m3.largevsm4.large
m4.large is 25% cheaper than m3.large on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $24.09 a month.
Prices in US East (N. Virginia)
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | m3.large | m4.large | m4.large vs m3.large |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.133 | $0.1 | ▼ 25% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 75% off$0.0339 | 70% off$0.0299 | ▼ 12% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 29% off$0.095 | 38% off$0.062 | ▼ 35% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 57% off$0.0432 | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 26% off$0.099 | 29% off$0.0712 | ▼ 28% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 35% off$0.086 | 50% off$0.0497 | ▼ 42% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where m3.large leads
Network peak2.8 Gbps vs 1.2 Gbps
2.3× higherClock speed2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
4% higherWhere m4.large leads
On-demand price$0.1 vs $0.133 per hour
25% cheaperMemory (GiB)8 vs 7.5
7% higherMax EBS volumes40 vs 39
3% higherSpecs
23 of 42 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute4 of 11 differ | m3.large | m4.large |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Physical cores | 1 | 1 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge/Sandy Bridge) | Intel Xeon E5-2676 v3 (Haswell) |
| CPU maker | Intel | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel Turbo | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No | No |
| ECU | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| Memory1 of 1 differ | m3.large | m4.large |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 7.5 | 8 |
| Networking4 of 8 differ | m3.large | m4.large |
|---|---|---|
| Network | Moderate | Moderate |
| Network baseline | 0.7 Gbps | 0.45 Gbps |
| Network peak | 2.8 Gbps | 1.2 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | No | No |
| EFA | No | No |
| IPv6 | No | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 3 | 2 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 10 | 10 |
| Storage11 of 12 differ | m3.large | m4.large |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 32 SSD | EBS only |
| Local disks | 1 × 32 GB SSD | – |
| EBS optimized | No | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | No | No |
| EBS throughput | – | 450 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | – | 450 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | – | 450 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | – | 56.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | – | 56.25 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | – | 3,600 |
| EBS max IOPS | – | 3,600 |
| Max EBS volumes | 39 | 40 |
| Instance details3 of 10 differ | m3.large | m4.large |
|---|---|---|
| Family | m3 | m4 |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| Current generation | No | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 4 | 4 |
| Bare metal | No | No |
| Hypervisor | Xen | Xen |
| Placement groups | Partition, Spread | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | No | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS | Legacy BIOS |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for m3.large first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | m3.large | m4.large | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1 | $0.133 | $0.1 | ▼ 25% |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2 | $0.133 | $0.1 | ▼ 25% |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1 | $0.146 | $0.111 | ▼ 24% |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1 | $0.154 | $0.117 | ▼ 24% |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1 | $0.158 | $0.12 | ▼ 24% |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1 | $0.168 | $0.126 | ▼ 25% |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2 | $0.183 | $0.123 | ▼ 33% |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2 | $0.186 | $0.125 | ▼ 33% |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1 | $0.19 | $0.159 | ▼ 16% |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1 | $0.193 | $0.129 | ▼ 33% |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1 | $0.196 | $0.125 | ▼ 36% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.