m5d.12xlarge
General purpose · m5d series · Intel Xeon Platinum 8175
- vCPU
- 48
- Memory
- 192 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $2.71
- Per month
- $1,980
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0565
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0141
Analysis
The m5d.12xlarge is a general purpose instance in the m5d series with 48 vCPUs and 192 GiB of memory on Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 (up to 3.1 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the m5a.12xlarge on AMD EPYC 7571 costs $2.06/hour, 24% less ($473 a month). The other variants are the m5.12xlarge at $2.30, the m5ad.12xlarge at $2.47 and the m5n.12xlarge at $2.86.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $1,174 a month per instance: $2.71/hour against $4.32/hour, a 59% spread.
It has local instance storage (2 x 900 GB NVMe SSD), which is fast but lost when the instance stops. Network: 10 Gigabit.
On demand it costs $2.71/hour in US East (N. Virginia), $1,980 a month if left running, which puts it mid-table for general purpose types at the 49th percentile per vCPU ($0.0565 per vCPU-hour) and the 49th percentile per GiB ($0.0141 per GiB-hour).
Looking beyond its own line, 15 of 36 current types with 48 vCPUs and similar memory are cheaper. The cheapest of those is the m6g.12xlarge on AWS Graviton2 at $1.85/hour.
It is size 6 of 8 in the m5d series. Stepping up to the m5d.16xlarge gives 64 vCPUs and 256 GiB for $660 more a month. Dropping to the m5d.8xlarge saves $660 a month.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $2.71 | $4.92 | $1.71 | $1.17 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $2.71 | $4.92 | $1.71 | $1.17 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $2.71 | $4.92 | $1.71 | $1.17 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $3.02 | $5.23 | $1.91 | $1.31 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $4.32 | $6.53 | $2.62 | $1.87 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $3.02 | $5.23 | $1.91 | $1.31 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $3.14 | $5.35 | $1.98 | $1.36 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $3.26 | $5.47 | $2.06 | $1.41 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $2.93 | $5.14 | $1.84 | $1.26 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $3.38 | $5.59 | $2.13 | $1.46 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $3.41 | $5.62 | $2.15 | $1.47 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $3.50 | $5.71 | $2.21 | $1.51 |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
Same shape, other types
| Type | vCPU | Memory | $/hour | vs m5d.12xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| m6g.12xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $1.85 | -32% |
| m7g.12xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $1.96 | -28% |
| m5a.12xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 48 | 192 GiB | $2.06 | -24% |
| m6a.12xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $2.07 | -24% |
| m8g.12xlarge AWS Graviton4 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $2.15 | -21% |
| m6gd.12xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 48 | 192 GiB | $2.17 | -20% |
Cost calculator
Specs
| vCPU | 48 |
|---|---|
| Memory | 192 GiB (4.0 per vCPU) |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 |
| Clock | 3.1 GHz |
| Storage | 2 x 900 NVMe SSD |
| Network | 10 Gigabit |
m5d sizes
| m5d.large | 2 vCPU | $0.1130 |
| m5d.xlarge | 4 vCPU | $0.2260 |
| m5d.2xlarge | 8 vCPU | $0.4520 |
| m5d.4xlarge | 16 vCPU | $0.9040 |
| m5d.8xlarge | 32 vCPU | $1.81 |
| m5d.12xlarge | 48 vCPU | $2.71 |
| m5d.16xlarge | 64 vCPU | $3.62 |
| m5d.24xlarge | 96 vCPU | $5.42 |