r5dn.12xlarge

Amazon EC2 · R5dn family

The r5dn.12xlarge is a memory optimized Amazon EC2 instance type with 48 vCPUs and 384 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake) with 50 Gigabit networking, starting at $4.008 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
48

dedicated

memory
384 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

3.1 GHz

on-demand
$4.008

$2,926/mo · us-east-1

spot
$2.096

−48% vs on-demand

1-yr reserved
$2.525

−37% vs on-demand

r5dn.12xlarge price by region

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

US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America$4.008$2.096$2.525$1.632
US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America$4.008$1.679$2.525$1.632
US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America$4.008$1.827$2.525$1.632
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe$4.248$0.446$2.676$1.771
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe$4.464$1.756$2.812$1.866
EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe$4.704$0.7855$2.964$1.961
EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe$4.704$0.7235$2.964$1.966
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia$4.776$0.9127$3.009$1.991
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe$4.776$1.85$3.009$1.991
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia$4.80$1.096$3.024$1.97
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America$4.824–$3.039$1.969
AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America$4.824–$3.039$1.969
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia$4.872$1.084$3.069$2.047
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania$4.896$2.068$3.084$2.004
Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa$5.304$0.946$3.342$2.177

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
48
Memory
384 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Clock speed
3.1 GHz
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

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

aws details

API name
r5dn.12xlarge
Family
R5dn
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
15 (Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania)
Cheapest region
US East (N. Virginia) · $4.008/hr
Dedicated EBS throughput
6000 Mbps
Enhanced networking
No
Normalization size factor
96
Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
>20%
Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
63%

r5dn.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 r5dn.12xlarge
AWSr5dn.12xlarge48384 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake)$4.008–
AzureE48as v448384 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$3.024-25%
E48a v448384 GiBAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)$3.024-25%
Google Cloudc4d-highmem-48-lssd48378 GiBAMD Turin$3.317-17%
z4d-highmem-48-standardlssd48378 GiBAMD Turin$6.435+61%
AkamaiDedicated 256GB56 vCPU (1.17×) · 256 GiB (1.5× less)56256 GiBAMD EPYC$3.456-14%
G7 Dedicated 256x5656 vCPU (1.17×) · 256 GiB (1.5× less)56256 GiBAMD EPYC$4.148+3%
Vultrvx1-m-48c-384g-2880s48384 GiBAMD EPYC$2.315-42%
vx1-m-48c-384gb48384 GiBAMD EPYC$1.92-52%

R5dn family sizes

all about R5dn→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot1-yr
r5dn.large216 GiB75 GB NVME$0.167$122$0.07$0.105
r5dn.xlarge432 GiB150 GB NVME$0.334$244$0.1353$0.21
r5dn.2xlarge864 GiB300 GB NVME$0.668$488$0.3209$0.421
r5dn.4xlarge16128 GiB600 GB NVME (2 disks)$1.336$975$0.6691$0.842
r5dn.8xlarge32256 GiB1.2 TB NVME (2 disks)$2.672$1,951$1.406$1.683
r5dn.12xlarge48384 GiB1.8 TB NVME (2 disks)$4.008$2,926$2.096$2.525
r5dn.16xlarge64512 GiB2.4 TB NVME (4 disks)$5.344$3,901$2.096$3.367
r5dn.24xlarge96768 GiB3.6 TB NVME (4 disks)$8.016$5,852$2.995$5.05
r5dn.metal96768 GiB3.6 TB NVME (4 disks)$8.016$5,852$3.278$5.05

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r5dn.12xlarge FAQ

How much does r5dn.12xlarge cost?

r5dn.12xlarge costs $4.008 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $2,926 per month. Across 15 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $4.008 in US East (N. Virginia) to $5.304 in Africa (Cape Town). Spot capacity costs $2.096 per hour (48% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $2.525 per hour. With Windows it costs $6.216 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does r5dn.12xlarge have?

r5dn.12xlarge has 48 vCPUs and 384 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8259 (Cascade Lake). It is a memory optimized instance type in the R5dn family.

What are the equivalents of r5dn.12xlarge on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, E48as v4 (48 vCPU, 384 GiB, $3.024/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, c4d-highmem-48-lssd (48 vCPU, 378 GiB, $3.317/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 256GB (56 vCPU, 256 GiB, $3.456/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-48c-384g-2880s (48 vCPU, 384 GiB, $2.315/hour in Frankfurt).