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m6i.16xlarge

Part of the M6I 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.66th Generation6 = 6th GenerationAWS 6th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.iIntel Xeon Scalablei = Intel Xeon ScalableIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) (x86_64). Powered by Intel Xeon Scalable x86_64 processors with Intel Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX-512 / AMX) acceleration.16xlarge16 Extra Large16xlarge = 16 Extra Large64 vCPUs • 256 GB RAM • EBS only • 25 Gbps Network
On-demand, Linux
$3.0720/ hr
~$2,242.56/mo · lowest in US East (N. Virginia), us-east-1
Savings Plan, Linux
$1.55796/ hr
From, with a 3-year Compute Savings Plan, No Upfront: −49% vs on-demand rate (us-east-1)
Per unit
$0.0480/ vCPU-hr
$0.0120/GB-hr
Compute
64vCPUs
32 cores • x86_64
Memory
256GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Network
25 Gbps
Baseline: 25 Gbps
Storage & EBS
2,500MB/s
Max: 80,000 IOPS

Alternatives to m6i.16xlarge

OptionPrice vs m6i.16xlargeWhy look at it
m6a.16xlargeCompare →
-10%-$0.307/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		AMD (x86_64), same vCPU and RAM
m6g.16xlargeCompare →
-20%-$0.608/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		Graviton (arm64), same vCPU and RAM
m5.16xlargeCompare →
same price
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		Previous generation, same vCPU and RAM
m7i.16xlargeCompare →
+5%+$0.154/hr
Linux on-demand, us-east-1		Newer generation, same vCPU and RAM

On Google Cloud

The nearest Google Cloud machines to m6i.16xlarge by vCPU and memory, at On-demand Linux rates in Northern Virginia (us-east-1 ↔ us-east4).

MachineSizeOn-demand Linuxvs m6i.16xlarge
m6i.16xlargeThis page · AWS, us-east-164 vCPU · 256 GiB$3.0720/hr—
n4-standard-64same 64 vCPU and 256 GiB; Intel on both64 vCPU · 256 GiB$2.9024/hr5.5% less
n2-standard-64same 64 vCPU and 256 GiB; Intel on both64 vCPU · 256 GiB$3.500096/hr14% more
n4d-standard-64same 64 vCPU and 256 GiB; Intel vs AMD64 vCPU · 256 GiB$2.7104/hr12% less

Matched on vCPU and memory, then CPU vendor, then rate; a larger size is offered only when nothing is the same size. On-demand Linux only: Spot and commitments work differently on the two clouds, so they aren't compared here.

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads64 vCPUs
Physical Cores32
Clock Speed3.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score1,069,742
CoreMark / vCPU16,714.7 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding184 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar348,223 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0480
Cost per GB-hr$0.0120

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods737 pods
Max ENIs15
IPv4/v6 per ENI50
Total Addressable IPs750 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

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

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
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)

Rates by region

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$3.0720/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$4.8960/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$3.6848/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
41regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 41 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
af-south-1
Africa (Cape Town)
$4.0640
ap-east-1
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)
$4.2240
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
$3.2320
ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
$3.8400
ap-southeast-5
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)
$3.2640
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$3.2320
ap-southeast-6
Asia Pacific (New Zealand)
$4.0320
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$3.9680
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$3.7760
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$3.8400
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$3.8400
ap-east-2
Asia Pacific (Taipei)
$3.5712
ap-southeast-7
Asia Pacific (Thailand)
$3.2640
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$3.9680
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$3.8720
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$3.8720
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$3.4240
ca-west-1
Canada West (Calgary)
$3.4240
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$3.6800
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$3.4240
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$3.5520
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$3.5840
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$3.5840
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$3.2640
eu-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$4.0480
il-central-1
Israel (Tel Aviv)
$3.5952
mx-central-1
Mexico (Central)
$3.2256
me-south-1
Middle East (Bahrain)
$4.2240
me-central-1
Middle East (UAE)
$3.7664
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$4.8960
us-east-1-atl-1
US East (Atlanta)
$3.8400
us-east-1-chi-1
US East (Chicago)
$3.8400
us-east-1-dfw-1
US East (Dallas)
$3.8400
us-east-1-iah-1
US East (Houston)
$3.8400
us-east-1-mia-1
US East (Miami)
$3.8400
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$3.0720
us-east-1-nyc-1
US East (New York City)
$3.8400
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$3.0720
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$3.5840
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$3.0720
us-west-2-phx-1
US West (Phoenix)
$3.6864