cache.m5.12xlarge
cache.m5.12xlarge is an AWS ElastiCache size with 48 vCPUs, 157.12 GiB memory. In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $3.744 per hour on demand ($2,733.12 per month) for Redis; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $2.555 per hour, 32% less. It is sold in 31 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Redis. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $3.744 | $2.555 | $1.941 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $3.744 | $2.555 | $1.941 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $3.744 | $2.555 | $1.941 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $3.903 | $2.664 | $2.023 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $3.903 | $3.054 | – |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $3.922 | $2.67 | $2.028 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $4.128 | $2.817 | $2.14 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $4.128 | – | – |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $4.128 | $3.23 | – |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $4.128 | $2.817 | $2.14 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $4.32 | $2.948 | $2.239 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $4.32 | $2.948 | $2.239 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $4.334 | $2.958 | $2.247 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $4.334 | $3.391 | – |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $4.368 | $2.981 | $2.264 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $4.464 | $3.047 | $2.314 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $4.541 | $3.099 | – |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $4.541 | $3.099 | $2.354 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $4.588 | $3.131 | $2.378 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $4.666 | $3.184 | $2.419 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $4.666 | $3.184 | $2.419 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $4.666 | $3.184 | $2.419 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $4.666 | $3.651 | – |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $4.728 | $3.227 | $2.451 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $4.728 | $3.227 | $2.451 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $4.821 | $3.29 | $2.499 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $4.821 | $3.29 | $2.499 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $4.91 | $3.843 | – |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $4.912 | $3.353 | $2.547 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $5.133 | $3.503 | $2.661 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $5.352 | $3.653 | $2.774 |
Prices by engine and deployment in US East (N. Virginia)
| Option | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redis | $3.744 | $2.555 | $1.941 |
| Valkey | $2.995 | $2.044 | $1.553 |
| Memcached | $3.744 | $2.555 | $1.941 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 |
| Physical cores | 24 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Sustained clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Burstable | No |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 157.12 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 10 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 12 Gbps |
| Network peak | 12 Gbps |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | cache.m5.12xlarge |
| Family | m5 |
| Category | Standard |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 96 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Hardware Basis | m5.12xlarge |
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Other m5 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| cache.m5.large | 2 | 6.38 | $0.156 |
| cache.m5.xlarge | 4 | 12.93 | $0.311 |
| cache.m5.2xlarge | 8 | 26.04 | $0.623 |
| cache.m5.4xlarge | 16 | 52.26 | $1.245 |
| cache.m5.12xlarge | 48 | 157.12 | $3.744 |
| cache.m5.24xlarge | 96 | 314.32 | $7.488 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS ElastiCache sizes.