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m5a.16xlarge

Part of the M5A General Purpose family — Balanced compute, memory, and networking for a wide range of workloads.

Name:mGeneral Purposem = General PurposeBalanced compute, memory, and networking resources for a wide variety of standard enterprise workloads and microservices.55th Generation5 = 5th GenerationAWS 5th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.aAMD EPYCa = AMD EPYCAMD EPYC 7571 (x86_64). Powered by AMD EPYC x86_64 processors, delivering high core counts and cost-effective compute performance.16xlarge16 Extra Large16xlarge = 16 Extra Large64 vCPUs • 256 GB RAM • EBS only • 12 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$1.7780/ hr
~$1,297.94/mo
Compute
64vCPUs
32 cores • x86_64
Memory
256GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0278/ vCPU-hr
$0.0069/GB-hr
Network
12 Gbps
Baseline: 12 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,187.5MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAMD EPYC 7571
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads64 vCPUs
Physical Cores32
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score810,674
CoreMark / vCPU12,666.8 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding110 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar455,947 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0278
Cost per GB-hr$0.0069

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 Performance12 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth12 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth12 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput1187.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1187.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS40,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput7000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor128
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2019-06-27

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$1.7780/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$4.4160/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$3.2046/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
18regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 18 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Lowest
$1.7780
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$3.3920
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$3.4560
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$3.4560
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$3.5840
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$3.4880
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$3.4880
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$3.0720
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$3.3280
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$3.0720
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$3.2000
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$3.2320
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$3.2320
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$4.4160
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
$2.7520
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
$2.7520
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$3.2320
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
$2.7520