r5.16xlarge
r5.16xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 64 vCPUs, 512 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $4.032 per hour on demand ($2,943.36 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.54 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.4179 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 | $4.032 | $0.4179 | $2.54 | $1.742 | $2.921 | $2.103 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $4.032 | $1.085 | $2.54 | $1.742 | $2.921 | $2.103 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $4.032 | $1.414 | $2.54 | $1.742 | $2.921 | $2.103 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $4.16 | $1.031 | $2.608 | $1.797 | $3.001 | $2.16 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $4.16 | $0.416 | $2.608 | $1.797 | $3.001 | $2.16 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $4.288 | $0.4288 | $2.701 | $1.852 | $3.107 | $2.237 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $4.416 | $0.9494 | $2.782 | $1.908 | $3.199 | $2.304 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $4.416 | $0.4416 | $2.782 | $1.908 | $3.199 | $2.304 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $4.48 | $0.9045 | $2.822 | $1.935 | $3.246 | $2.337 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $4.512 | $0.4512 | $2.843 | $1.949 | $3.269 | $2.354 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $4.512 | $2.148 | $2.843 | $1.949 | $3.269 | $2.354 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $4.736 | $0.9121 | $2.984 | $2.046 | $3.431 | $2.47 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $4.736 | $2.026 | $2.984 | $2.046 | $3.431 | $2.47 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $4.736 | $1.301 | $2.984 | $2.046 | $3.431 | $2.47 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $4.738 | $1.711 | $2.985 | $2.047 | $3.432 | $2.471 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $4.832 | $1.956 | $3.044 | $2.087 | $3.501 | $2.521 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $4.832 | $1.229 | $3.044 | $2.087 | $3.501 | $2.521 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $4.832 | – | $3.044 | $2.087 | $3.501 | $2.521 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $4.832 | – | $3.044 | $2.087 | $3.501 | $2.521 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $4.864 | $0.9395 | $3.064 | $2.101 | $3.524 | $2.537 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $4.864 | $1.295 | $3.064 | $2.101 | $3.524 | $2.537 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $4.864 | $1.844 | $3.064 | $2.101 | $3.524 | $2.537 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $4.864 | $1.861 | $3.064 | $2.101 | $3.524 | $2.537 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $4.864 | $0.4864 | $3.064 | $2.101 | $3.524 | $2.537 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $4.864 | $1.734 | $3.064 | $2.101 | $3.524 | $2.537 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $4.963 | $1.49 | $3.127 | $2.144 | $3.596 | $2.589 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $4.963 | $0.7185 | $3.127 | $2.144 | $3.596 | $2.589 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $5.344 | $0.5745 | $3.367 | $2.309 | $3.872 | $2.788 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $5.35 | $1.61 | $3.371 | $2.311 | $3.876 | $2.791 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $5.376 | $1.147 | $3.387 | $2.322 | $3.895 | $2.804 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $6.432 | $0.6432 | $4.052 | $2.779 | $4.66 | $3.331 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $4.032 | $2.54 | $1.742 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $4.144 | – | – |
| SUSE | $4.157 | $2.60 | $1.796 |
| RHEL | $4.723 | $3.231 | $2.433 |
| Linux SQL Web | $5.114 | $3.622 | $2.823 |
| RHEL HA | $5.619 | $4.127 | $3.329 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $5.805 | – | – |
| Windows | $6.976 | $5.484 | $4.686 |
| Windows SQL Web | $8.058 | $6.566 | $5.767 |
| Linux SQL Std | $11.712 | $10.22 | $9.422 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $12.403 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $13.299 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $14.656 | $13.164 | $12.366 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $28.032 | $26.54 | $25.742 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $28.723 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $29.619 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $30.976 | $29.484 | $28.686 |
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) | 512 |
| 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 | 13600 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 | r5.16xlarge |
| Family | r5 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| 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 r5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| r5.large | 2 | 16 | $0.126 |
| r5.xlarge | 4 | 32 | $0.252 |
| r5.2xlarge | 8 | 64 | $0.504 |
| r5.4xlarge | 16 | 128 | $1.008 |
| r5.8xlarge | 32 | 256 | $2.016 |
| r5.12xlarge | 48 | 384 | $3.024 |
| r5.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.032 |
| r5.24xlarge | 96 | 768 | $6.048 |
| r5.metal | 96 | 768 | $6.048 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.