m2.xlarge vs m3.xlarge
| m2.xlarge | m3.xlarge |
| Memory optimized | General purpose |
| Obsolete. Not recommended for use Small to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends. m – Multi purpose 2 – Generation xlarge – Size | Obsolete. Not recommended for use Small to medium size databases, data processing, caching, backends. m – Multi purpose 3 – Generation xlarge – Size |
| 2 | 4 |
| 17.1 GiB | 15 GiB |
| x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Intel Xeon Family | Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge/Sandy Bridge) |
| 2.5 GHz | |
| 1 | 2 |
| no | no |
| no | no |
| no | no |
| m2.2xlarge, m2.4xlarge, m2.xlarge | m3.2xlarge, m3.large, m3.medium, m3.xlarge |
| m1.xlarge, m2.xlarge, m3.xlarge, m4.xlarge, m5.xlarge, m6i.xlarge, m7i.xlarge, m8i.xlarge | m1.xlarge, m2.xlarge, m3.xlarge, m4.xlarge, m5.xlarge, m6i.xlarge, m7i.xlarge, m8i.xlarge |
| db.m2.xlarge | db.m3.xlarge |
| m3.xlarge.search | |
| cache.m2.xlarge | cache.m3.xlarge |
| no | no |
| no | no |
| no | yes |
| 6.5 | 13 |
| 1 x 420 SSD | 2 x 40 SSD |
| unsupported | supported |
| supported | supported |
| unsupported | unsupported |
| 500 MBps | |
| 500 Mbps | |
| 62.5 Mbps | |
| 4000 IOPS | |
| 4000 IOPS | |
| 500 Mbps | |
| 62.5 Mbps | |
| Moderate | High |
| no | no |
| 4 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 |
| 15 | 15 |
| no | no |
| unsupported | unsupported |
| no | no |
| no | no |
| no | no |
| 1.00x | 1.19x |
Regional Prices
Geography | Region | m2.xlarge | m3.xlarge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | Europe (Ireland) (eu-west-1) | 0.2750 | 0.2930 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-1) | 0.2750 | 0.3080 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-2) | 0.2870 | 0.3150 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-3) | 0.2930 | 0.3360 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-4) | 0.2960 | 0.3660 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-5) | 0.2960 | 0.3720 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-6) | 0.3230 | 0.3810 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-7) | n/a | 0.3850 |
| Hidden | Hidden (hidden-8) | n/a | 0.3920 |
| US | US East (Virginia) (us-east-1) | 0.2450 | 0.2660 |
| US | US West (Oregon) (us-west-2) | 0.2450 | 0.2660 |