m5a.16xlarge

    $2.7520/hr

    ~$2008.96/month on-demand in us-east-1

    The m5a.16xlarge is a General purpose instance with 64 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory with up to 12 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $2.752 per hour.

    Last updated: Jan 14, 2026, 12:24 PM UTC

    Pricing varies by operating system

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    Pricing Options

    Compute SP

    Most flexible - any instance

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $2.0140/hr
    ~$1470.22/mo
    Save 27%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $1.3910/hr
    ~$1015.43/mo
    Save 49%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $1.7340/hr
    ~$1265.82/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $1.1890/hr
    ~$867.97/mo
    Save 57%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $1.7340/hr
    ~$1265.82/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $1.1890/hr
    ~$867.97/mo
    Save 57%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    us-east-1d
    $1.3603/hr
    ~$993.02/mo
    Save 43% vs On-Demand
    10-15%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $0.8185
    Avg
    $1.8378
    Max
    $3.2444
    All Availability Zones
    us-east-1d$1.3603/hr
    us-east-1a$1.1857/hr
    us-east-1c$1.0647/hr
    us-east-1f$3.2441/hr
    us-east-1c$3.2444/hr
    us-east-1a$1.7517/hr
    us-east-1c$0.9397/hr
    us-east-1f$1.5767/hr
    us-east-1f$2.1427/hr
    us-east-1f$1.4517/hr
    us-east-1d$1.9263/hr
    us-east-1c$1.6307/hr
    us-east-1a$1.0607/hr
    us-east-1b$1.5120/hr
    us-east-1b$0.9460/hr
    us-east-1b$0.8210/hr
    us-east-1d$1.2353/hr
    us-east-1b$3.2442/hr
    us-east-1d$3.2440/hr
    us-east-1a$3.2444/hr

    m5a Family

    Switch between sizes in us-east-1

    SizevCPUMem
    large28
    xlarge416
    2xlarge832
    4xlarge1664
    8xlarge32128
    12xlarge48192
    16xlarge64256
    24xlarge96384

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for m5a.16xlarge

    Processor

    ManufacturerAMD
    Clock Speed2.5 GHz
    Sustained Speed2.5 GHz
    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs64
    Memory256 GiB
    Memory per vCPU4.00 GiB

    Network

    Performance12 Gigabit
    Bandwidth12 Gbps
    Max Interfaces15
    IPv4 per Interface50
    Enhanced Networking
    EFA Support
    IPv6

    Storage

    EBS Only
    EBS Optimized
    EBS Encryption
    EBS NVMe Support
    Max Bandwidth9500 Mbps (1187.50 MB/s)
    Max IOPS40,000
    Baseline Bandwidth9500 Mbps (1187.50 MB/s)
    Baseline IOPS40,000

    Capabilities

    FamilyM5A
    GenerationCurrent
    Burstable
    Bare Metal
    Dedicated Hosts
    Hibernation
    Auto Recovery
    Free Tier
    Usage Classeson-demand, spot
    Root Devicesebs
    Virtualizationhvm

    Regional Pricing Comparison

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