t3.xlarge
General purpose · t3 series · Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5
- vCPU
- 4
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Linux / hour
- $0.1664
- Per month
- $121
- Per vCPU-hour
- $0.0416
- Per GiB-hour
- $0.0104
Analysis
The t3.xlarge is a general purpose instance in the t3 series with 4 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory on Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 (up to 3.1 GHz), which makes it balanced at 4 GiB of memory per vCPU.
Within the same generation and size, the t3a.xlarge on AMD EPYC 7571 costs $0.1504/hour, 9.6% less ($11.68 a month).
At $0.1664/hour on demand in US East (N. Virginia), about $121 a month, the t3.xlarge is one of the cheaper ways to buy general purpose capacity: only 13% of the 354 current general purpose types cost less per vCPU-hour than its $0.0416.
Running it in N. Virginia instead of São Paulo saves $74.75 a month per instance: $0.1664/hour against $0.2688/hour, a 62% spread.
It is size 6 of 7 in the t3 series. Stepping up to the t3.2xlarge gives 8 vCPUs and 32 GiB for $121 more a month. Dropping to the t3.large saves $60.74 a month. Unit price is not flat across the series ($0.00260 to $0.0416 per vCPU-hour), so the size changes the rate you pay.
It is 10% cheaper than the older t2.xlarge on Intel Xeon Family, so staying on the previous generation costs more as well as being slower.
Price by region (USD per hour)
| Region | Linux | Windows | 1-yr RI | 3-yr RI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Virginia us-east-1 | $0.1664 | $0.2400 | $0.1043 | $0.0719 | |
| Ohio us-east-2 | $0.1664 | $0.2400 | $0.1043 | $0.0719 | |
| Oregon us-west-2 | $0.1664 | $0.2400 | $0.1043 | $0.0719 | |
| Canada Central ca-central-1 | $0.1856 | $0.2592 | $0.1169 | $0.0802 | |
| São Paulo sa-east-1 | $0.2688 | $0.3424 | $0.1544 | $0.1161 | |
| Ireland eu-west-1 | $0.1824 | $0.2560 | $0.1149 | $0.0788 | |
| London eu-west-2 | $0.1888 | $0.2624 | $0.1189 | $0.0816 | |
| Frankfurt eu-central-1 | $0.1920 | $0.2656 | $0.1210 | $0.0829 | |
| Mumbai ap-south-1 | $0.1792 | $0.2528 | $0.1129 | $0.0756 | |
| Singapore ap-southeast-1 | $0.2112 | $0.2848 | $0.1328 | $0.0895 | |
| Sydney ap-southeast-2 | $0.2112 | $0.2848 | $0.1331 | $0.0912 | |
| Tokyo ap-northeast-1 | $0.2176 | $0.2912 | $0.1371 | $0.0940 |
Shared tenancy, no pre-installed software. Reserved rates are standard, no upfront, per hour. Prices as of 2026-11-04.
Same shape, other types
| Type | vCPU | Memory | $/hour | vs t3.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| t4g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1344 | -19% |
| t3a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1504 | -10% |
| m6g.xlarge AWS Graviton2 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1540 | -7% |
| m7g.xlarge AWS Graviton3 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1632 | -2% |
| m5a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7571 | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1720 | +3% |
| m6a.xlarge AMD EPYC 7R13 Processor | 4 | 16 GiB | $0.1728 | +4% |