**Upgrade M3 to M5 where possible, do not use for new applications** M5 instances provide the latest Intel Xeon processors paired with the new Nitro Hypervisor which delivers practically all of the compute and memory resources of the host hardware to your instances.
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) |
|---|---|---|
| m3.medium | 1 | 3 |
| m3.large | 2 | 7 |
| m3.xlarge | 4 | 15 |
| m3.2xlarge | 8 | 30 |
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Memory | 15 GiB |
| Physical Processor | Intel Xeon E5-2670 v2 (Ivy Bridge/Sandy Bridge) |
| Clock Speed | 2.5 GHz |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit |
| GPU | NA |
| GPU Memory | NA |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network Performance | High |
| Enhanced Networking | No |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 2 x 40 SSD |
| EBS Throughput | 500 Mbps |
| Amazon | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Generation | No |
| Instance Type | m3.xlarge |
| Family | General purpose |