c5.12xlarge
c5.12xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 48 vCPUs, 96 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8275L). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.04 per hour on demand ($1,489.20 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.285 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.5758 per hour. It is sold in 31 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Mumbai) at $2.04 per hour.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $2.04 | $0.5993 | $1.285 | $0.881 | $1.586 | $1.059 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $2.04 | $0.204 | $1.285 | $0.881 | $1.586 | $1.059 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $2.04 | $0.5758 | $1.285 | $0.855 | $1.478 | $0.985 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.04 | $0.2485 | $1.285 | $0.855 | $1.478 | $0.985 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.04 | $0.5888 | $1.285 | $0.855 | $1.478 | $0.985 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $2.184 | $0.2184 | $1.376 | $0.943 | $1.73 | $1.203 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.232 | $0.343 | $1.406 | $0.932 | $1.722 | $1.072 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $2.232 | $0.2232 | $1.406 | $0.932 | $1.722 | $1.072 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $2.304 | $0.2577 | $1.452 | $0.995 | $1.801 | $1.292 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $2.304 | $0.2304 | $1.452 | $0.995 | $1.825 | $1.269 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.304 | $0.9263 | $1.452 | $0.995 | $1.825 | $1.269 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $2.328 | $0.5784 | $1.467 | $1.006 | $1.847 | $1.328 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $2.352 | $0.7703 | $1.482 | $1.016 | $1.823 | $1.217 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $2.352 | $0.2352 | $1.482 | $1.016 | $1.823 | $1.217 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $2.419 | $0.574 | $1.524 | $1.045 | $1.916 | $1.332 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $2.424 | $0.4166 | $1.527 | $1.047 | $1.92 | $1.335 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $2.424 | $0.2572 | $1.527 | $1.047 | $1.917 | $1.334 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $2.424 | $0.6369 | $1.527 | $1.047 | $1.911 | $1.347 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $2.448 | – | $1.542 | $0.975 | $1.779 | $1.122 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $2.448 | – | $1.542 | $0.975 | $1.779 | $1.122 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $2.534 | $0.6966 | $1.597 | $1.095 | $2.008 | $1.396 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $2.534 | $0.3783 | $1.597 | $1.095 | $2.008 | $1.396 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.544 | $0.6538 | $1.603 | $1.099 | $2.003 | $1.356 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $2.561 | $0.4675 | $1.613 | $1.106 | $2.032 | $1.461 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $2.568 | $0.9179 | $1.618 | $1.109 | $2.119 | $1.517 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $2.568 | $0.7506 | $1.618 | $1.109 | $2.119 | $1.517 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $2.592 | $0.2995 | $1.633 | $1.12 | $2.009 | $1.341 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $2.664 | $0.7647 | $1.678 | $1.151 | $1.953 | $1.371 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $2.664 | $0.4428 | $1.678 | $1.151 | $1.953 | $1.371 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $2.736 | $0.5436 | $1.724 | $1.182 | $2.167 | $1.507 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $3.144 | $0.3144 | $1.981 | $1.358 | $2.578 | $1.688 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.04 | $1.285 | $0.855 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $2.124 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.14 | $1.318 | $0.888 |
| RHEL | $2.558 | $1.804 | $1.373 |
| Linux SQL Web | $2.851 | $2.096 | $1.666 |
| RHEL HA | $3.23 | $2.476 | $2.045 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $3.37 | – | – |
| Windows | $4.248 | $3.493 | $3.063 |
| Windows SQL Web | $5.059 | $4.304 | $3.874 |
| Linux SQL Std | $7.80 | $7.045 | $6.615 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $8.318 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $8.99 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $10.008 | $9.253 | $8.823 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $20.04 | $19.285 | $18.855 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $20.558 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $21.23 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $22.248 | $21.493 | $21.063 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 |
| Physical cores | 24 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8275L |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.6 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Deep Learning Boost; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | 188 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 96 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 12 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 12 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 7000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 40,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c5.12xlarge |
| Family | c5 |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 96 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
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Other c5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| c5.large | 2 | 4 | $0.085 |
| c5.xlarge | 4 | 8 | $0.17 |
| c5.2xlarge | 8 | 16 | $0.34 |
| c5.4xlarge | 16 | 32 | $0.68 |
| c5.9xlarge | 36 | 72 | $1.53 |
| c5.12xlarge | 48 | 96 | $2.04 |
| c5.18xlarge | 72 | 144 | $3.06 |
| c5.24xlarge | 96 | 192 | $4.08 |
| c5.metal | 96 | 192 | $4.08 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.