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c9g.16xlarge

Part of the C9G 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).99th Generation9 = 9th GenerationAWS 9th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton5 Processor (arm64). Powered by custom 64-bit ARM AWS Graviton processors, delivering industry-leading price-performance and power efficiency.16xlarge16 Extra Large16xlarge = 16 Extra Large64 vCPUs • 128 GB RAM • EBS only • 34 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$2.7162/ hr
~$1,982.80/mo
Compute
64vCPUs
64 cores • arm64
Memory
128GB
2.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0424/ vCPU-hr
$0.0212/GB-hr
Network
34 Gbps
Baseline: 34 Gbps
Storage & EBS
3,000MB/s
Max: 96,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAWS Graviton5 Processor
Architecturearm64 (ARM64 (Graviton))
vCPUs / Threads64 vCPUs
Physical Cores64
Clock Speed3.3 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score2,295,964
CoreMark / vCPU35,874.4 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding299 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar845,298 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0424
Cost per GB-hr$0.0212

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods1010 pods
Max ECS Tasks—
Max ENIs16
IPv4/v6 per ENI64
Total Addressable IPs1024 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance34 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth34 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth34 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput3000 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput3000 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS96,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS96,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput24000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor128
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2026-06-30

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$2.7162/ hr
Asia Pacific (Malaysia) (ap-southeast-5)
Highest Price Region
$3.4899/ hr
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) (ap-northeast-1)
Global Fleet Average
$3.0042/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
8regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 8 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
Lowest
$2.7162
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$3.1309
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$3.1962
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
Highest
$3.4899
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$3.1635
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
$2.7821
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
$2.7725
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
$2.7821