m9gd.16xlarge
General purpose · m9gd series · AWS Graviton5 Processor
- vCPU
- 64
- Memory
- 256 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $4.02
- Per month
- $2,936
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0629
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0157
Analysis
The m9gd.16xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m9gd series with 64 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory on AWS Graviton5 (up to 3.3 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the m9g.16xlarge on AWS Graviton5 costs $3.13/hour, 22% less ($651 a month).
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Tokyo saves $857 a month per instance: $4.02/hour against $5.20/hour, a 29% spread. It is not offered in Canada Central, São Paulo, London and Mumbai, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
Compared with the previous generation, it costs 9.0% more than the m8gd.16xlarge on AWS Graviton4 ($242 more a month per instance), in exchange for the newer processor.
On demand it costs $4.02/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $2,936 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for general purpose types at the 65th percentile per vCPU ($0.0629 per vCPU-hour) and the 65th percentile per GiB ($0.0157 per GiB-hour).
Looking beyond its own line, 23 of 35 current types with 64 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the m6g.16xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $2.46/hour.
It has local instance storage (1 x 3800 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: 34 Gigabit.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $4.02 | – | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $4.02 | – | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $4.02 | – | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $4.49 | – | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $4.84 | – | – | – | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $5.02 | – | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $5.05 | – | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $5.20 | – | – | – |
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 m9gd.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m6g.16xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 64 | 256 GiB | $2.46 | -39% |
| m7g.16xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 64 | 256 GiB | $2.61 | -35% |
| m5a.16xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 64 | 256 GiB | $2.75 | -32% |
| m6a.16xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 64 | 256 GiB | $2.76 | -31% |
| m8g.16xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 64 | 256 GiB | $2.87 | -29% |
| m6gd.16xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 64 | 256 GiB | $2.89 | -28% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 64 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 256 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | AWS Graviton5 Processor |
| Clock | 3.3 GHz |
| Storage | 1 x 3800 NVMe SSD |
| Network | 34 Gigabit |
m9gd sizes
| m9gd.medium | 1 vCPU | $0.0629 |
| m9gd.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1257 |
| m9gd.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.2514 |
| m9gd.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.5028 |
| m9gd.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $1.01 |
| m9gd.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $2.01 |
| m9gd.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $3.02 |
| m9gd.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $4.02 |
| m9gd.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $6.03 |
| m9gd.48xlarge | 192 vCPU | $12.07 |