m5.16xlarge
General purpose · m5 series · Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
- vCPU
- 64
- Memory
- 256 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $3.07
- Per month
- $2,243
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0480
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0120
Analysis
The m5.16xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m5 series with 64 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 (up to 3.1 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the m5a.16xlarge on AMD EPYC 7571 costs $2.75/hour, 10% less ($234 a month). The other variants are the m5ad.16xlarge at $3.30, the m5d.16xlarge at $3.62 and the m5n.16xlarge at $3.81.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $1,332 a month per instance: $3.07/hour against $4.90/hour, a 59% spread.
On demand it costs $3.07/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $2,243 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for general purpose types at the 29th percentile per vCPU ($0.0480 per vCPU-hour) and the 28th percentile per GiB ($0.0120 per GiB-hour).
Reserving it for a year with no upfront payment cuts the Linux rate to $1.94/hour, which beats on demand once it runs more than 63% of the time; three years brings it to $1.33/hour, 57% below on demand. Windows Server roughly doubles the bill at $6.02/hour, because the licence is charged per vCPU.
It is 4.0% cheaper than the older m4.16xlarge on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell), so staying on the previous generation costs more as well as being slower.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $3.07 | $6.02 | $1.94 | $1.33 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $3.07 | $6.02 | $1.94 | $1.33 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $3.07 | $6.02 | $1.94 | $1.33 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $3.42 | $6.37 | $2.16 | $1.48 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $4.90 | $7.84 | $2.89 | $2.12 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $3.42 | $6.37 | $2.16 | $1.48 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $3.55 | $6.50 | $2.24 | $1.53 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $3.68 | $6.62 | $2.32 | $1.59 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $3.23 | $6.18 | $2.04 | $1.40 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $3.84 | $6.78 | $2.42 | $1.66 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $3.84 | $6.78 | $2.42 | $1.66 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $3.97 | $6.91 | $2.50 | $1.71 |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
Same shape, other types
| Type | vCPU | Memory | $/hour | vs m5.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m6g.16xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 64 | 256 GiB | $2.46 | -20% |
| m7g.16xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 64 | 256 GiB | $2.61 | -15% |
| m5a.16xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 64 | 256 GiB | $2.75 | -10% |
| m6a.16xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 64 | 256 GiB | $2.76 | -10% |
| m8g.16xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 64 | 256 GiB | $2.87 | -6% |
| m6gd.16xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 64 | 256 GiB | $2.89 | -6% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 64 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 256 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| Clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | 20 Gigabit |
m5 sizes
| m5.large | 2 vCPU | $0.0960 |
| m5.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.1920 |
| m5.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.3840 |
| m5.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.7680 |
| m5.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.54 |
| m5.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.30 |
| m5.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $3.07 |
| m5.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $4.61 |