db.r4.16xlarge
The db.r4.16xlarge is a aws rds instance type featuring multiple vCPUs and optimized memory, commonly used for rds workloads.
Last updated at Fri May 15 2026
Instance Info
| Compute | Value |
| vCPUs | 64 |
| Memory | 488 GiB |
| Physical Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) |
| Clock Speed | 2.3 GHz |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit |
| Network | Value |
| Network Performance | 20 Gigabit |
| Enhanced Networking | Yes |
| Storage | Value |
| Storage | EBS Only |
| EBS Throughput | 12000 Mbps |
| Amazon | Value |
| Current Generation | No |
| Instance Type | db.r4.16xlarge |
| Family | Memory optimized |
Family Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| db.r4.large | 2 | 15 |
| db.r4.xlarge | 4 | 30 |
| db.r4.2xlarge | 8 | 61 |
| db.r4.4xlarge | 16 | 122 |
| db.r4.8xlarge | 32 | 244 |
| db.r4.16xlarge | 64 | 488 |
Related Instances
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| db.m7i.24xlarge | 9648 | 384 GiB |
| db.m7i.metal-24xl | 96 | 384 GiB |
| db.m8g.24xlarge | 96 | 512 GiB |
| db.m8g.16xlarge | 64 | 384 GiB |
| db.m8i.32xlarge | 12864 | 512 GiB |
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