m3.xlarge.searchvsr3.xlarge.search

m3.xlarge.search is 23% cheaper than r3.xlarge.search on demand in US East (N. Virginia), saving $83.22 a month.

At a glancem3.xlarge.searchr3.xlarge.search
On-demand$0.376/hr23% less$0.49/hr
Size4 vCPUs, 15 GiB4 vCPUs, 30.5 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.searchr3.xlarge.searchr3.xlarge.search vs m3.xlarge.search
On-demandPay by the hour$0.376$0.49▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where m3.xlarge.search leads
On-demand price$0.376 vs $0.49 per hour
23% cheaper
Network peak10 Gbps vs 2.8 Gbps
3.6× higher
Where r3.xlarge.search leads
Memory (GiB)30.5 vs 15
2× higher

Specs

10 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 7 matchm3.xlarge.searchr3.xlarge.search
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
CPU makerIntelIntel
Sustained clock2.5 GHz2.5 GHz
BurstableNoNo
ECU1313
Memory1 of 1 differm3.xlarge.searchr3.xlarge.search
Memory (GiB)1530.5
Networking2 of 2 differm3.xlarge.searchr3.xlarge.search
Network baseline1 Gbps0.7 Gbps
Network peak10 Gbps2.8 Gbps
Storage2 of 8 differm3.xlarge.searchr3.xlarge.search
Storage2 x 40 SSD1 x 80 SSD
Local disks2 × 40 GB SSD1 × 80 GB SSD
EBS baseline bandwidth500 Mbps500 Mbps
EBS max bandwidth500 Mbps500 Mbps
EBS baseline throughput62.5 MB/s62.5 MB/s
EBS max throughput62.5 MB/s62.5 MB/s
EBS baseline IOPS4,0004,000
EBS max IOPS4,0004,000
Cluster2 of 2 differm3.xlarge.searchr3.xlarge.search
Node roles–Data, Dedicated manager
UltraWarm–Yes
Instance details2 of 3 differm3.xlarge.searchr3.xlarge.search
Familym3r3
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
Current generationYesYes
Other1 of 1 differm3.xlarge.searchr3.xlarge.search
Hardware Basism3.xlarger3.xlarge

On-demand prices by region

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

Regionm3.xlarge.searchr3.xlarge.searchDifference
US East (N. Virginia)Used in summaryus-east-1$0.376$0.49▲ 30%
US West (Oregon)us-west-2$0.376$0.49▲ 30%
EU (Ireland)eu-west-1$0.412$0.546▲ 33%
US West (N. California)us-west-1$0.432$0.546▲ 26%
EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1$0.444$0.589▲ 33%
Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2$0.524$0.588▲ 12%
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1$0.54$0.588▲ 9%
Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1$0.552$0.588▲ 7%

Keep exploring

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

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