m5.12xlarge
Part of the M5 General Purpose family — Balanced compute, memory, and networking for a wide range of workloads.
Name:
mGeneral Purposem = General PurposeBalanced compute, memory, and networking resources for a wide variety of standard enterprise workloads and microservices.55th Generation5 = 5th GenerationAWS 5th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.12xlarge12 Extra Large12xlarge = 12 Extra Large48 vCPUs • 192 GB RAM • EBS only • 10 Gbps NetworkPrice (Linux)
$2.3040/ hr
~$1,681.92/mo
Compute
48vCPUs
24 cores • x86_64
Memory
192GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0480/ vCPU-hr
$0.0120/GB-hr
Network
10 Gbps
Baseline: 12 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,187.5MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS
Alternatives to m5.12xlarge
| Option | Price vs m5.12xlarge | Why look at it |
|---|---|---|
| m6i.12xlargeCompare → | same price Linux on-demand, us-east-1 | Newer generation, same vCPU and RAM |
| m7i.12xlargeCompare → | +5%+$0.115/hr Linux on-demand, us-east-1 | Newer generation, same vCPU and RAM |
| m7g.12xlargeCompare → | -15%-$0.346/hr Linux on-demand, us-east-1 | Graviton (arm64), newer generation, same vCPU and RAM |
Technical Specifications & Limits
Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limitsCompute & Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8175
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads48 vCPUs
Physical Cores24
Clock Speed3.1 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)
Performance & Benchmarks
CoreMark Score680,240
CoreMark / vCPU14,171.7 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding157 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar295,243 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0480
Cost per GB-hr$0.0120
Containers & Kubernetes
EKS Max Pods234 pods
Max ECS Tasks60 tasks
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs240 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)
Networking & Bandwidth
Network Performance10 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth12 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth12 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported
Storage & EBS Optimization
Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput1187.5 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput1187.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS40,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS40,000
Dedicated EBS Throughput7000 Mbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesSupported (Isolated security enclaves)
Normalization Factor96
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2017-11-28
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$2.3040/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)Highest Price Region
$4.2230/ hr
Argentina (Buenos Aires) (us-east-1-bue-1)Global Fleet Average
$2.8561/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
37regions
Available worldwide| Region | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|
af-south-1 Africa (Cape Town) | $3.0480 |
us-east-1-bue-1 HighestArgentina (Buenos Aires) | $4.2230 |
ap-east-1 Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) | $3.1680 |
ap-south-2 Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | $2.4240 |
ap-southeast-3 Asia Pacific (Jakarta) | $2.8800 |
ap-southeast-4 Asia Pacific (Melbourne) | $2.8800 |
ap-south-1 Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | $2.4240 |
ap-northeast-3 Asia Pacific (Osaka) | $2.9760 |
ap-northeast-2 Asia Pacific (Seoul) | $2.8320 |
ap-southeast-1 Asia Pacific (Singapore) | $2.8800 |
ap-southeast-2 Asia Pacific (Sydney) | $2.8800 |
ap-northeast-1 Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | $2.9760 |
us-gov-east-1 AWS GovCloud (US-East) | $2.9040 |
us-gov-west-1 AWS GovCloud (US-West) | $2.9040 |
ca-central-1 Canada (Central) | $2.5680 |
ca-west-1 Canada West (Calgary) | $2.5680 |
us-east-1-scl-1 Chile (Santiago) | $3.8560 |
eu-central-1 EU (Frankfurt) | $2.7600 |
eu-west-1 EU (Ireland) | $2.5680 |
eu-west-2 EU (London) | $2.6640 |
eu-south-1 EU (Milan) | $2.6880 |
eu-west-3 EU (Paris) | $2.6880 |
eu-north-1 EU (Stockholm) | $2.4480 |
eu-south-2 Europe (Spain) | $2.5680 |
eu-central-2 Europe (Zurich) | $3.0360 |
il-central-1 Israel (Tel Aviv) | $2.6960 |
me-south-1 Middle East (Bahrain) | $2.8250 |
me-central-1 Middle East (UAE) | $2.8250 |
sa-east-1 South America (Sao Paulo) | $3.6720 |
ap-northeast-1-tpe-1 Taiwan (Taipei) | $3.7200 |
us-east-1-mia-1 US East (Miami) | $2.8800 |
us-east-1 LowestUS East (N. Virginia) | $2.3040 |
us-east-2 LowestUS East (Ohio) | $2.3040 |
us-west-2-den-1 US West (Denver) | $2.8800 |
us-west-2-lax-1 US West (Los Angeles) | $2.7650 |
us-west-1 US West (N. California) | $2.6880 |
us-west-2 LowestUS West (Oregon) | $2.3040 |
| Region | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|
af-south-1 Africa (Cape Town) | $5.2560 |
us-east-1-bue-1 HighestArgentina (Buenos Aires) | $6.4310 |
ap-east-1 Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) | $5.3760 |
ap-south-2 Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) | $4.6320 |
ap-southeast-3 Asia Pacific (Jakarta) | $5.0880 |
ap-southeast-4 Asia Pacific (Melbourne) | $5.0880 |
ap-south-1 Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | $4.6320 |
ap-northeast-3 Asia Pacific (Osaka) | $5.1840 |
ap-northeast-2 Asia Pacific (Seoul) | $5.0400 |
ap-southeast-1 Asia Pacific (Singapore) | $5.0880 |
ap-southeast-2 Asia Pacific (Sydney) | $5.0880 |
ap-northeast-1 Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | $5.1840 |
us-gov-east-1 AWS GovCloud (US-East) | $5.1120 |
us-gov-west-1 AWS GovCloud (US-West) | $5.1120 |
ca-central-1 Canada (Central) | $4.7760 |
ca-west-1 Canada West (Calgary) | $4.7760 |
us-east-1-scl-1 Chile (Santiago) | $6.0640 |
eu-central-1 EU (Frankfurt) | $4.9680 |
eu-west-1 EU (Ireland) | $4.7760 |
eu-west-2 EU (London) | $4.8720 |
eu-south-1 EU (Milan) | $4.8960 |
eu-west-3 EU (Paris) | $4.8960 |
eu-north-1 EU (Stockholm) | $4.6560 |
eu-south-2 Europe (Spain) | $4.7760 |
eu-central-2 Europe (Zurich) | $5.2440 |
il-central-1 Israel (Tel Aviv) | $4.9040 |
me-south-1 Middle East (Bahrain) | $5.0330 |
me-central-1 Middle East (UAE) | $5.0330 |
sa-east-1 South America (Sao Paulo) | $5.8800 |
ap-northeast-1-tpe-1 Taiwan (Taipei) | $5.9280 |
us-east-1-mia-1 US East (Miami) | $5.0880 |
us-east-1 LowestUS East (N. Virginia) | $4.5120 |
us-east-2 LowestUS East (Ohio) | $4.5120 |
us-west-2-den-1 US West (Denver) | $5.0880 |
us-west-2-lax-1 US West (Los Angeles) | $4.9730 |
us-west-1 US West (N. California) | $4.8960 |
us-west-2 LowestUS West (Oregon) | $4.5120 |
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