $28.307 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $29.203 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $30.56 | $29.222 | $28.506 |
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 | 4 x 600 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 4 × 600 GB SSD |
| 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 | 23 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | m5d.16xlarge |
| Family | m5d |
| 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 m5d sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| m5d.large | 2 | 8 | $0.113 |
| m5d.xlarge | 4 | 16 | $0.226 |
| m5d.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | $0.452 |
| m5d.4xlarge | 16 | 64 | $0.904 |
| m5d.8xlarge | 32 | 128 | $1.808 |
| m5d.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | $2.712 |
| m5d.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.616 |
| m5d.24xlarge | 96 | 384 | $5.424 |
| m5d.metal | 96 | 384 | $5.424 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.