t2.large
Part of the T2 General Purpose family — Balanced compute, memory, and networking for a wide range of workloads.
Name:
tBurstable General Purposet = Burstable General PurposeCost-effective instances providing baseline CPU performance with the ability to burst above baseline when workload surges.22nd Generation2 = 2nd GenerationAWS 2nd generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.largeLargelarge = Large2 vCPUs • 8 GB RAM • EBS only • Low to Moderate NetworkPrice (Linux)
$0.0928/ hr
~$67.74/mo
Compute
2vCPUs
2 cores • x86_64
Memory
8GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0464/ vCPU-hr
$0.0116/GB-hr
Network
Low to Moderate
Baseline: 0.512 Gbps
Storage & EBS
EBSOnly
EBS only
Alternatives to t2.large
Technical Specifications & Limits
Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limitsCompute & Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon Family
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads2 vCPUs
Physical Cores2
Clock SpeedUp to 3.3 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2AVX Supported
Intel Turbo BoostYes
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)
Performance & Benchmarks
CoreMark Score44,121
CoreMark / vCPU22,060.4 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding17 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar475,442 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0464
Cost per GB-hr$0.0116
Containers & Kubernetes
EKS Max Pods35 pods
Max ECS Tasks2 tasks
Max ENIs3
IPv4/v6 per ENI12
Total Addressable IPs36 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationStandard CNI
Networking & Bandwidth
Network PerformanceLow to Moderate
Baseline Bandwidth0.512 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth1.024 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingNo
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported
Storage & EBS Optimization
Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput—
EBS Max Throughput—
EBS Baseline IOPS—
EBS Max / Burst IOPS—
Dedicated EBS Throughput1 Mbps
Platform & Architecture Details
Hypervisor / SystemXen Hypervisor
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor4
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2015-06-16
Regional Pricing Matrix
Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regionsLowest Price Region
$0.0928/ hr
US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1)Highest Price Region
$0.1488/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)Global Fleet Average
$0.1094/ hr
Across all active regionsRegional Coverage
17regions
Available worldwide| Region | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|
ap-south-1 Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | $0.0992 |
ap-northeast-3 Asia Pacific (Osaka) | $0.1216 |
ap-northeast-2 Asia Pacific (Seoul) | $0.1152 |
ap-southeast-1 Asia Pacific (Singapore) | $0.1168 |
ap-southeast-2 Asia Pacific (Sydney) | $0.1168 |
ap-northeast-1 Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | $0.1216 |
us-gov-west-1 AWS GovCloud (US-West) | $0.1088 |
ca-central-1 Canada (Central) | $0.1024 |
eu-central-1 EU (Frankfurt) | $0.1072 |
eu-west-1 EU (Ireland) | $0.1008 |
eu-west-2 EU (London) | $0.1056 |
eu-west-3 EU (Paris) | $0.1056 |
sa-east-1 HighestSouth America (Sao Paulo) | $0.1488 |
us-east-1 LowestUS East (N. Virginia) | $0.0928 |
us-east-2 LowestUS East (Ohio) | $0.0928 |
us-west-1 US West (N. California) | $0.1104 |
us-west-2 LowestUS West (Oregon) | $0.0928 |
| Region | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|
ap-south-1 Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | $0.1272 |
ap-northeast-3 Asia Pacific (Osaka) | $0.1496 |
ap-northeast-2 Asia Pacific (Seoul) | $0.1432 |
ap-southeast-1 Asia Pacific (Singapore) | $0.1448 |
ap-southeast-2 Asia Pacific (Sydney) | $0.1448 |
ap-northeast-1 Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | $0.1496 |
us-gov-west-1 AWS GovCloud (US-West) | $0.1368 |
ca-central-1 Canada (Central) | $0.1304 |
eu-central-1 EU (Frankfurt) | $0.1352 |
eu-west-1 EU (Ireland) | $0.1288 |
eu-west-2 EU (London) | $0.1336 |
eu-west-3 EU (Paris) | $0.1336 |
sa-east-1 HighestSouth America (Sao Paulo) | $0.1768 |
us-east-1 LowestUS East (N. Virginia) | $0.1208 |
us-east-2 LowestUS East (Ohio) | $0.1208 |
us-west-1 US West (N. California) | $0.1384 |
us-west-2 LowestUS West (Oregon) | $0.1208 |
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