t3.microvst8i.micro

t3.micro is 17% cheaper than t8i.micro on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $1.53 a month.

At a glancet3.microt8i.micro
On-demand$0.0104/hr17% less$0.0125/hr
Lowest rate$0.0026/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0025/hr4% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 1 GiB2 vCPUs, 1 GiB
ProcessorIntel Skylake E5 2686 v5Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CPUBurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idleBurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idle

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

Optiont3.microt8i.microt8i.micro vs t3.micro
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0104$0.0125▲ 20%
SpotCan be interrupted75% off$0.002680% off$0.0025▼ 4%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.0065——
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.0045——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.0075——
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.0052——

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where t3.micro leads
On-demand price$0.0104 vs $0.0125 per hour
17% cheaper
Where t8i.micro leads
EBS max bandwidth5,000 Mbps vs 2,085 Mbps
2.4× higher
Sustained clock3.9 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
56% higher
Network peak6.25 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
25% higher

Specs

12 of 41 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 10 differt3.microt8i.micro
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Skylake E5 2686 v5Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.1 GHz3.9 GHz
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.9 GHz
Processor featuresAVX; AVX2; Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel TurboIntel AMX; Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableYesYes
MemoryAll 1 matcht3.microt8i.micro
Memory (GiB)11
Networking2 of 8 differt3.microt8i.micro
NetworkUp to 5 GigabitUp to 6.25 Gigabit
Network baseline0.064 Gbps0.064 Gbps
Network peak5 Gbps6.25 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces22
IPv4 addresses per interface22
Storage5 of 11 differt3.microt8i.micro
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2085 MbpsUp to 5000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth87 Mbps87 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth2,085 Mbps5,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput10.875 MB/s10.875 MB/s
EBS max throughput260.625 MB/s625 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS500500
EBS max IOPS11,80020,000
Max EBS volumes2732
Instance details1 of 11 differt3.microt8i.micro
Familyt3t8i
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor0.50.5
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsPartition, SpreadPartition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoNo
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI
Free tier eligibleYesYes

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for t3.micro first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regiont3.microt8i.microDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.0104$0.0125▲ 20%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.0104$0.0125▲ 20%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.0104$0.0125▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.0112$0.0134▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.0112$0.0134▲ 20%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.0114$0.0137▲ 20%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.0116$0.0139▲ 20%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.0118$0.0142▲ 20%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.0118$0.0142▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5$0.0119$0.0143▲ 20%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.012$0.0144▲ 20%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.0124$0.0149▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.013$0.0156▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.0132$0.0158▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.0132$0.0158▲ 20%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.0136$0.0163▲ 20%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.0168$0.0202▲ 20%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

t3.microGeneral purpose, t3 family, burstable
t3.micro prices and specsEvery size in the t3 family

Compare t3.micro with

t3a.microt2.micro
t8i.microGeneral purpose, t8i family, burstable
t8i.micro prices and specsEvery size in the t8i family

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