m3.xlarge.searchvsm4.xlarge.search

m4.xlarge.search is 20% cheaper than m3.xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $54.75 a month.

At a glancem3.xlarge.searchm4.xlarge.search
On-demand$0.376/hr$0.301/hr20% less
Size4 vCPUs, 15 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 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.xlarge.searchm4.xlarge.searchm4.xlarge.search vs m3.xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.376$0.301▼ 20%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—31% off$0.208—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—48% off$0.157—

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m3.xlarge.search leads
Network peak10 Gbps vs 2.8 Gbps
3.6× higher
Sustained clock2.5 GHz vs 2.4 GHz
4% higher
Where m4.xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$0.301 vs $0.376 per hour
20% cheaper
EBS baseline bandwidth750 Mbps vs 500 Mbps
50% higher
Memory (GiB)16 vs 15
7% higher

Specs

16 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 7 differm3.xlarge.searchm4.xlarge.search
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.4 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU1313
Memory1 of 1 differm3.xlarge.searchm4.xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)1516
Networking2 of 2 differm3.xlarge.searchm4.xlarge.search
Network baseline1 Gbps0.75 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps2.8 Gbps
Storage8 of 8 differm3.xlarge.searchm4.xlarge.search
Storage2 x 40 SSDEBS Only
Local disks2 × 40 GB SSD–
EBS baseline bandwidth500 Mbps750 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth500 Mbps750 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput62.5 MB/s93.75 MB/s
EBS max throughput62.5 MB/s93.75 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS4,0006,000
EBS max IOPS4,0006,000
Cluster2 of 2 differm3.xlarge.searchm4.xlarge.search
Node roles–Data, Dedicated manager
UltraWarm–Yes
Instance details1 of 3 differm3.xlarge.searchm4.xlarge.search
Familym3m4
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differm3.xlarge.searchm4.xlarge.search
Hardware Basism3.xlargem4.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionm3.xlarge.searchm4.xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.376$0.301▼ 20%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.376$0.301▼ 20%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.412$0.333▼ 19%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.432$0.351▼ 19%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.444$0.36▼ 19%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.524$0.377▼ 28%
South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1$0.532$0.48▼ 10%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.54$0.389▼ 28%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.552$0.372▼ 33%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare m3.xlarge.search with

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

Compare m4.xlarge.search with

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

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