t3.xlarge
t3.xlarge is an AWS EC2 instance with 4 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5). In US East (N. Virginia) it costs $0.1664 per hour on demand ($121.47 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.1043 per hour, 37% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0352 per hour. It is sold in 36 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 | $0.1664 | $0.0352 | $0.1043 | $0.0719 | $0.12 | $0.0826 |
| US East (Ohio) us-east-2 | $0.1664 | $0.0437 | $0.1043 | $0.0719 | $0.12 | $0.0826 |
| US West (Oregon) us-west-2 | $0.1664 | $0.0527 | $0.1043 | $0.0719 | $0.12 | $0.0826 |
| EU (Stockholm) eu-north-1 | $0.1728 | $0.0277 | $0.1089 | $0.0746 | $0.1415 | $0.1 |
| Mexico (Central) mx-central-1 | $0.1747 | – | $0.1095 | $0.0755 | $0.126 | $0.0867 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai) ap-south-1 | $0.1792 | $0.053 | $0.1129 | $0.0756 | $0.1298 | $0.0869 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad) ap-south-2 | $0.1792 | $0.0179 | $0.1129 | $0.0756 | $0.1298 | $0.0869 |
| Europe (Spain) eu-south-2 | $0.1824 | $0.0422 | $0.1149 | $0.0788 | $0.1493 | $0.1056 |
| EU (Ireland) eu-west-1 | $0.1824 | $0.0762 | $0.1149 | $0.0788 | $0.1493 | $0.1056 |
| Canada (Central) ca-central-1 | $0.1856 | $0.0569 | $0.1169 | $0.0802 | $0.1345 | $0.0925 |
| Canada West (Calgary) ca-west-1 | $0.1856 | $0.0393 | $0.1169 | $0.0802 | $0.1345 | $0.0925 |
| EU (London) eu-west-2 | $0.1888 | $0.0452 | $0.1189 | $0.0816 | $0.1534 | $0.1104 |
| EU (Paris) eu-west-3 | $0.1888 | $0.0632 | $0.1189 | $0.0816 | $0.1534 | $0.1104 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia) ap-southeast-5 | $0.1901 | $0.0583 | $0.1195 | $0.0805 | $0.1375 | $0.0927 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand) ap-southeast-7 | $0.1901 | $0.0752 | $0.1195 | $0.0805 | $0.1375 | $0.0927 |
| EU (Milan) eu-south-1 | $0.1917 | $0.0615 | $0.1208 | $0.0828 | $0.1569 | $0.1109 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv) il-central-1 | $0.1917 | $0.0512 | $0.1208 | $0.0828 | $0.1569 | $0.1109 |
| EU (Frankfurt) eu-central-1 | $0.192 | $0.0799 | $0.121 | $0.0829 | $0.1592 | $0.1129 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East) us-gov-east-1 | $0.1952 | – | $0.123 | $0.0843 | $0.1595 | $0.1058 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-West) us-gov-west-1 | $0.1952 | – | $0.123 | $0.0843 | $0.1595 | $0.1058 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei) ap-east-2 | $0.1958 | – | – | – | $0.1539 | $0.1113 |
| US West (N. California) us-west-1 | $0.1984 | $0.0549 | $0.125 | $0.0857 | $0.1677 | $0.1138 |
| Middle East (UAE) me-central-1 | $0.2006 | $0.025 | $0.1264 | $0.0867 | $0.1643 | $0.1161 |
| Middle East (Bahrain) me-south-1 | $0.2006 | $0.0455 | $0.1264 | $0.0867 | $0.1643 | $0.1161 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul) ap-northeast-2 | $0.208 | $0.0284 | $0.1257 | $0.0899 | $0.1445 | $0.1053 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore) ap-southeast-1 | $0.2112 | $0.0753 | $0.1328 | $0.0895 | $0.1527 | $0.103 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney) ap-southeast-2 | $0.2112 | $0.0681 | $0.1331 | $0.0912 | $0.165 | $0.1176 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta) ap-southeast-3 | $0.2112 | $0.0211 | $0.1328 | $0.0895 | $0.1527 | $0.103 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne) ap-southeast-4 | $0.2112 | $0.036 | $0.1331 | $0.0912 | $0.165 | $0.1176 |
| Europe (Zurich) eu-central-2 | $0.2112 | $0.0538 | $0.1331 | $0.0912 | $0.1751 | $0.1242 |
| Africa (Cape Town) af-south-1 | $0.217 | $0.0703 | $0.1367 | $0.0937 | $0.1776 | $0.1256 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo) ap-northeast-1 | $0.2176 | $0.0569 | $0.1371 | $0.094 | $0.171 | $0.1236 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka) ap-northeast-3 | $0.2176 | $0.0577 | $0.1371 | $0.094 | $0.171 | $0.1236 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand) ap-southeast-6 | $0.2218 | – | – | – | $0.1732 | $0.1234 |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong) ap-east-1 | $0.2336 | – | $0.1469 | $0.0989 | $0.1689 | $0.1139 |
| South America (Sao Paulo) sa-east-1 | $0.2688 | $0.0473 | $0.1544 | $0.1161 | $0.1775 | $0.1343 |
Prices by operating system in US East (N. Virginia)
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.1664 | $0.1043 | $0.0719 |
| Ubuntu Pro | $0.1734 | – | – |
| SUSE | $0.2227 | $0.1543 | $0.1169 |
| RHEL | $0.224 | $0.1619 | $0.1295 |
| Linux SQL Web | $0.234 | $0.1719 | $0.1395 |
| Windows | $0.24 | $0.1779 | $0.1455 |
| RHEL SQL Web | $0.2916 | – | – |
| RHEL HA | $0.294 | $0.2319 | $0.1995 |
| Windows SQL Web | $0.3076 | $0.2455 | $0.2131 |
| Linux SQL Std | $0.6464 | $0.5843 | $0.5519 |
| RHEL SQL Std | $0.704 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Std | $0.72 | $0.6579 | $0.6255 |
| RHEL HA SQL Std | $0.774 | – | – |
| Linux SQL Ent | $1.666 | $1.604 | $1.572 |
| RHEL SQL Ent | $1.724 | – | – |
| Windows SQL Ent | $1.74 | $1.678 | $1.645 |
| RHEL HA SQL Ent | $1.794 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 |
| CPU maker | Intel |
| Clock speed | 3.1 GHz |
| Sustained clock | 2.5 GHz |
| Processor features | AVX; AVX2; Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo |
| Burstable | Yes |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | Up to 5 Gbps |
| Network baseline | 1.024 Gbps |
| Network peak | 5 Gbps |
| Enhanced networking | Yes (ENA) |
| EFA | No |
| IPv6 | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| IPv4 addresses per interface | 15 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | EBS only |
| EBS optimized | Yes |
| EBS over NVMe | Required |
| EBS throughput | Up to 2780 Mbps |
| EBS baseline bandwidth | 695 Mbps |
| EBS max bandwidth | 2,780 Mbps |
| EBS baseline throughput | 86.875 MB/s |
| EBS max throughput | 347.5 MB/s |
| EBS baseline IOPS | 4,000 |
| EBS max IOPS | 15,700 |
| Max EBS volumes | 27 |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | t3.xlarge |
| Family | t3 |
| Category | General purpose |
| Current generation | Yes |
| Normalization factor | 8 |
| Bare metal | No |
| Hypervisor | Nitro |
| Placement groups | Partition, Spread |
| Hibernation | Yes |
| Nitro Enclaves | No |
| Boot modes | Legacy BIOS, UEFI |
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Prices updated 2026-11-12 from AWS public price lists. Compare all AWS EC2 instances.