t3.xlargevsm6in.xlarge

t3.xlarge is 40% cheaper than m6in.xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $81.83 a month.

At a glancet3.xlargem6in.xlarge
On-demand$0.1664/hr40% less$0.2785/hr
Lowest rate$0.0352/hr56% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0799/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorIntel Skylake E5 2686 v5Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CPUBurstableBest for workloads that are mostly idleFull CPUSteady performance, no credits to manage

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optiont3.xlargem6in.xlargem6in.xlarge vs t3.xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.1664$0.2785▲ 67%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.035271% off$0.0799▲ 127%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.104337% off$0.1754▲ 68%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.071961% off$0.1073▲ 49%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.1227% off$0.2032▲ 69%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.082656% off$0.1233▲ 49%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where t3.xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.1664 vs $0.2785 per hour
40% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
Where m6in.xlarge leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPU
EBS max bandwidth25,000 Mbps vs 2,780 Mbps
9× higher
Network baseline6.25 Gbps vs 1.024 Gbps
6.1× higher
Sustained clock3.5 GHz vs 2.5 GHz
40% higher

Specs

18 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute5 of 10 differt3.xlargem6in.xlarge
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Skylake E5 2686 v5Intel Xeon 8375C (Ice Lake)
CPU makerIntelIntel
Clock speed3.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Sustained clock2.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor featuresAVX; AVX2; Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel TurboIntel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
BurstableYesNo
MemoryAll 1 matcht3.xlargem6in.xlarge
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking3 of 8 differt3.xlargem6in.xlarge
NetworkUp to 5 GigabitUp to 30000 Megabit
Network baseline1.024 Gbps6.25 Gbps
Network peak5 Gbps30 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage7 of 11 differt3.xlargem6in.xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2780 MbpsUp to 25000 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth695 Mbps3,125 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth2,780 Mbps25,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput86.875 MB/s390.625 MB/s
EBS max throughput347.5 MB/s3,125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS4,00012,500
EBS max IOPS15,700100,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details3 of 10 differt3.xlargem6in.xlarge
Familyt3m6in
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor88
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsPartition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

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

Regiont3.xlargem6in.xlargeDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.1664$0.2785▲ 67%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.1664$0.2785▲ 67%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.1664$0.2785▲ 67%
EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1$0.1728$0.296▲ 71%
Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2$0.1792$0.293▲ 64%
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.1792$0.2902▲ 62%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.1824$0.3112▲ 71%
Europe (Spain)eu-south-2$0.1824$0.3104▲ 70%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.1856$0.3104▲ 67%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.1888$0.322▲ 71%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.192$0.3299▲ 72%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.1952$0.3487▲ 79%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.1984$0.3249▲ 64%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.208$0.337▲ 62%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.2112$0.3416▲ 62%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.2112$0.351▲ 66%
Europe (Zurich)eu-central-2$0.2112$0.3669▲ 74%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.2176$0.358▲ 65%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.2688$0.4438▲ 65%

Keep exploring

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

t3.xlargeGeneral purpose, t3 family, burstable
t3.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the t3 family

Compare t3.xlarge with

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m6in.xlargeGeneral purpose, m6in family
m6in.xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m6in family

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AWS EC2 Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.