p3.16xlarge
GPU instance · p3 series · Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
- vCPU
- 64
- Memory
- 488 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $24.48
- Per month
- $17,870
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.3825
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0502
Analysis
The p3.16xlarge is a gpu instance instance in the p3 series with 64 vCPUs and 488 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) (up to 2.3 GHz), which makes it memory-heavy at 7.62 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Compared with the previous generation, it costs 70% more than the p2.16xlarge on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) ($7,358 more a month per instance), in exchange for the newer processor.
It carries 8 GPUs with 128 GiB of GPU memory, so most of the price is the accelerator rather than the CPUs. Storage is EBS only. Network: 25 Gigabit.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of Sydney saves $6,856 a month per instance: $24.48/hour against $33.87/hour, a 38% spread. It is not offered in São Paulo and Mumbai, so plan around that if you need a presence there.
Per vCPU it is one of the dearer gpu instance types: 92% of the 78 current types in the family cost less than its $0.3825 per vCPU-hour. The premium mostly pays for the accelerators. On demand it is $24.48/hour in US East (N. Virginia), or $17,870 for a 730-hour month.
Looking beyond its own line, 2 of 3 current types with 64 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the g3.16xlarge on Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) at $4.56/hour.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $24.48 | $27.42 | – | – | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $24.48 | $27.42 | – | – | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $24.48 | $27.42 | – | – | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $26.93 | $29.87 | – | – | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $26.44 | $29.38 | – | – | |
| London eu-west-2 | $28.71 | $31.66 | – | – | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $30.58 | $33.53 | – | – | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $33.87 | $36.82 | – | – | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $33.87 | $36.82 | – | – | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $33.55 | $36.50 | – | – |
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 p3.16xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| g3.16xlarge Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) | 64 | 488 GiB | $4.56 | -81% |
| g6e.16xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 64 | 512 GiB | $7.58 | -69% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 64 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 488 GiB (7.6 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) |
| Clock | 2.3 GHz |
| GPUs | 8 · 128 GiB |
| Storage | EBS only |
| Network | 25 Gigabit |
p3 sizes
| p3.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $3.06 |
| p3.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $12.24 |
| p3.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $24.48 |