cache.m5.12xlargevscache.r5.12xlarge

cache.m5.12xlarge is 28% cheaper than cache.r5.12xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1,051.20 a month.

At a glancecache.m5.12xlargecache.r5.12xlarge
On-demand$3.744/hr28% less$5.184/hr
Lowest rate$1.941/hr28% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$2.687/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size48 vCPUs, 157.12 GiB48 vCPUs, 317.77 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Redis, USD per hour.

Optioncache.m5.12xlargecache.r5.12xlargecache.r5.12xlarge vs cache.m5.12xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$3.744$5.184▲ 38%
1-yr reservedNo upfront32% off$2.55532% off$3.538▲ 38%
3-yr reservedNo upfront48% off$1.94148% off$2.687▲ 38%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where cache.m5.12xlarge leads
On-demand price$3.744 vs $5.184 per hour
28% cheaper
Where cache.r5.12xlarge leads
Memory (GiB)317.77 vs 157.12
2× higher

Specs

4 of 15 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 6 matchcache.m5.12xlargecache.r5.12xlarge
vCPUs4848
Physical cores2424
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock3.1 GHz3.1 GHz
BurstableNoNo
Memory1 of 1 differcache.m5.12xlargecache.r5.12xlarge
Memory (GiB)157.12317.77
NetworkingAll 3 matchcache.m5.12xlargecache.r5.12xlarge
Network10 Gigabit10 Gigabit
Network baseline12 Gbps12 Gbps
Network peak12 Gbps12 Gbps
Instance details2 of 4 differcache.m5.12xlargecache.r5.12xlarge
Familym5r5
CategoryStandardMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor9696
Other1 of 1 differcache.m5.12xlargecache.r5.12xlarge
Hardware Basism5.12xlarger5.12xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for cache.m5.12xlarge first. Redis, USD per hour.

Regioncache.m5.12xlargecache.r5.12xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$3.744$5.184▲ 38%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$3.744$5.184▲ 38%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$3.744$5.184▲ 38%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$3.903$5.335▲ 37%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$3.903$5.335▲ 37%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$3.922$5.486▲ 40%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$4.128$5.664▲ 37%
Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1$4.128$5.664▲ 37%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$4.128$5.775▲ 40%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$4.128$5.775▲ 40%
EU (London)eu-west-2$4.32$6.071▲ 41%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$4.32$6.071▲ 41%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$4.334$6.064▲ 40%
Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1$4.334$6.064▲ 40%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$4.368$5.775▲ 32%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$4.464$6.23▲ 40%
Middle East (UAE)me-central-1$4.541$6.353▲ 40%
Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1$4.541$6.353▲ 40%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$4.588$6.207▲ 35%
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3$4.666$6.207▲ 33%
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4$4.666$6.207▲ 33%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$4.666$6.207▲ 33%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$4.666$6.207▲ 33%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$4.728$6.207▲ 31%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$4.728$6.207▲ 31%
Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3$4.821$6.207▲ 29%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$4.821$6.207▲ 29%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$4.91$6.853▲ 40%
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1$4.912$6.872▲ 40%
Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1$5.133$6.828▲ 33%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$5.352$10.368▲ 94%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

cache.m5.12xlargeStandard, m5 family
cache.m5.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m5 family
cache.r5.12xlargeMemory optimized, r5 family
cache.r5.12xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the r5 family

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AWS ElastiCache Redis prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.