m3.2xlarge.searchvsm4.2xlarge.search

m4.2xlarge.search is 20% cheaper than m3.2xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $108.77 a month.

At a glancem3.2xlarge.searchm4.2xlarge.search
On-demand$0.752/hr$0.603/hr20% less
Size8 vCPUs, 30 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB

Prices in US East (N. Virginia)

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

Optionm3.2xlarge.searchm4.2xlarge.searchm4.2xlarge.search vs m3.2xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.752$0.603▼ 20%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—31% off$0.416—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—48% off$0.314—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m3.2xlarge.search leads
Sustained clock2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
4% higher
Where m4.2xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$0.603 vs $0.752 per hour
20% cheaper
Memory (GiB)32 vs 30
7% higher

Specs

8 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 7 differm3.2xlarge.searchm4.2xlarge.search
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.4 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU2626
Memory1 of 1 differm3.2xlarge.searchm4.2xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)3032
NetworkingAll 2 matchm3.2xlarge.searchm4.2xlarge.search
Network baseline1 Gbps1 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps10 Gbps
Storage2 of 8 differm3.2xlarge.searchm4.2xlarge.search
Storage2 x 80 SSDEBS Only
Local disks2 × 80 GB SSD–
EBS baseline bandwidth1,000 Mbps1,000 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth1,000 Mbps1,000 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput125 MB/s125 MB/s
EBS max throughput125 MB/s125 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS8,0008,000
EBS max IOPS8,0008,000
Cluster2 of 2 differm3.2xlarge.searchm4.2xlarge.search
Node roles–Data, Dedicated manager
UltraWarm–Yes
Instance details1 of 3 differm3.2xlarge.searchm4.2xlarge.search
Familym3m4
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differm3.2xlarge.searchm4.2xlarge.search
Hardware Basism3.2xlargem4.2xlarge

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for m3.2xlarge.search first. standard option, USD per hour.

Regionm3.2xlarge.searchm4.2xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.752$0.603▼ 20%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.752$0.603▼ 20%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.824$0.665▼ 19%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.864$0.704▼ 19%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.888$0.718▼ 19%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$1.048$0.753▼ 28%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$1.064$0.959▼ 10%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$1.08$0.778▼ 28%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$1.104$0.746▼ 32%

Keep exploring

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

m3.2xlarge.searchGeneral purpose, m3 family
m3.2xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the m3 family

Compare m3.2xlarge.search with

r3.2xlarge.search
m4.2xlarge.searchGeneral purpose, m4 family
m4.2xlarge.search prices and specsEvery size in the m4 family

Compare m4.2xlarge.search with

c4.2xlarge.searchr4.2xlarge.searchm5.2xlarge.search

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AWS OpenSearch standard option prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.