m5d.12xlarge
m5d.12xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 48 vCPUs, 192 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8175). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $2.712 per hour on demand ($1,979.76 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $1.709 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.7098 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 | $2.712 | $0.7098 | $1.709 | $1.172 | $1.986 | $1.365 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $2.712 | $0.5911 | $1.709 | $1.172 | $1.986 | $1.365 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $2.712 | $0.7238 | $1.709 | $1.172 | $1.986 | $1.365 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $2.88 | $0.5965 | $1.814 | $1.244 | $2.329 | $1.639 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $2.928 | $0.5892 | $1.845 | $1.265 | $2.165 | $1.463 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $2.928 | $0.2928 | $1.845 | $1.265 | $2.165 | $1.463 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $3.024 | $0.6155 | $1.905 | $1.306 | $2.227 | $1.507 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $3.024 | $1.706 | $1.905 | $1.306 | $2.227 | $1.507 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $3.024 | $0.3024 | $1.905 | $1.306 | $2.445 | $1.721 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $3.024 | $1.277 | $1.905 | $1.306 | $2.445 | $1.721 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $3.144 | $0.7653 | $1.981 | $1.358 | $2.528 | $1.818 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $3.168 | $0.5458 | $1.996 | $1.369 | $2.562 | $1.803 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $3.168 | $0.7343 | $1.996 | $1.369 | $2.554 | $1.813 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $3.175 | $0.3307 | $2.00 | $1.372 | $2.568 | $1.807 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $3.192 | $0.8696 | $2.011 | $1.379 | $2.723 | $1.849 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $3.264 | $1.111 | $2.056 | $1.41 | $2.668 | $1.958 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $3.326 | $0.8345 | $2.096 | $1.437 | $2.69 | $1.893 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $3.326 | $0.416 | $2.096 | $1.437 | $2.69 | $1.893 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $3.336 | $0.6468 | $2.081 | $1.441 | $2.393 | $1.758 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $3.384 | $1.039 | $2.132 | $1.462 | $2.515 | $1.708 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $3.384 | $0.3384 | $2.132 | $1.462 | $2.515 | $1.708 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $3.408 | $1.232 | $2.147 | $1.472 | $2.694 | $1.915 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $3.408 | $0.3408 | $2.147 | $1.472 | $2.694 | $1.915 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $3.432 | – | $2.162 | $1.483 | $2.713 | $1.787 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $3.432 | – | $2.162 | $1.483 | $2.713 | $1.787 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $3.504 | $0.8529 | $2.208 | $1.514 | $2.807 | $2.037 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $3.504 | $0.7598 | $2.208 | $1.514 | $2.807 | $2.037 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $3.59 | $0.5767 | $2.262 | $1.551 | $2.934 | $2.154 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $3.60 | $0.78 | $2.268 | $1.555 | $2.911 | $2.049 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $3.72 | $0.4206 | $2.344 | $1.607 | $2.765 | $1.878 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $4.32 | $2.517 | $2.618 | $1.866 | $3.01 | $2.256 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $2.712 | $1.709 | $1.172 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $2.796 | – | – |
| SUSE | $2.812 | $1.742 | $1.205 |
| RHEL | $3.23 | $2.227 | $1.69 |
| Linux SQL Web | $3.523 | $2.52 | $1.983 |
| RHEL HA | $3.902 | $2.899 | $2.362 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $4.042 | – | – |
| Windows | $4.92 | $3.917 | $3.38 |
| Windows SQL Web | $5.731 | $4.728 | $4.191 |
| Linux SQL Std | $8.472 | $7.469 | $6.932 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $8.99 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $9.662 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $10.68 | $9.677 | $9.14 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $20.712 | $19.709 | $19.172 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $21.23 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $21.902 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $22.92 | $21.917 | $21.38 |
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 | 2 x 900 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 2 × 900 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | 6000 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 | m5d.12xlarge |
| Family | m5d |
| 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 m5d sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| m5d.large | 2 | 8 | $0.113 |
| m5d.xlarge | 4 | 16 | $0.226 |
| m5d.2xlarge | 8 | 32 | $0.452 |
| m5d.4xlarge | 16 | 64 | $0.904 |
| m5d.8xlarge | 32 | 128 | $1.808 |
| m5d.12xlarge | 48 | 192 | $2.712 |
| m5d.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.616 |
| m5d.24xlarge | 96 | 384 | $5.424 |
| m5d.metal | 96 | 384 | $5.424 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.