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 • 8.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • Low to Moderate NetworkPrice (Linux)
$0.0928/ hr
~$67.74/mo
Compute
2vCPUs
2 cores • x86_64
Memory
8.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0464/ vCPU-hr
$0.0116/GiB-hr
Network
1.024Gbps
Baseline: 0.512 Gbps
Storage & EBS
EBSOnly
EBS-optimized
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 GiB-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 Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 | $0.0992 |
Asia Pacific (Osaka) | ap-northeast-3 | $0.1216 |
Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 | $0.1152 |
Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 | $0.1168 |
Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | $0.1168 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | $0.1216 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $0.1088 |
Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 | $0.1024 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $0.1072 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $0.1008 |
EU (London) | eu-west-2 | $0.1056 |
EU (Paris) | eu-west-3 | $0.1056 |
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest | sa-east-1 | $0.1488 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $0.0928 |
US East (Ohio)Lowest | us-east-2 | $0.0928 |
US West (N. California) | us-west-1 | $0.1104 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $0.0928 |
| Region Name | Region Code | On-Demand Price |
|---|---|---|
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) | ap-south-1 | $0.1272 |
Asia Pacific (Osaka) | ap-northeast-3 | $0.1496 |
Asia Pacific (Seoul) | ap-northeast-2 | $0.1432 |
Asia Pacific (Singapore) | ap-southeast-1 | $0.1448 |
Asia Pacific (Sydney) | ap-southeast-2 | $0.1448 |
Asia Pacific (Tokyo) | ap-northeast-1 | $0.1496 |
AWS GovCloud (US-West) | us-gov-west-1 | $0.1368 |
Canada (Central) | ca-central-1 | $0.1304 |
EU (Frankfurt) | eu-central-1 | $0.1352 |
EU (Ireland) | eu-west-1 | $0.1288 |
EU (London) | eu-west-2 | $0.1336 |
EU (Paris) | eu-west-3 | $0.1336 |
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest | sa-east-1 | $0.1768 |
US East (N. Virginia)Lowest | us-east-1 | $0.1208 |
US East (Ohio)Lowest | us-east-2 | $0.1208 |
US West (N. California) | us-west-1 | $0.1384 |
US West (Oregon)Lowest | us-west-2 | $0.1208 |
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