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c5d.12xlarge

Part of the C5D Compute Optimized family — High-performance processors for compute-intensive applications.

Name:cCompute Optimizedc = Compute OptimizedOptimized for compute-bound applications that benefit from high-performance processors (web servers, batch processing, gaming servers, and video encoding).55th Generation5 = 5th GenerationAWS 5th generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.dDirect-Attached NVMe SSDd = Direct-Attached NVMe SSDEquipped with physical high-speed NVMe SSD instance store volumes attached locally to the host server for temporary scratch and caching.12xlarge12 Extra Large12xlarge = 12 Extra Large48 vCPUs • 96 GB RAM • 1800 GB NVMe SSD • 12 Gbps Network
On-demand, Linux
$2.3040/ hr
~$1,681.92/mo · lowest in US East (N. Virginia), us-east-1
Savings Plan, Linux
$1.1130/ hr
From, with a 3-year Compute Savings Plan, No Upfront: −52% vs on-demand rate (us-east-1)
Per unit
$0.0480/ vCPU-hr
$0.0240/GB-hr
Compute
48vCPUs
24 cores • x86_64
Memory
96GB
2.0 GB / vCPU
Network
12 Gbps
Baseline: 12 Gbps
Storage & EBS
1,187.5MB/s
Max: 40,000 IOPS

On Google Cloud

The nearest Google Cloud machines to c5d.12xlarge by vCPU and memory, at On-demand Linux rates in Northern Virginia (us-east-1 ↔ us-east4).

MachineSizeOn-demand Linuxvs c5d.12xlarge
c5d.12xlargeThis page · AWS, us-east-148 vCPU · 96 GiB$2.3040/hr—
n4-highcpu-48same 48 vCPU and 96 GiB; Intel on both; local disk on c5d.12xlarge only48 vCPU · 96 GiB$1.83696/hr20% less
c4-highcpu-48same 48 vCPU and 96 GiB; Intel on both; local disk on c5d.12xlarge only48 vCPU · 96 GiB$2.041248/hr11% less
n4d-highcpu-48same 48 vCPU and 96 GiB; Intel vs AMD; local disk on c5d.12xlarge only48 vCPU · 96 GiB$1.71504/hr26% less

Matched on vCPU and memory, then CPU vendor, then rate; a larger size is offered only when nothing is the same size. On-demand Linux only: Spot and commitments work differently on the two clouds, so they aren't compared here.

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8275L
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads48 vCPUs
Physical Cores24
Clock Speed3.4 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX & AVX2 Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score786,692
CoreMark / vCPU16,389.4 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding178 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar341,446 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0480
Cost per GB-hr$0.0240

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods234 pods
Max ENIs8
IPv4/v6 per ENI30
Total Addressable IPs240 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network Performance12 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth12 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth12 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationNVMe SSD (1800 GB)
Local NVMe Disk1,800 GB NVMe SSD
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)

Rates by region

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$2.3040/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)
Highest Price Region
$3.5760/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$2.8292/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
46regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 46 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
af-south-1
Africa (Cape Town)
$3.1200
ap-south-2
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)
$2.3760
ap-southeast-3
Asia Pacific (Jakarta)
$2.6880
ap-southeast-4
Asia Pacific (Melbourne)
$3.0240
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
$2.3760
ap-northeast-3
Asia Pacific (Osaka)
$2.9280
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$2.6400
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$2.6880
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$3.0240
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$2.9280
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$2.7840
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$2.5440
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$2.6640
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$2.6160
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$2.7600
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$2.7360
eu-north-1
EU (Stockholm)
$2.4960
eu-south-2
Europe (Spain)
$2.6160
eu-central-2
Europe (Zurich)
$2.9300
il-central-1
Israel (Tel Aviv)
$2.7470
me-central-1
Middle East (UAE)
$2.8780
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$3.5760
us-east-1-atl-1
US East (Atlanta)
$2.8800
us-east-1-bos-1
US East (Boston)
$2.8800
us-east-1-chi-1
US East (Chicago)
$2.8800
us-east-1-dfw-1
US East (Dallas)
$2.8800
us-east-1-iah-1
US East (Houston)
$2.8800
us-east-1-mci-1
US East (Kansas City 2)
$2.8800
us-east-1-wl1-foe1
US East (Lenexa)
$3.1100
us-east-1-mia-1
US East (Miami)
$2.8800
us-east-1-msp-1
US East (Minneapolis)
$2.8800
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
Lowest
$2.3040
us-east-1-nyc-1
US East (New York City)
$2.8800
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
Lowest
$2.3040
us-east-1-phl-1
US East (Philadelphia)
$2.8800
us-east-1-wl1-clt1
US East (Verizon) - Charlotte
$3.1100
us-east-1-wl1-bna1
US East (Verizon) - Nashville
$3.1100
us-east-1-wl1-was1
US East (Verizon) - Washington DC
$3.1100
us-west-2-den-1
US West (Denver)
$2.8800
us-west-2-hnl-1
US West (Honolulu)
$3.5710
us-west-2-las-1
US West (Las Vegas)
$2.8800
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$2.8800
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
Lowest
$2.3040
us-west-2-phx-1
US West (Phoenix)
$2.8800
us-west-2-pdx-1
US West (Portland)
$2.8800
us-west-2-sea-1
US West (Seattle)
$2.8800