m5.12xlarge
m5.12xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 48 vCPUs, 192 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). 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 $0.4515 per hour. It is sold in 31 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 | $0.4515 | $1.452 | $0.995 | $1.693 | $1.168 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.304 | $0.3574 | $1.452 | $0.995 | $1.693 | $1.168 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.304 | $0.6076 | $1.452 | $0.995 | $1.693 | $1.168 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $2.424 | $0.7429 | $1.527 | $1.047 | $1.791 | $1.218 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $2.424 | $0.2424 | $1.527 | $1.047 | $1.791 | $1.218 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $2.448 | $0.3121 | $1.542 | $1.058 | $1.977 | $1.398 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $2.568 | $0.3769 | $1.618 | $1.109 | $1.872 | $1.291 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $2.568 | $2.568 | $1.618 | $1.109 | $1.872 | $1.291 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $2.568 | $0.6626 | $1.618 | $1.109 | $2.074 | $1.467 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $2.568 | $1.075 | $1.618 | $1.109 | $2.074 | $1.467 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $2.664 | $0.5095 | $1.678 | $1.151 | $2.144 | $1.543 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $2.688 | $0.4759 | $1.693 | $1.161 | $2.171 | $1.535 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $2.688 | $0.561 | $1.693 | $1.161 | $2.171 | $1.535 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $2.688 | $0.7296 | $1.693 | $1.161 | $2.317 | $1.573 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $2.696 | $0.6153 | $1.699 | $1.165 | $2.177 | $1.54 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $2.76 | $0.9391 | $1.739 | $1.192 | $2.26 | $1.669 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $2.825 | $0.7339 | $1.78 | $1.22 | $2.281 | $1.613 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $2.825 | $0.4662 | $1.78 | $1.22 | $2.281 | $1.613 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $2.832 | $0.7988 | $1.764 | $1.223 | $2.029 | $1.49 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $2.88 | $0.7652 | $1.814 | $1.244 | $2.145 | $1.461 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $2.88 | $1.037 | $1.814 | $1.244 | $2.295 | $1.636 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $2.88 | $0.288 | $1.814 | $1.244 | $2.145 | $1.461 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $2.88 | $0.4727 | $1.814 | $1.244 | $2.295 | $1.636 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $2.904 | – | $1.83 | $1.255 | $2.296 | $1.52 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $2.904 | – | $1.83 | $1.255 | $2.296 | $1.52 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $2.976 | $0.7148 | $1.875 | $1.286 | $2.384 | $1.726 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $2.976 | $0.7746 | $1.875 | $1.286 | $2.384 | $1.726 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $3.036 | $0.505 | $1.913 | $1.312 | $2.486 | $1.836 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $3.048 | $0.6455 | $1.92 | $1.317 | $2.461 | $1.741 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $3.168 | $0.3186 | $1.996 | $1.369 | $2.359 | $1.607 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $3.672 | $0.3672 | $2.167 | $1.586 | $2.492 | $1.908 |
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 | $0.995 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $2.388 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.404 | $1.485 | $1.028 |
| RHEL | $2.822 | $1.97 | $1.514 |
| Linux SQL Web | $3.115 | $2.263 | $1.807 |
| RHEL HA | $3.494 | $2.642 | $2.186 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $3.634 | – | – |
| Windows | $4.512 | $3.66 | $3.203 |
| Windows SQL Web | $5.323 | $4.471 | $4.015 |
| Linux SQL Std | $8.064 | $7.212 | $6.755 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $8.582 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $9.254 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $10.272 | $9.42 | $8.963 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $20.304 | $19.452 | $18.995 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $20.822 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $21.494 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $22.512 | $21.66 | $21.203 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 |
| Physical cores | 24 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | 168 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 192 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 10 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 | m5.12xlarge |
| Family | m5 |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 96 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | No |
| Nitro Enclaves | Yes |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
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Other m5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| m5.large | 2 | 8 | $0.096 |
| m5.xlarge | 4 | 16 | $0.192 |
| m5.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | $0.384 |
| m5.4xlarge | 16 | 64 | $0.768 |
| m5.8xlarge | 32 | 128 | $1.536 |
| m5.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | $2.304 |
| m5.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.072 |
| m5.24xlarge | 96 | 384 | $4.608 |
| m5.metal | 96 | 384 | $4.608 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.