# Amazon Lightsail 16Xlarge 64 vCPU / 256 GB, 5 TB transfer benchmarks

64 shared vCPU, 256 GB RAM, 1280 GB SSD

[Shared CPU](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-categories/shared-cpu-vps-benchmarks)

$1,764.00/mo

$2.37/hr
[Visit Amazon Lightsail](https://www.rackcensus.com/go/lightsail)

## Performance by location
[Every run of this plan](https://www.rackcensus.com/benchmarks?filter%5Bplan%5D=lightsail-16xlarge-3-2&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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|
Sydney (ap-southeast-2) (ap-southeast-2)

Sydney, NSW, AU
| 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $1,764.00/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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Vultr](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/vultr-benchmarks) | [VX1 AMD 64 vCPU / 256 GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/18cd4a4f440f3ec0cb5b61b8b344546c-vultr-vx1-g-64c-256g-3840s-benchmarks) | 64 shared vCPU | 256 GB | 3.84 TB | $1,785.58 |
| [Vultr](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/vultr-benchmarks) | [VX1 AMD 48 vCPU / 384 GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/a9a50058ec2634166396c6fac3a070af-vultr-vx1-m-48c-384g-2880s-benchmarks) | 48 shared vCPU | 384 GB | 2.88 TB | $1,689.95 |
| [Vultr](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/vultr-benchmarks) | [VX1 AMD 64 vCPU / 512 GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/88ad320f3619f78c3fa5cee3197a5d4c-vultr-vx1-m-64c-512gb-benchmarks) | 64 shared vCPU | 512 GB | 1 GB | $1,868.80 |
| [Vultr](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/vultr-benchmarks) | [VX1 AMD 96 vCPU / 384 GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/3bdb50221ad173d47eacdc7d129f0ccd-vultr-vx1-g-96c-384g-benchmarks) | 96 shared vCPU | 384 GB | 1 GB | $2,102.40 |
| [Vultr](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/vultr-benchmarks) | [VX1 AMD 48 vCPU / 384 GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/25363aa8dda18cfa1e575f8ed7e45cc9-vultr-vx1-m-48c-384gb-benchmarks) | 48 shared vCPU | 384 GB | 1 GB | $1,401.60 |
| [Vultr](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/vultr-benchmarks) | [VX1 AMD 64 vCPU / 256 GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/aa96658ecf8f05607f5357e61ecdc4e3-vultr-vx1-g-64c-256g-benchmarks) | 64 shared vCPU | 256 GB | 1 GB | $1,401.60 |
| [Vultr](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/vultr-benchmarks) | [VX1 AMD 48 vCPU / 192 GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/15ce4ccd9cab2539aa696d24e4cb9879-vultr-vx1-g-48c-192g-2880s-benchmarks) | 48 shared vCPU | 192 GB | 2.88 TB | $1,339.55 |
| [Vultr](https://www.rackcensus.com/vps-providers/vultr-benchmarks) | [VX1 AMD 64 vCPU / 512 GB](https://www.rackcensus.com/plans/d6e6bab7f32690802aca77f4efd4965e-vultr-vx1-m-64c-512g-3840s-benchmarks) | 64 shared vCPU | 512 GB | 3.84 TB | $2,252.78 |

## Advertised specs

**Product line:** General Purpose

**Sold as:** VPS

**Plan identifier:** 16xlarge\_3\_2

**vCPU:** 64

**CPU kind:** Shared vCPU

**Architecture:** x86\_64

**RAM:** 256 GB

**Storage:** 1280 GB SSD

**Disk class:** Unknown

**Virtualization:** KVM

**Network port:** Unknown

**Transfer:** 5.12 TB

**Overage:** Unknown

**IPv4:** Included

**IPv6:** Included

**Port 25:** On request

**Status:** Active

## Price history

-

$2.37 Hourly

Since Oct 3, 2026

-

$1,764.00 Monthly

Since Oct 3, 2026

## Available in

- Sydney (ap-southeast-2) (ap-southeast-2) Sydney, NSW, AU