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i4g.16xlarge

Part of the I4G Storage Optimized family — High, sequential read/write access to large local datasets.

Name:iStorage Optimized (High I/O NVMe)i = Storage Optimized (High I/O NVMe)Equipped with high-performance local NVMe SSDs delivering millions of low-latency IOPS for high-frequency transaction processing.44th Generation4 = 4th GenerationAWS 4th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.gAWS Gravitong = AWS GravitonAWS Graviton2 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 • 512 GB RAM • 15000 GB SSD • 37.5 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$4.9421/ hr
~$3,607.72/mo
Compute
64vCPUs
64 cores • arm64
Memory
512GB
8.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0772/ vCPU-hr
$0.0097/GB-hr
Network
37.5 Gbps
Baseline: 37.5 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 Graviton2 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 Score1,271,186
CoreMark / vCPU19,862.3 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding176 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar257,217 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0772
Cost per GB-hr$0.0097

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 Performance37.5 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth37.5 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth37.5 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationSSD (15000 GB)
Local NVMe Disk15,000 GB 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 Introduced2023-05-09

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$4.9421/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$7.8912/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$5.6823/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
8regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 8 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$5.9242
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$5.9242
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$5.4464
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$5.4464
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$7.8912
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$4.9421
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$4.9421
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$4.9421