c7i.12xlarge
c7i.12xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 48 vCPUs, 96 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.142 per hour on demand ($1,563.66 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.417 per hour, 34% less. Spot capacity is about $0.8272 per hour. It is sold in 35 regions; the cheapest is Asia Pacific (Malaysia) at $2.099 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 (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $2.099 | $0.6389 | $1.393 | $0.9522 | $1.593 | $1.087 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $2.099 | $0.5643 | $1.393 | $0.9522 | $1.593 | $1.087 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $2.142 | $0.6894 | $1.418 | $0.9716 | $1.633 | $1.116 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $2.142 | $0.2142 | $1.417 | $0.9716 | $1.665 | $1.112 |
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $2.142 | $0.8272 | $1.417 | $0.943 | $1.548 | $1.034 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.142 | $0.5337 | $1.417 | $0.943 | $1.548 | $1.034 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.142 | $0.4972 | $1.417 | $0.943 | $1.548 | $1.034 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $2.249 | – | $1.488 | $0.9902 | $1.625 | $1.086 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $2.293 | $0.373 | $1.517 | $1.04 | $1.671 | $1.149 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $2.298 | $0.27 | $1.522 | $1.048 | $1.756 | $1.201 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.298 | $1.047 | $1.521 | $1.048 | $1.756 | $1.201 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.344 | $0.6665 | $1.556 | $1.029 | $1.778 | $1.129 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $2.344 | $0.3624 | $1.556 | $1.029 | $1.778 | $1.129 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $2.413 | $0.5335 | $1.598 | $1.10 | $1.844 | $1.261 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $2.419 | $0.2608 | $1.598 | $1.099 | $1.842 | $1.263 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $2.427 | – | – | – | $1.842 | $1.263 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $2.444 | $0.9792 | $1.611 | $1.109 | $1.86 | $1.268 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $2.47 | $0.9518 | $1.639 | $1.12 | $1.875 | $1.279 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $2.47 | $0.247 | $1.639 | $1.12 | $1.875 | $1.279 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $2.545 | $0.438 | $1.684 | $1.155 | $1.935 | $1.332 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $2.545 | $0.5734 | $1.68 | $1.157 | $1.926 | $1.325 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $2.545 | $0.5195 | $1.68 | $1.157 | $1.94 | $1.328 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $2.57 | – | $1.70 | $1.075 | $1.868 | $1.177 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $2.57 | – | $1.70 | $1.075 | $1.868 | $1.177 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $2.574 | $0.8895 | $1.704 | $1.173 | $1.967 | $1.345 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.671 | $0.6855 | $1.764 | $1.214 | $2.038 | $1.405 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $2.689 | $0.2689 | $1.779 | $1.22 | $2.134 | $1.534 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $2.696 | $0.9816 | $1.778 | $1.229 | $2.047 | $1.404 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $2.696 | $0.9065 | $1.773 | $1.223 | $2.223 | $1.592 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $2.722 | – | $1.80 | $1.234 | $2.068 | $1.408 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $2.797 | $0.9223 | $1.847 | $1.271 | $2.051 | $1.442 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $2.797 | $0.4491 | $1.773 | $1.198 | $2.037 | $1.442 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $2.873 | $0.3945 | $1.81 | $1.241 | $2.276 | $1.582 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $2.937 | – | – | – | $2.153 | $1.515 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $3.301 | $0.3301 | $2.18 | $1.50 | $2.514 | $1.712 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.142 | $1.417 | $0.943 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $2.226 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.267 | $1.477 | $0.997 |
| RHEL | $2.66 | $1.935 | $1.461 |
| Linux SQL Web | $2.953 | $2.228 | $1.754 |
| RHEL HA | $3.332 | $2.607 | $2.133 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $3.472 | – | – |
| Windows | $4.35 | $3.625 | $3.151 |
| Windows SQL Web | $5.161 | $4.436 | $3.962 |
| Linux SQL Std | $7.902 | $7.177 | $6.703 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $8.42 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $9.092 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $10.11 | $9.385 | $8.911 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $20.142 | $19.417 | $18.943 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $20.66 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $21.332 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $22.35 | $21.625 | $21.151 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 |
| Physical cores | 24 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable (Sapphire Rapids) |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.2 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.2 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo; Intel AMX |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 96 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 18.75 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 18.75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 18.75 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 | 15000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 15,000 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,875 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 60,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 60,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 32 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | c7i.12xlarge |
| Family | c7i |
| 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 c7i sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| c7i.large | 2 | 4 | $0.0893 |
| c7i.xlarge | 4 | 8 | $0.1785 |
| c7i.2xlarge | 8 | 16 | $0.357 |
| c7i.4xlarge | 16 | 32 | $0.714 |
| c7i.8xlarge | 32 | 64 | $1.428 |
| c7i.12xlarge | 48 | 96 | $2.142 |
| c7i.16xlarge | 64 | 128 | $2.856 |
| c7i.24xlarge | 96 | 192 | $4.284 |
| c7i.metal-24xl | 96 | 192 | $4.284 |
| c7i.48xlarge | 192 | 384 | $8.568 |
| c7i.metal-48xl | 192 | 384 | $8.568 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.