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h1.16xlarge

Part of the H1 Storage Optimized family — High, sequential read/write access to large local datasets.

Name:hStorage Optimized (High Throughput HDD)h = Storage Optimized (High Throughput HDD)High sequential throughput HDD storage designed for data-intensive streaming, MapReduce, and data lake workloads.11st Generation1 = 1st GenerationAWS 1st generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.16xlarge16 Extra Large16xlarge = 16 Extra Large64 vCPUs • 256.0 GiB RAM • 16000 GB HDD • 25 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$3.7440/ hr
~$2,733.12/mo
Compute
64vCPUs
32 cores • x86_64
Memory
256.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0585/ vCPU-hr
$0.0146/GiB-hr
Network
25Gbps
Baseline: 25 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,750MB/s
Max: 80,000 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads64 vCPUs
Physical Cores32
Clock Speed2.3 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score1,104,496
CoreMark / vCPU17,257.7 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding211 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar295,004 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0585
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0146

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods394 pods
Max ECS Tasks7 tasks
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI50
Total Addressable IPs400 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationStandard CNI

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance25 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth25 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth25 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationHDD (16000 GB)
Local NVMe Disk16000 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput1750 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1750 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS80,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS80,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput14000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor128
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2017-11-28

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$3.7440/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$4.1520/ hr
EU (Ireland) (eu-west-1)
Global Fleet Average
$3.8460/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
4regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 4 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
EU (Ireland)Highest
eu-west-1$4.1520
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$3.7440
US East (Ohio)Lowest
us-east-2$3.7440
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$3.7440