The cache.t2.small is a aws elasticache instance type featuring multiple vCPUs and optimized memory, commonly used for elasticache workloads.
| Compute | Value |
| vCPUs | 1 |
| Memory | 1.55 GiB |
| Networking | Value |
| Network Performance | Low to Moderate |
| Amazon | Value |
| Current Generation | Yes |
| Instance Type | cache.t2.small |
| Family | Standard |
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| cache.t2.micro | 1 | 0 |
| cache.t2.small | 1 | 1 |
| cache.t2.medium | 2 | 3 |
| Instance | vCPUs | Memory |
|---|---|---|
| cache.m1.small | N/A | N/A |

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