r5n.12xlargevsr6in.12xlarge
r5n.12xlarge is 15% cheaper than r6in.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $443.77 a month.
| At a glance | r5n.12xlarge | r6in.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $3.576/hr15% less | $4.184/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.8719/hr11% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.9823/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB | 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | r5n.12xlarge | r6in.12xlarge | r6in.12xlarge vs r5n.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $3.576 | $4.184 | ▲ 17% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 76% off$0.8719 | 77% off$0.9823 | ▲ 13% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 37% off$2.253 | 37% off$2.636 | ▲ 17% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 60% off$1.448 | 60% off$1.694 | ▲ 17% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 28% off$2.591 | 28% off$3.031 | ▲ 17% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$1.668 | 53% off$1.952 | ▲ 17% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where r5n.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$3.576 vs $4.184 per hour
15% cheaperWhere r6in.12xlarge leads
EBS baseline bandwidth37,500 Mbps vs 9,500 Mbps
3.9× higherNetwork baseline75 Gbps vs 50 Gbps
50% higherClock speed3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higherSpecs
14 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute3 of 10 differ | r5n.12xlarge | r6in.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 | 48 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 24 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) | Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.1 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| MemoryAll 1 match | r5n.12xlarge | r6in.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 | 384 |
| Networking3 of 8 differ | r5n.12xlarge | r6in.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 50 Gigabit | 75000 Megabit |
| Network baseline | 50 Gbps | 75 Gbps |
| Network peak | 50 Gbps | 75 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 30 | 30 |
| Storage7 of 11 differ | r5n.12xlarge | r6in.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required | Required |
| EBS throughput | 6000 Mbps | 37500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps | 37,500 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 9,500 Mbps | 37,500 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s | 4,687.5 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 1,187.5 MB/s | 4,687.5 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 40,000 | 150,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 40,000 | 150,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 | 27 |
| Instance details1 of 10 differ | r5n.12xlarge | r6in.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|
| Family | r5n | r6in |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| Current generation | Yes | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 96 | 96 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for r5n.12xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | r5n.12xlarge | r6in.12xlarge | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $3.576 | $4.184 | ▲ 17% |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2 | $3.576 | $4.184 | ▲ 17% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $3.576 | $4.184 | ▲ 17% |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1 | $3.816 | $4.465 | ▲ 17% |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1 | $3.912 | $4.577 | ▲ 17% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $4.008 | $4.689 | ▲ 17% |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3 | $4.20 | $4.914 | ▲ 17% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $4.272 | $4.998 | ▲ 17% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $4.272 | $4.998 | ▲ 17% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $4.296 | $5.026 | ▲ 17% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $4.344 | $5.082 | ▲ 17% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $4.344 | $5.082 | ▲ 17% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.