cache.m8g.16xlarge
cache.m8g.16xlarge is an AWS ElastiCache size with 64 vCPUs, 251.27 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $5.063 per hour on demand ($3,695.63 per month) for Memcached; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $3.442 per hour, 32% less. It is sold in 30 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $4.461 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Memcached. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $4.461 | $3.033 | $2.32 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $4.488 | $3.052 | $2.334 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $5.063 | $3.442 | $2.632 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $5.063 | $3.442 | $2.632 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $5.063 | $3.442 | $2.632 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $5.38 | $3.658 | $2.797 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $5.38 | $3.658 | $2.797 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $5.38 | $3.658 | $2.797 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $5.639 | $3.834 | $2.932 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $5.642 | $3.837 | $2.934 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $5.643 | $3.837 | $2.934 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $5.643 | $3.837 | $2.934 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $5.854 | $3.981 | $3.044 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $5.906 | $4.016 | $3.071 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $5.906 | $4.016 | $3.071 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $5.906 | $4.016 | $3.071 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $6.065 | $4.124 | $3.154 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $6.223 | $4.232 | $3.236 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $6.328 | $4.303 | $3.291 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $6.328 | $4.303 | $3.291 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $6.328 | $4.303 | $3.291 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $6.328 | $4.303 | $3.291 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $6.378 | $4.337 | $3.316 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $6.38 | $4.338 | $3.318 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $6.539 | $4.447 | $3.40 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $6.539 | $4.447 | $3.40 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $6.671 | $4.536 | $3.469 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $6.698 | $4.555 | $3.483 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $6.961 | $4.733 | $3.62 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $8.069 | $5.487 | $4.196 |
Prices by engine and deployment in US East (N. Virginia)
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valkey | $4.05 | $2.754 | $2.106 |
| Memcached | $5.063 | $3.442 | $2.632 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 |
| Physical cores | 64 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | arm64 |
| CPU maker | AWS |
| Sustained clock | 2.8 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 251.27 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 30 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 30 Gbps |
| Network peak | 30 Gbps |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | cache.m8g.16xlarge |
| Family | m8g |
| Category | Standard |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 102.4 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | m8g.16xlarge |
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Other m8g sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| cache.m8g.large | 2 | 6.79 | $0.1582 |
| cache.m8g.xlarge | 4 | 14.18 | $0.3164 |
| cache.m8g.2xlarge | 8 | 29.68 | $0.6328 |
| cache.m8g.4xlarge | 16 | 61.33 | $1.266 |
| cache.m8g.8xlarge | 32 | 124.65 | $2.531 |
| cache.m8g.12xlarge | 48 | 187.96 | $3.797 |
| cache.m8g.16xlarge | 64 | 251.27 | $5.063 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS ElastiCache sizes.