t3a.2xlargevsm5a.2xlarge

t3a.2xlarge is 13% cheaper than m5a.2xlarge on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $31.54 a month.

At a glancet3a.2xlargem5a.2xlarge
On-demand$0.3008/hr13% less$0.344/hr
Lowest rate$0.063/hr31% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0907/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7571AMD EPYC 7571
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.

Optiont3a.2xlargem5a.2xlargem5a.2xlarge vs t3a.2xlarge
On-demandPay by the hour$0.3008$0.344▲ 14%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.06374% off$0.0907▲ 44%
1-yr reservedNo upfront37% off$0.188637% off$0.217▲ 15%
3-yr reservedNo upfront57% off$0.129957% off$0.149▲ 15%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment28% off$0.21727% off$0.252▲ 16%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$0.149849% off$0.174▲ 16%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where t3a.2xlarge leads
On-demand price$0.3008 vs $0.344 per hour
13% cheaper
CPU modelEarns credits while idle, then bursts
Burstable
Where m5a.2xlarge leads
CPU modelSteady performance, no credits to manage
Full CPU
EBS baseline bandwidth1,580 Mbps vs 695 Mbps
2.3× higher
Network peak10 Gbps vs 5 Gbps
2× higher
Sustained clock2.5 GHz vs 2.2 GHz
14% higher

Specs

15 of 40 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 10 differt3a.2xlargem5a.2xlarge
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7571AMD EPYC 7571
CPU makerAMDAMD
Clock speed2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Sustained clock2.2 GHz2.5 GHz
Processor featuresAVX; AVX2; AMD TurboAVX; AVX2; AMD Turbo
BurstableYesNo
MemoryAll 1 matcht3a.2xlargem5a.2xlarge
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking3 of 8 differt3a.2xlargem5a.2xlarge
NetworkUp to 5 GigabitUp to 10 Gigabit
Network baseline2.048 Gbps2.5 Gbps
Network peak5 Gbps10 Gbps
Enhanced networkingYes (ENA)Yes (ENA)
EFANoNo
IPv6YesYes
Max network interfaces44
IPv4 addresses per interface1515
Storage7 of 11 differt3a.2xlargem5a.2xlarge
StorageEBS onlyEBS only
EBS optimizedYesYes
EBS over NVMeRequiredRequired
EBS throughputUp to 2780 MbpsUp to 2120 Mbps
EBS baseline bandwidth695 Mbps1,580 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth2,780 Mbps2,880 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput86.875 MB/s197.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput347.5 MB/s360 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS4,0008,333
EBS max IOPS15,70016,000
Max EBS volumes2727
Instance details3 of 10 differt3a.2xlargem5a.2xlarge
Familyt3am5a
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Normalization factor1616
Bare metalNoNo
HypervisorNitroNitro
Placement groupsPartition, SpreadCluster, Partition, Spread
HibernationYesYes
Nitro EnclavesNoYes
Boot modesLegacy BIOS, UEFILegacy BIOS, UEFI

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for t3a.2xlarge first. Linux, USD per hour.

Regiont3a.2xlargem5a.2xlargeDifference
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1$0.1971$0.222▲ 13%
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.3008$0.344▲ 14%
US East (Ohio)us-east-2$0.3008$0.344▲ 14%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.3008$0.344▲ 14%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.3264$0.384▲ 18%
Canada (Central)ca-central-1$0.3341$0.384▲ 15%
EU (London)eu-west-2$0.3398$0.4▲ 18%
EU (Paris)eu-west-3$0.3398$0.404▲ 19%
EU (Milan)eu-south-1$0.345$0.404▲ 17%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.3456$0.416▲ 20%
AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1$0.3514$0.436▲ 24%
AWS GovCloud (US-West)us-gov-west-1$0.3514$0.436▲ 24%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.3571$0.404▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2$0.3744$0.424▲ 13%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.3776$0.432▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.3802$0.432▲ 14%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.3917$0.448▲ 14%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.4838$0.552▲ 14%

Keep exploring

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

t3a.2xlargeGeneral purpose, t3a family, burstable
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Compare t3a.2xlarge with

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m5a.2xlarge prices and specsEvery size in the m5a family

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