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t3a.medium

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.mediumMediummedium = Medium2 vCPUs • 4.0 GiB RAM • EBS only • Up to 5 Gigabit Network
Price (Linux)
$0.0246/ hr
~$17.96/mo
Compute
2vCPUs
1 cores • x86_64
Memory
4.0GiB
2.0 GiB / vCPU
Value
$0.0123/ vCPU-hr
$0.0062/GiB-hr
Network
5Gbps
Baseline: 0.256 Gbps
Storage & EBS
260.625MB/s
Max: 11,800 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 Score25,850
CoreMark / vCPU12,924.9 / core
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CoreMark per Dollar1,050,813 score / $
Cost per vCPU-hr$0.0123
Cost per GiB-hr$0.0062

Containers & Kubernetes

EKS Max Pods17 pods
Max ECS Tasks2 tasks
Max ENIs3
IPv4/v6 per ENI6
Total Addressable IPs18 total IPs
CNI Prefix DelegationSupported (High Density)

Networking & Bandwidth

Network PerformanceUp to 5 Gigabit
Baseline Bandwidth0.256 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 Throughput43.75 MB/s
EBS Max Throughput260.625 MB/s
EBS Baseline IOPS2,000
EBS Max / Burst IOPS11,800
Dedicated EBS ThroughputUp to 2085 Mbps

Platform & Architecture Details

Hypervisor / SystemAWS Nitro System (PCIe Offload)
Nitro EnclavesNot Supported
Normalization Factor2
Generation StatusCurrent Generation (Recommended)
Date Introduced2019-04-24

Regional Pricing Matrix

Live on-demand rates across all global AWS cloud regions
Lowest Price Region
$0.0246/ hr
Asia Pacific (Mumbai) (ap-south-1)
Highest Price Region
$0.0605/ hr
South America (Sao Paulo) (sa-east-1)
Global Fleet Average
$0.0430/ 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$0.0246
Asia Pacific (Seoul)
ap-northeast-2$0.0468
Asia Pacific (Singapore)
ap-southeast-1$0.0472
Asia Pacific (Sydney)
ap-southeast-2$0.0475
Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
ap-northeast-1$0.0490
AWS GovCloud (US-East)
us-gov-east-1$0.0439
AWS GovCloud (US-West)
us-gov-west-1$0.0439
Canada (Central)
ca-central-1$0.0418
EU (Frankfurt)
eu-central-1$0.0432
EU (Ireland)
eu-west-1$0.0408
EU (London)
eu-west-2$0.0425
EU (Milan)
eu-south-1$0.0431
EU (Paris)
eu-west-3$0.0425
Israel (Tel Aviv)
il-central-1$0.0429
South America (Sao Paulo)Highest
sa-east-1$0.0605
US East (N. Virginia)
us-east-1$0.0376
US East (Ohio)
us-east-2$0.0376
US West (N. California)
us-west-1$0.0446
US West (Oregon)
us-west-2$0.0376