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t3a.xlarge

Part of the T3A 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.33rd Generation3 = 3rd GenerationAWS 3rd generation hardware platform with updated CPU/system architecture.aAMD EPYCa = AMD EPYCAMD EPYC 7571 (x86_64). Powered by AMD EPYC x86_64 processors, delivering high core counts and cost-effective compute performance.xlargeExtra Large (1x)xlarge = Extra Large (1x)4 vCPUs • 16 GB RAM • EBS only • Up to 5 Gbps Network
Price (Linux)
$0.0986/ hr
~$71.98/mo
Compute
4vCPUs
2 cores • x86_64
Memory
16GB
4.0 GB / vCPU
Value
$0.0246/ vCPU-hr
$0.0062/GB-hr
Network
Up to 5 Gbps
Baseline: 1.024 Gbps
Storage & EBS
347.5MB/s
Max: 15,700 IOPS

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Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAMD EPYC 7571
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads4 vCPUs
Physical Cores2
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score51,982
CoreMark / vCPU12,995.5 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding19 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar527,201 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0246
Cost per GB-hr$0.0062

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods58 pods
Max ECS Tasks3 tasks
Max ENIs4
IPv4/v6 per ENI15
Total Addressable IPs60 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 5 Gbps
Baseline Bandwidth1.024 Gbps
Burst / Peak Bandwidth5 Gbps
Enhanced NetworkingYes
EFA SupportNo
IPv6 SupportNative Dual-Stack Supported

Storage & EBS Optimization

Storage ConfigurationEBS only
Local NVMe DiskNone (EBS only)
EBS Baseline Throughput86.875 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput347.5 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS4,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS15,700
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 2780 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor8
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2019-04-24

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.0986/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.2419/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.1721/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
19regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 19 regions
RegionOn-Demand Price
ap-south-1
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)
Lowest
$0.0986
ap-northeast-2
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
$0.1872
ap-southeast-1
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
$0.1888
ap-southeast-2
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
$0.1901
ap-northeast-1
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
$0.1958
us-gov-east-1
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
$0.1757
us-gov-west-1
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
$0.1757
ca-central-1
Canada (Central)
$0.1670
eu-central-1
EU (Frankfurt)
$0.1728
eu-west-1
EU (Ireland)
$0.1632
eu-west-2
EU (London)
$0.1699
eu-south-1
EU (Milan)
$0.1725
eu-west-3
EU (Paris)
$0.1699
il-central-1
Israel (Tel Aviv)
$0.1715
sa-east-1
South America (Sao Paulo)
Highest
$0.2419
us-east-1
US East (N. Virginia)
$0.1504
us-east-2
US East (Ohio)
$0.1504
us-west-1
US West (N. California)
$0.1786
us-west-2
US West (Oregon)
$0.1504