i3.xlarge
i3.xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 4 vCPUs, 30.5 GiB memory (Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell)). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.312 per hour on demand ($227.76 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.214 per hour, 31% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0976 per hour. It is sold in 30 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US East (N. Virginia) us-east-1 | $0.312 | $0.0976 | $0.214 | $0.151 | $0.246 | $0.174 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.312 | $0.068 | $0.214 | $0.151 | $0.246 | $0.174 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.312 | $0.0931 | $0.214 | $0.151 | $0.246 | $0.174 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.326 | $0.0398 | $0.223 | $0.16 | $0.256 | $0.184 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.344 | $0.0977 | $0.235 | $0.168 | $0.27 | $0.194 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.344 | $0.0358 | $0.235 | $0.166 | $0.27 | $0.194 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.344 | $0.1767 | $0.235 | $0.168 | $0.27 | $0.194 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.344 | $0.114 | $0.235 | $0.168 | $0.27 | $0.194 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.354 | $0.1296 | $0.244 | $0.173 | $0.28 | $0.199 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.354 | $0.0354 | $0.244 | $0.173 | $0.28 | $0.199 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.361 | $0.0811 | $0.247 | $0.177 | $0.284 | $0.203 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.362 | $0.0628 | $0.248 | $0.177 | $0.285 | $0.204 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.362 | $0.0859 | $0.248 | $0.177 | $0.285 | $0.204 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.362 | $0.1377 | $0.248 | $0.175 | $0.285 | $0.201 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.366 | $0.1311 | $0.248 | $0.177 | $0.285 | $0.204 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.366 | $0.0702 | $0.248 | $0.177 | $0.285 | $0.204 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.366 | $0.0946 | $0.248 | $0.177 | $0.285 | $0.204 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.372 | $0.1376 | $0.252 | $0.181 | $0.29 | $0.209 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.374 | $0.132 | $0.256 | $0.181 | $0.295 | $0.209 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.374 | $0.1543 | $0.256 | $0.181 | $0.295 | $0.209 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.374 | $0.0374 | $0.256 | $0.181 | $0.295 | $0.209 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.374 | $0.0591 | $0.256 | $0.181 | $0.295 | $0.209 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.376 | – | $0.256 | $0.181 | $0.295 | $0.209 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.376 | – | $0.256 | $0.181 | $0.295 | $0.209 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.378 | $0.0997 | $0.259 | $0.185 | $0.298 | $0.213 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.378 | $0.0604 | $0.259 | $0.185 | $0.298 | $0.213 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.409 | $0.0653 | $0.277 | $0.2 | $0.319 | $0.23 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.41 | $0.0953 | $0.28 | $0.201 | $0.322 | $0.231 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.412 | $0.0424 | $0.282 | $0.2 | $0.325 | $0.23 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.498 | $0.0755 | $0.34 | $0.241 | $0.391 | $0.277 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.312 | $0.214 | $0.151 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.319 | – | – |
| RHEL | $0.37 | $0.272 | $0.209 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.38 | $0.282 | $0.219 |
| SUSE | $0.412 | $0.247 | $0.184 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.437 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $0.44 | $0.342 | $0.279 |
| Windows | $0.496 | $0.398 | $0.335 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.567 | $0.469 | $0.406 |
| Linux SQL Std | $0.792 | $0.694 | $0.631 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $0.85 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $0.92 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $0.976 | $0.878 | $0.815 |
| Linux SQL Ent | $1.812 | $1.714 | $1.651 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $1.87 | – | – |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $1.94 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $1.996 | $1.898 | $1.835 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2686 v4 (Broadwell) |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 2.3 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.3 GHz |
| Processor features | Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | No |
| ECU | 16 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 30.5 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 10 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 1.25 Gbps |
| Network peak | 10 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 1 x 950 NVMe SSD |
| Local disks | 1 × 950 GB SSD |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Yes |
| EBS throughput | 850 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 850 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 850 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 106.25 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 106.25 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 6,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 6,000 |
| Max EBS volumes | 40 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | i3.xlarge |
| Family | i3 |
| Category | Storage optimized |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Xen |
| Placement groups | Cluster, Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS |
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Other i3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| i3.large | 2 | 15.25 | $0.156 |
| i3.xlarge | 4 | 30.5 | $0.312 |
| i3.2xlarge | 8 | 61 | $0.624 |
| i3.4xlarge | 16 | 122 | $1.248 |
| i3.8xlarge | 32 | 244 | $2.496 |
| i3.16xlarge | 64 | 488 | $4.992 |
| i3.metal | 64 | 488 | $4.992 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.