t3.small
Amazon EC2 · T3 family
The t3.small is a general purpose Amazon EC2 instance type with 2 vCPUs and 2 GiB of memory, running on Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 with up to 5 Gigabit networking, starting at $0.0208 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 2
- memory
- 2 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.0208
- spot
- $0.008
- 1-yr reserved
- $0.013
shared / burstable
1 GiB per vCPU
3.1 GHz
$15.18/mo · us-east-1
−62% vs on-demand
−38% vs on-demand
t3.small price by region
36 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved
| US East (N. Virginia)us-east-1cheapestreferenceNorth America | $0.0208 | $0.008 | $0.013 | $0.009 |
| US East (Ohio)us-east-2cheapestNorth America | $0.0208 | $0.0062 | $0.013 | $0.009 |
| US West (Oregon)us-west-2cheapestNorth America | $0.0208 | $0.0038 | $0.013 | $0.009 |
| EU (Stockholm)eu-north-1Europe | $0.0216 | $0.0069 | $0.0136 | $0.0093 |
| Mexico (Central)mx-central-1North America | $0.0218 | – | $0.0137 | $0.0094 |
| Asia Pacific (Hyderabad)ap-south-2Asia | $0.0224 | $0.0066 | $0.0141 | $0.0095 |
| Asia Pacific (Mumbai)ap-south-1Asia | $0.0224 | $0.0073 | $0.0141 | $0.0095 |
| EU (Ireland)eu-west-1Europe | $0.0228 | $0.0086 | $0.0144 | $0.0098 |
| EU (Spain)eu-south-2Europe | $0.0228 | $0.007 | $0.0144 | $0.0098 |
| Canada (Central)ca-central-1North America | $0.0232 | $0.007 | $0.0146 | $0.01 |
| Canada West (Calgary)ca-west-1North America | $0.0232 | $0.0098 | $0.0146 | $0.01 |
| EU (London)eu-west-2Europe | $0.0236 | $0.0073 | $0.0149 | $0.0102 |
| EU (Paris)eu-west-3Europe | $0.0236 | $0.0076 | $0.0149 | $0.0102 |
| Asia Pacific (Malaysia)ap-southeast-5Asia | $0.0238 | – | $0.0149 | $0.0101 |
| Asia Pacific (Thailand)ap-southeast-7Asia | $0.0238 | – | $0.0149 | $0.0101 |
| EU (Frankfurt)eu-central-1Europe | $0.024 | $0.008 | $0.0151 | $0.0104 |
| EU (Milan)eu-south-1Europe | $0.024 | $0.0076 | $0.0151 | $0.0104 |
| Israel (Tel Aviv)il-central-1Middle East | $0.024 | $0.0093 | $0.0151 | $0.0104 |
| AWS GovCloud (US-East)us-gov-east-1North America | $0.0244 | – | $0.0154 | $0.0105 |
| AWS GovCloud (US)us-gov-west-1North America | $0.0244 | – | $0.0154 | $0.0105 |
| Asia Pacific (Taipei)ap-east-2Asia | $0.0245 | – | – | – |
| US West (N. California)us-west-1North America | $0.0248 | $0.007 | $0.0156 | $0.0107 |
| Middle East (Bahrain)me-south-1Middle East | $0.0251 | $0.0075 | $0.0158 | $0.0108 |
| Middle East (UAE)me-central-1Middle East | $0.0251 | $0.0078 | $0.0158 | $0.0108 |
| Asia Pacific (Seoul)ap-northeast-2Asia | $0.026 | $0.0081 | $0.0157 | $0.0112 |
| Asia Pacific (Jakarta)ap-southeast-3Asia | $0.0264 | $0.0065 | $0.0166 | $0.0112 |
| Asia Pacific (Melbourne)ap-southeast-4Oceania | $0.0264 | $0.0061 | $0.0166 | $0.0114 |
| Asia Pacific (Singapore)ap-southeast-1Asia | $0.0264 | $0.0078 | $0.0166 | $0.0112 |
| Asia Pacific (Sydney)ap-southeast-2Oceania | $0.0264 | $0.0099 | $0.0166 | $0.0114 |
| EU (Zurich)eu-central-2Europe | $0.0264 | $0.0055 | $0.0166 | $0.0114 |
| Africa (Cape Town)af-south-1Africa | $0.0271 | $0.008 | $0.0171 | $0.0117 |
| Asia Pacific (Osaka)ap-northeast-3Asia | $0.0272 | $0.0051 | $0.0171 | $0.0118 |
| Asia Pacific (Tokyo)ap-northeast-1Asia | $0.0272 | $0.0084 | $0.0171 | $0.0118 |
| Asia Pacific (New Zealand)ap-southeast-6Oceania | $0.0277 | – | – | – |
| Asia Pacific (Hong Kong)ap-east-1Asia | $0.0292 | $0.0043 | $0.0184 | $0.0124 |
| South America (Sao Paulo)sa-east-1South America | $0.0336 | $0.0094 | $0.0193 | $0.0145 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 2
- Memory
- 2 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 1 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Clock speed
- 3.1 GHz
- Burstable CPU
- Yes (shared cores)
storage & network
- Local storage
- Network storage only
- Storage detail
- EBS only
- Network
- Up to 5 Gigabit
- Peak bandwidth
- 5 Gbps
aws details
- API name
t3.small- Family
- T3
- Category
- General purpose
- Generation
- Current
- Regions
- 36 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- US East (N. Virginia) · $0.0208/hr
- Dedicated EBS throughput
- Up to 2085 Mbps
- Enhanced networking
- No
- Normalization size factor
- 1
- Processor features
- AVX; AVX2; Intel AVX; Intel AVX2; Intel AVX512; Intel Turbo
- Spot interruption rate (us-east-1)
- 15-20%
- Spot savings vs on-demand (us-east-1)
- 62%
t3.small 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 t3.small |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | t3.small | 2 | 2 GiB | Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5 | $0.0208 | – |
| Azure | B2ats v21 GiB (2× less) | 2 | 1 GiB | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | $0.0094 | -55% |
| B2ts v21 GiB (2× less) | 2 | 1 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake) | $0.0104 | -50% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-small | 2 | 2 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.0168 | -19% |
| e2-highcpu-2dedicated CPU | 2 | 2 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.0495 | +138% | |
| Akamai | Linode 4GB4 GiB (2×) | 2 | 4 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.036 | +73% |
| Linode 2GB1 vCPU (2× less) | 1 | 2 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.018 | -13% | |
| Vultr | vc2-2c-2gb | 2 | 2 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.021 | +1% |
| vhf-2c-2gb | 2 | 2 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.025 | +20% |
T3 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot | 1-yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| t3.nano | 2 | 0.5 GiB | – | $0.0052 | $3.796 | $0.0023 | $0.0033 |
| t3.micro | 2 | 1 GiB | – | $0.0104 | $7.592 | $0.0043 | $0.0065 |
| t3.small | 2 | 2 GiB | – | $0.0208 | $15.18 | $0.008 | $0.013 |
| t3.medium | 2 | 4 GiB | – | $0.0416 | $30.37 | $0.0179 | $0.0261 |
| t3.large | 2 | 8 GiB | – | $0.0832 | $60.74 | $0.0409 | $0.0522 |
| t3.xlarge | 4 | 16 GiB | – | $0.1664 | $121 | $0.0764 | $0.1043 |
| t3.2xlarge | 8 | 32 GiB | – | $0.3328 | $243 | $0.1341 | $0.2086 |
Similar instance types on AWS
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t3.small FAQ
How much does t3.small cost?
t3.small costs $0.0208 per hour on demand with Linux in US East (N. Virginia) (us-east-1), about $15.18 per month. Across 36 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.0208 in US East (N. Virginia) to $0.0336 in South America (Sao Paulo). Spot capacity costs $0.008 per hour (62% less), but can be reclaimed. A 1-yr Reserved commitment brings it to $0.013 per hour. With Windows it costs $0.0392 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does t3.small have?
t3.small has 2 vCPUs and 2 GiB of memory (1 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Skylake E5 2686 v5. It is a general purpose instance type in the T3 family with a burstable (shared) CPU.
What are the equivalents of t3.small on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on Azure, B2ats v2 (2 vCPU, 1 GiB, $0.0094/hour in East US); on Google Cloud, e2-small (2 vCPU, 2 GiB, $0.0168/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 4GB (2 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.036/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vc2-2c-2gb (2 vCPU, 2 GiB, $0.021/hour in New Jersey).
Is t3.small burstable?
Yes. t3.small shares physical CPU cores and is designed for workloads that are idle most of the time and occasionally need full CPU. Sustained high CPU use can be throttled or cost extra, so pick a general purpose size with dedicated vCPUs for steady load.