m3.large
Amazon EC2 · M3 family
The m3.large is a general purpose Amazon EC2 instance type with 2 vCPUs and 7.5 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge/Sandy Bridge) with moderate networking, starting at $0.133 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 2
- memory
- 7.5 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.133
- spot
- $0.0523
- regions
- 11
dedicated
3.75 GiB per vCPU
2.5 GHz
$97.09/mo · us-east-1
−61% vs on-demand
across 5 areas
m3.large price by region
11 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.133 | $0.0523 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.133 | $0.0442 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.146 | $0.0582 |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.154 | $0.0437 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.158 | $0.0547 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.168 | – |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.183 | – |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.186 | $0.053 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.19 | $0.0456 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.193 | $0.0617 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.196 | $0.0607 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 2
- Memory
- 7.5 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 3.75 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge/Sandy Bridge)
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Clock speed
- 2.5 GHz
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- 32 GB SSD
- Storage detail
- 1 x 32 SSD
- Network
- Moderate
aws details
- API name
m3.large- Family
- M3
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 11 (Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.133/hr
- ECU
- 6.5
- Enhanced networking
- No
- Normalization size factor
- 4
- Processor features
- Intel AVX; Intel Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- <5%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 61%
m3.large equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs m3.large |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | m3.large | 2 | 7.5 GiB | Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge/Sandy Bridge) | $0.133 | – |
| Azure | D2as v48 GiB (1.07×) | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome) | $0.096 | -28% |
| D2a v48 GiB (1.07×) | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome) | $0.096 | -28% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-standard-28 GiB (1.07×) | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.067 | -50% |
| n2d-standard-28 GiB (1.07×) | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD Milan, AMD Rome | $0.0845 | -36% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 8x28 GiB (1.07×) | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.11 | -17% |
| Dedicated 4GB4 GiB (1.9× less) | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.054 | -59% | |
| Vultr | vx1-g-2c-8g-120s8 GiB (1.07×) | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.076 | -43% |
| voc-g-2c-8gb-50s-amd8 GiB (1.07×) | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.082 | -38% |
M3 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| m3.medium | 1 | 3.75 GiB | 4 GB SSD | $0.067 | $48.91 | $0.0279 |
| m3.large | 2 | 7.5 GiB | 32 GB SSD | $0.133 | $97.09 | $0.0523 |
| m3.xlarge | 4 | 15 GiB | 80 GB SSD (2 disks) | $0.266 | $194 | $0.1184 |
| m3.2xlarge | 8 | 30 GiB | 160 GB SSD (2 disks) | $0.532 | $388 | $0.2341 |
Similar instance types on AWS
other AWS families with a similar shape, cheapest first
m3.large FAQ
How much does m3.large cost?
m3.large costs $0.133 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $97.09 per month. Across 11 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.133 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.196 in Asia Pacific (Singapore). Spot capacity costs $0.0523 per hour (61% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.259 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does m3.large have?
m3.large has 2 vCPUs and 7.5 GiB of memory (3.75 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge/Sandy Bridge). It is a general purpose instance type in the M3 family.
What are the equivalents of m3.large on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, D2as v4 (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.096/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, e2-standard-2 (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.067/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 8x2 (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.11/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-2c-8g-120s (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.076/hour in New Jersey).