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c7gd.16xlarge

Part of the C7GD Compute Optimized family — High-performance processors for compute-intensive applications.

Name:cCompute Optimizedc = Compute OptimizedOptimized for compute-bound applications that benefit from high-performance processors (web servers, batch processing, gaming servers, and video encoding).77th Generation7 = 7th GenerationAWS 7th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton3 Processor (arm64). Powered by custom 64-bit ARM AWS Graviton processors, delivering industry-leading price-performance and power efficiency.dDirect-Attached NVMe SSDd = Direct-Attached NVMe SSDEquipped with physical high-speed NVMe SSD instance store volumes attached locally to the host server for temporary scratch and caching.16xlarge16 Extra Large16xlarge = 16 Extra Large64 vCPUs • 128 GB RAM • 3800 GB NVMe SSD • 30 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$1.8432/ hr
~$1,345.54/mo
Compute
64vCPUs
64 cores • arm64
Memory
128GB
2.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0288/ vCPU-hr
$0.0144/GB-hr
Network
30 Gbps
Baseline: 30 Gbps
Storage & EBS
2,500MB/s
Max: 80,000 IOPS

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Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton3 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads64 vCPUs
Physical Cores64
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score1,579,467
CoreMark / vCPU24,679.2 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding242 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar856,916 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0288
Cost per GB-hr$0.0144

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods737 pods
Max ECS Tasks120 tasks
Max ENIs15
IPv4/v6 per ENI50
Total Addressable IPs750 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance30 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth30 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth30 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (3800 GB)
Local NVMe Disk3,800 GB NVMe SSD
EBS Baseline Throughput2500 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput2500 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS80,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS80,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput20000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor128
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2023-07-28

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.8432/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$4.5056/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$3.3399/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
23regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 23 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
$3.3869
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$2.8787
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Lowest
$1.8432
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$3.6890
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$3.3267
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$3.3869
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$3.8106
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$3.6896
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$3.5078
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$3.5078
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$3.2051
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$3.3568
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$3.2960
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$3.4778
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$3.4778
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$3.1450
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$3.2962
eu-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$3.6922
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$4.5056
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
$2.9030
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
$2.9030
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$3.6288
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
$2.9030