m5ad.12xlarge

Amazon EC2 · M5ad family

The m5ad.12xlarge is a general purpose Amazon EC2 instance type with 48 vCPUs and 192 GiB of memory, running on AMD EPYC 7571 with 10 Gigabit networking, starting at $1.61 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64amd
vCPUs
48

dedicated

memory
192 GiB

4 GiB per vCPU

processor
AMD

2.5 GHz

on-demand
$2.472

$1,805/mo · us-east-1

spot
$1.136

−54% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$1.557

−37% vs on-demand

m5ad.12xlarge price by region

16 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved

Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1cheapestAsia$1.61$0.6584$1.015$0.696
US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1referenceNorth America$2.472$1.136$1.557$1.068
US East (Ohio)us-east-2North America$2.472$0.3498$1.557$1.068
US West (Oregon)us-west-2North America$2.472$1.185$1.557$1.068
Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America$2.76$0.7351$1.739$1.192
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$2.76$1.42$1.739$1.192
EU (London)eu-west-2Europe$2.88$0.8662$1.814$1.244
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$2.904$0.3852$1.83$1.255
US West (N. California)us-west-1North America$2.928$1.139$1.845$1.265
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$3.00$0.7595$1.89$1.296
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$3.048$0.9806$1.899$1.317
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$3.096$1.13$1.95$1.337
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$3.12$0.839$1.966$1.348
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$3.144–$1.981$1.358
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$3.216$0.5199$2.026$1.389
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America$3.96$0.396$2.405$1.711

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
48
Memory
192 GiB
Memory per vCPU
4 GiB
Processor
AMD EPYC 7571
CPU vendor
AMD
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
2.5 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
1.8 TB NVME (2 disks)
Storage detail
2 x 900 NVMe SSD
Network
10 Gigabit
Peak bandwidth
10 Gbps

aws details

API name
m5ad.12xlarge
Family
M5ad
Category
General purpose
Generation
Current
Regions
16 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) · $1.61/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
5000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
Yes
Normalization size factor
96
Processor features
AVX; AVX2; AMD Turbo
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
59%

m5ad.12xlarge equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs m5ad.12xlarge
AWSm5ad.12xlarge48192 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$2.472–
AzureD48as v448192 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$2.304-7%
D48a v448192 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$2.304-7%
Google Cloudc4d-standard-48-lssd48186 GiBAMD Turin$2.597+5%
c4-standard-48-lssd180 GiB (1.1× less)48180 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids$3.03+23%
AkamaiDedicated 128GB50 vCPU (1.04×) · 128 GiB (1.5× less)50128 GiBAMD EPYC$1.728-30%
G7 Dedicated 128x5050 vCPU (1.04×) · 128 GiB (1.5× less)50128 GiBAMD EPYC$2.073-16%
Vultrvx1-g-48c-192g-2880s48192 GiBAMD EPYC$1.835-26%
vx1-g-48c-192g48192 GiBAMD EPYC$1.44-42%

M5ad family sizes

all about M5ad→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
m5ad.large28 GiB75 GB NVME$0.103$75.19$0.0528$0.065
m5ad.xlarge416 GiB150 GB NVME$0.206$150$0.1106$0.13
m5ad.2xlarge832 GiB300 GB NVME$0.412$301$0.2603$0.26
m5ad.4xlarge1664 GiB600 GB NVME (2 disks)$0.824$602$0.3675$0.519
m5ad.8xlarge32128 GiB1.2 TB NVME (2 disks)$1.648$1,203$0.8057$1.038
m5ad.12xlarge48192 GiB1.8 TB NVME (2 disks)$2.472$1,805$1.136$1.557
m5ad.16xlarge64256 GiB2.4 TB NVME (4 disks)$3.296$2,406$1.412$2.076
m5ad.24xlarge96384 GiB3.6 TB NVME (4 disks)$4.944$3,609$2.18$3.115

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m5ad.12xlarge FAQ

How much does m5ad.12xlarge cost?

m5ad.12xlarge costs $2.472 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $1,805 per month. Across 16 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.61 in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) to $3.96 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $1.136 per hour (54% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $1.557 per hour. With Windows it costs $4.68 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does m5ad.12xlarge have?

m5ad.12xlarge has 48 vCPUs and 192 GiB of memory (4 GiB per vCPU), running on AMD EPYC 7571. It is a general purpose instance type in the M5ad family.

What is the cheapest region for m5ad.12xlarge?

Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1) at $1.61 per hour for Linux on demand, 35% less than US East (N. Virginia). m5ad.12xlarge is sold in 16 AWS regions.

What are the equivalents of m5ad.12xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, D48as v4 (48 vCPU, 192 GiB, $2.304/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c4d-standard-48-lssd (48 vCPU, 186 GiB, $2.597/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 128GB (50 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.728/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-48c-192g-2880s (48 vCPU, 192 GiB, $1.835/hour in Frankfurt).