# Amazon Lightsail Memory Optimized Large 2 vCPU / 16 GB, 2.5 TB transfer benchmarks

2 dedicated vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 160 GB SSD

[Dedicated CPU](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-categories/dedicated-cpu-vps-benchmarks)[High Memory](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-categories/high-memory-vps-benchmarks)

$74.00/mo

$0.100/hr
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## Performance by location
[Every run of this plan](https://www.rackcensus.com/benchmarks?filter%5Bplan%5D=lightsail-m-large-1-1&filter%5Bsort%5D=location)

Averages over the last 90 days. Same plan, same provider, different datacenters.

| Location | Runs | GB7 single | GB7 multi | 4K IOPS | Price | Last tested |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|
Mumbai (ap-south-1) (ap-south-1)

Mumbai, MH, IN
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $74.00/mo | Not tested yet |
|
Sao Paulo (sa-east-1) (sa-east-1)

São Paulo, SP, BR
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $74.00/mo | Not tested yet |
|
Sydney (ap-southeast-2) (ap-southeast-2)

Sydney, NSW, AU
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $74.00/mo | Not tested yet |

A location is highlighted only when it leads the next best by 5 percent or more. Smaller gaps are normal run-to-run variance.

Network results are not compared here. iperf3 targets are third-party servers, so distance to each target dominates the number.

## Benchmark history

We have not benchmarked this plan yet. It shows up here after its first scheduled run.

## Similar plans from other providers

| Provider | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Monthly |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [DigitalOcean](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks) | [v5 General Purpose 2 vCPU / 8 GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/060f4158444d42105e3be8729a15c508-digitalocean-g5-2vcpu-8gb-80gb-benchmarks) | 2 dedicated vCPU | 8 GB | 80 GB SSD | $73.87 |
| [DigitalOcean](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks) | [v5 Shared 4 vCPU / 8 GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/755eb48558914bfe3865437fc54c9f1c-digitalocean-s5-4vcpu-8gb-30gb-benchmarks) | 4 dedicated vCPU | 8 GB | 30 GB SSD | $74.20 |
| [Vultr](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/vultr-benchmarks) | [Optimized Cloud Storage AMD 1 vCPU / 8 GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/37b2a08de28d22c84ac7c1f3f7c9b452-vultr-voc-s-1c-8gb-150s-amd-benchmarks) | 1 dedicated vCPU | 8 GB | 150 GB | $75.00 |
| [Scaleway](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/scaleway-benchmarks) | [POP2-HM-2C-16G](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/53bd9a748d0b96fa2aad4818f8b01878-scaleway-pop2-hm-2c-16g-benchmarks) | 2 dedicated vCPU | 16 GB | | €75.19 EUR |
| [DigitalOcean](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks) | [General Purpose — Premium Intel 2 vCPU / 8 GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/48b870133288b8b52adbe8705837447b-digitalocean-g-2vcpu-8gb-intel-benchmarks) | 2 dedicated vCPU | 8 GB | 30 GB NVMe | $76.00 |
| [Linode](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/linode-benchmarks) | [Dedicated 8GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/4567c28bf0da9ef1a79028a360c4a39d-linode-g6-dedicated-4-benchmarks) | 4 dedicated vCPU | 8 GB | 160 GB SSD | $72.00 |
| [DigitalOcean](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks) | [v5 Shared 4 vCPU / 8 GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/8d1cb803aa627373313dfdd5838b58db-digitalocean-s5-4vcpu-8gb-50gb-benchmarks) | 4 dedicated vCPU | 8 GB | 50 GB SSD | $76.24 |
| [DigitalOcean](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/digitalocean-benchmarks) | [v5 General Purpose 2 vCPU / 8 GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/ca6448ca59307398c4c1a5b150564891-digitalocean-g5-2vcpu-8gb-50gb-benchmarks) | 2 dedicated vCPU | 8 GB | 50 GB SSD | $70.81 |

## Advertised specs

**Product line:** Memory Optimized

**Sold as:** VPS

**Plan identifier:** m\_large\_1\_1

**vCPU:** 2

**CPU kind:** Dedicated core

**Architecture:** x86\_64

**RAM:** 16 GB

**Storage:** 160 GB SSD

**Disk class:** Unknown

**Virtualization:** KVM

**Network port:** Unknown

**Transfer:** 2.56 TB

**Overage:** Unknown

**IPv4:** Included

**IPv6:** Included

**Port 25:** On request

**Status:** Active

## Price history

-

$0.100 Hourly

Since Oct 3, 2026

-

$74.00 Monthly

Since Oct 3, 2026

## Available in

- Mumbai (ap-south-1) (ap-south-1) Mumbai, MH, IN
- Sao Paulo (sa-east-1) (sa-east-1) São Paulo, SP, BR
- Sydney (ap-southeast-2) (ap-southeast-2) Sydney, NSW, AU