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t3a.large

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.largeLargelarge = Large2 vCPUs • 8.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • Up to 5 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$0.0493/ hr
~$35.99/mo
Compute
2vCPUs
1 cores • x86_64
Memory
8.0GiB
4.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0246/ vCPU-hr
$0.0062/GiB-hr
Network
5Gbps
Baseline: 0.512 Gbps
Storage & EBS
347.5MB/s
Max: 15,700 IOPS

Technical Specifications & Limits

Hardware specs, container thresholds, and system limits

Compute & Processor

ProcessorAMD EPYC 7571
Architecturex86_64 (x86_64)
vCPUs / Threads2 vCPUs
Physical Cores1
Clock Speed2.5 GHz
Intel AVX / AVX2No
Intel Turbo BoostNo
Bare MetalNo (Virtualized)

Performance & Benchmarks

CoreMark Score25,986
CoreMark / vCPU12,992.9 / core
FFmpeg Transcoding10 FPS
CoreMark per Dollar527,099 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0246
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0062

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods35 pods
Max ECS Tasks2 tasks
Max ENIs3
IPv4/v6 per ENI12
Total Addressable IPs36 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 5 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth0.512 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 Factor4
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2019-04-24

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.0493/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.1210/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.0861/ hr
Across all active regions
Regional Coverage
19regions
Available worldwide
Linux — Available in all 19 regions
Region NameRegion CodeOn-Demand Price
Asia Pacific (Mumbai)Lowest
ap-south-1$0.0493
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$0.0936
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$0.0944
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$0.0950
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$0.0979
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$0.0878
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$0.0878
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$0.0835
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$0.0864
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$0.0816
EU (London)
eu-west-2$0.0850
EU (Milan)
eu-south-1$0.0862
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$0.0850
Israel (Tel Aviv)
il-central-1$0.0858
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$0.1210
US East (N. Virginia)
us-east-1$0.0752
US East (Ohio)
us-east-2$0.0752
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$0.0893
US West (Oregon)
us-west-2$0.0752