db.m5.16xlarge
The db.m5.16xlarge is a aws rds instance type featuring multiple vCPUs and optimized memory, commonly used for rds workloads.
Last updated at Sun May 24 2026
Instance Info
| Compute | Value |
| vCPUs | 64 |
| Memory | 256 GiB |
| Storage | Value |
| Storage | EBS Only |
| Amazon | Value |
| Instance Type | db.m5.16xlarge |
| Family | General purpose |
Family Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| db.m5.large | 2 | 8 |
| db.m5.xlarge | 4 | 16 |
| db.m5.2xlarge | 8 | 32 |
| db.m5.4xlarge | 16 | 64 |
| db.m5.8xlarge | 32 | 128 |
| db.m5.12xlarge | 48 | 192 |
| db.m5.16xlarge | 64 | 256 |
| db.m5.24xlarge | 96 | 384 |
Related Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| db.r6gd.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB |
| db.r8gd.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB256 |
| db.r8i.8xlarge | 3216 | 256 GiB |
| db.r7i.8xlarge | 3216 | 256 GiB |
| db.r6g.8xlarge | 32 | 256 GiB |
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