r3.xlarge

    $0.3330/hr

    ~$243.09/month on-demand in us-east-1

    The r3.xlarge is a Memory optimized instance with 4 vCPUs and 30.5 GiB of memory with up to 0.7 Gbps bandwidth, starting at $0.333 per hour.

    Last updated: Jan 14, 2026, 12:23 PM UTC

    Pricing varies by operating system

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    Pricing Options

    Compute SP

    Most flexible - any instance

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.2170/hr
    ~$158.41/mo
    Save 35%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1880/hr
    ~$137.24/mo
    Save 44%

    EC2 Instance SP

    Locked to family - cheaper

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.2090/hr
    ~$152.57/mo
    Save 37%

    Reserved

    Region & instance locked

    1 Year - No Upfront
    $0.2090/hr
    ~$152.57/mo
    Save 37%
    3 Year - No Upfront
    $0.1880/hr
    ~$137.24/mo
    Save 44%

    Spot Pricing

    Up to 90% savings - flexible workloads

    Cheapest AZ
    us-east-1d
    $0.2407/hr
    ~$175.71/mo
    Save 48% vs On-Demand
    10-15%interruption rate
    Price Range (24h)
    Min
    $0.0884
    Avg
    $0.2104
    Max
    $0.3249
    All Availability Zones
    us-east-1d$0.2407/hr
    us-east-1b$0.2393/hr
    us-east-1b$0.1393/hr
    us-east-1d$0.1977/hr
    us-east-1c$0.2863/hr
    us-east-1d$0.2863/hr
    us-east-1b$0.2863/hr
    us-east-1b$0.1963/hr
    us-east-1d$0.1407/hr
    us-east-1c$0.2090/hr
    us-east-1c$0.2520/hr
    us-east-1c$0.1520/hr
    us-east-1e$0.3249/hr
    us-east-1e$0.1459/hr
    us-east-1e$0.1889/hr
    us-east-1e$0.0889/hr

    r3 Family

    Switch between sizes in us-east-1

    SizevCPUMem
    large215.25
    xlarge430.5
    2xlarge861
    4xlarge16122
    8xlarge32244

    Instance Specifications

    Detailed hardware and capabilities for r3.xlarge

    Processor

    ManufacturerIntel
    Clock Speed2.5 GHz
    Sustained Speed2.5 GHz
    Architecturex86_64
    vCPUs4
    Memory30.5 GiB
    Memory per vCPU7.63 GiB

    Network

    PerformanceModerate
    Bandwidth0.7 Gbps
    Max Interfaces4
    IPv4 per Interface15
    Enhanced Networking
    EFA Support
    IPv6

    Storage

    Instance Storage80 GB
    Storage Typessd
    NVMe Drive
    EBS Optimized
    EBS Encryption
    EBS NVMe Support
    Max Bandwidth500 Mbps (62.50 MB/s)
    Max IOPS4,000
    Baseline Bandwidth500 Mbps (62.50 MB/s)
    Baseline IOPS4,000

    Capabilities

    FamilyR3
    GenerationPrevious
    Burstable
    Bare Metal
    Dedicated Hosts
    Hibernation
    Auto Recovery
    Free Tier
    Usage Classeson-demand, spot
    Root Devicesebs, instance-store
    Virtualizationhvm

    Regional Pricing Comparison

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