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i3.16xlarge

Part of the I3 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.33rd Generation3 = 3rd GenerationAWS 3rd generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.16xlarge16 Extra Large16xlarge = 16 Extra Large64 vCPUs • 488.0 GiB RAM • 15200 GB NVMe SSD • 20 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$4.9920/ hr
~$3,644.16/mo
Compute
64vCPUs
32 cores • x86_64
Memory
488.0GiB
7.6 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0780/ vCPU-hr
$0.0102/GiB-hr
Network
25Gbps
Baseline: 25 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,750MB/s
Max: 65,000 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 Score853,447
CoreMark / vCPU13,335.1 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding132 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar170,963 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0780
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0102

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods737 pods
Max ECS Tasks14 tasks
Max ENIs15
IPv4/v6 per ENI50
Total Addressable IPs750 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationStandard CNI

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance20 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth25 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth25 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (15200 GB)
Local NVMe Disk15200 GB
EBS Baseline Throughput1750 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1750 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS65,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS65,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput14000 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor128
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2016-11-30

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$4.9920/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$7.9680/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$5.8651/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
30regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 30 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Africa (Cape Town)
af-south-1$6.5600
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
ap-east-1$6.5920
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
ap-south-2$5.6640
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
ap-southeast-3$5.9840
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
ap-southeast-4$5.9840
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
ap-south-1$5.6640
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
ap-northeast-3$5.8560
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$5.8560
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$5.9840
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$5.9840
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$5.8560
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$6.0160
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$6.0160
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$5.5040
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$5.9520
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$5.5040
EU (London)
eu-west-2$5.7920
EU (Milan)
eu-south-1$5.7920
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$5.7920
EU (Stockholm)
eu-north-1$5.2160
Europe (Spain)
eu-south-2$5.5040
Europe (Zurich)
eu-central-2$6.5470
Israel (Tel Aviv)
il-central-1$5.7790
Middle East (Bahrain)
me-south-1$6.0540
Middle East (UAE)
me-central-1$6.0540
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$7.9680
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest
us-east-1$4.9920
US East (Ohio)Lowest
us-east-2$4.9920
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$5.5040
US West (Oregon)Lowest
us-west-2$4.9920