c5d.12xlarge
c5d.12xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 48 vCPUs, 96 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8275L). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.304 per hour on demand ($1,681.92 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.452 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.6378 per hour. It is sold in 26 regions.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $2.304 | $0.6378 | $1.452 | $0.967 | $1.671 | $1.113 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.304 | $0.5044 | $1.452 | $0.967 | $1.671 | $1.113 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.304 | $0.6719 | $1.452 | $0.967 | $1.671 | $1.113 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $2.376 | $0.4512 | $1.497 | $1.026 | $1.834 | $1.219 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $2.376 | $0.2376 | $1.497 | $1.026 | $1.834 | $1.219 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $2.496 | $0.2496 | $1.572 | $1.078 | $1.98 | $1.391 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.544 | $0.5707 | $1.603 | $1.064 | $1.962 | $1.223 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $2.616 | $0.2616 | $1.648 | $1.13 | $2.075 | $1.458 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.616 | $1.212 | $1.648 | $1.13 | $2.075 | $1.458 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $2.64 | $0.3617 | $1.663 | $1.14 | $2.045 | $1.469 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $2.664 | $0.8846 | $1.678 | $1.151 | $2.119 | $1.519 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $2.688 | $0.9787 | $1.693 | $1.161 | $2.072 | $1.381 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $2.688 | $0.2688 | $1.693 | $1.161 | $2.072 | $1.381 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $2.736 | $0.4671 | $1.724 | $1.182 | $2.17 | $1.525 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $2.747 | $0.7489 | $1.73 | $1.187 | $2.179 | $1.531 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $2.76 | $0.8069 | $1.739 | $1.192 | $2.187 | $1.537 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $2.784 | – | $1.754 | $1.134 | $2.033 | $1.304 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $2.878 | $0.8229 | $1.813 | $1.243 | $2.283 | $1.604 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.88 | $0.7488 | $1.814 | $1.244 | $2.272 | $1.538 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $2.928 | $0.7428 | $1.845 | $1.265 | $2.395 | $1.753 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $2.928 | $0.762 | $1.845 | $1.265 | $2.395 | $1.753 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $2.93 | $0.4808 | $1.846 | $1.266 | $2.331 | $1.671 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $3.024 | $0.9965 | $1.905 | $1.306 | $2.229 | $1.561 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $3.024 | $0.5746 | $1.905 | $1.306 | $2.229 | $1.561 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $3.12 | $0.6068 | $1.966 | $1.348 | $2.475 | $1.739 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $3.576 | $1.192 | $2.253 | $1.545 | $2.924 | $1.922 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.304 | $1.452 | $0.967 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $2.388 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.404 | $1.485 | $1.00 |
| RHEL | $2.822 | $1.97 | $1.486 |
| Linux SQL Web | $3.115 | $2.263 | $1.779 |
| RHEL HA | $3.494 | $2.642 | $2.158 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $3.634 | – | – |
| Windows | $4.512 | $3.66 | $3.175 |
| Windows SQL Web | $5.323 | $4.471 | $3.987 |
| Linux SQL Std | $8.064 | $7.212 | $6.727 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $8.582 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $9.254 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $10.272 | $9.42 | $8.935 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $20.304 | $19.452 | $18.967 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $20.822 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $21.494 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $22.512 | $21.66 | $21.175 |
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 | 2 x 900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 2 × 900 GB SSD |
| 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 | 25 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c5d.12xlarge |
| Family | c5d |
| 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 c5d sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| c5d.large | 2 | 4 | $0.096 |
| c5d.xlarge | 4 | 8 | $0.192 |
| c5d.2xlarge | 8 | 16 | $0.384 |
| c5d.4xlarge | 16 | 32 | $0.768 |
| c5d.9xlarge | 36 | 72 | $1.728 |
| c5d.12xlarge | 48 | 96 | $2.304 |
| c5d.18xlarge | 72 | 144 | $3.456 |
| c5d.24xlarge | 96 | 192 | $4.608 |
| c5d.metal | 96 | 192 | $4.608 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.