AWS offers Previous Generation Nodes for users who have optimized their applications around these nodes and have yet to upgrade. Previous Generation Nodes are still fully supported and retain the same features and functionality. Previous Generation Nodes are available through the CLI and API tools.
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AWS Free Tier includes 750hrs of Micro Cache Node with Amazon ElastiCache.
We encourage you to use the lastest generation of nodes to get the best performance, but we will continue to support Previous Generation Nodes after new nodes launch. If you are currently using a Previous Generation Node and would like to see which one would be a suitable upgrade, see the table below and learn how the latest generation of nodes could benefit you.
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. With M5, you get a higher performing CPU with support for AVX-512 instructions, up to 384 GiB of RAM, and up to 25 Gbps of networking bandwidth, all at a lower price point then our previous generation instances.
| M1 | M3 | Features | M5 |
| No | No | Latest Intel Xeon Processor | Yes |
| No | No | Lightweight Nitro Hypervisor | Yes |
| High | High |
Network Performance | 25 Gbps |
| No | No | Enhanced Networking |
Yes (ENA-only) |
| Good | Better | Price per Compute Performance | Best |
The R5 family of instances provide a newer Intel Xeon processor, up to 636.61 GiB of RAM, are EBS optimized and support Enhanced Networking with up to 25 Gbps offering lower latency, and low jitter.
| M2 | R3 | Features | R5 | |
| No | No | Latest Intel Xeon Processors | Yes | |
| No | Yes | Enhanced Networking | Yes | |
| Good | Better | Sustained memory bandwidth | Best | |
| Good | Better | I/O performance | Best | |
| Good | Better | Memory per cache node | Best | |
| Good | Better | Price point per GiB of RAM | Best |
T2 and T3 nodes are Burstable Performance Nodes that provide a baseline level of CPU performance with the ability to burst above the baseline. They are recommended for workloads that don't use the full CPU often or consistently, but occasionally need to burst to higher CPU performance, such as test and development environments, as well as small workloads. Both T2 and T3 nodes are less expensive than m1.small, m1.medium, and t1.micro nodes in most regions.
| T1/M1.small | Features | T2 | T3 |
| No | Latest Intel Xeon Processors | Yes | Yes |
| No | Turbo up to 3.1GHz | Yes | Yes |
| M1 only | Supports Backup and Restore for Redis | Yes | Yes |
Just like our current nodes, Previous Generation Nodes give you access to the capabilities of a familiar Memcached and Redis engines.
| Cache Node Type | vCPU | Memory (GiB) | Network Performance |
| Standard - Previous Generation | |||
| cache.m1.small | 1 | 1.3 | Low |
| cache.m1.medium | 1 | 3.35 | Moderate |
| cache.m1.large | 2 | 7.1 | Moderate |
| cache.m1.xlarge | 4 | 14.6 | High |
| cache.m3.medium | 1 | 2.78 | Moderate |
| cache.m3.large | 2 | 6.05 | Moderate |
| cache.m3.xlarge | 4 | 13.3 | High |
| cache.m3.2xlarge | 8 | 27.9 | High |
| Memory Optimized - Previous Generation |
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| cache.m2.xlarge | 2 | 16.7 | Moderate |
| cache.m2.2xlarge | 4 | 33.8 | Moderate |
| cache.m2.4xlarge | 8 | 68 | High |
| cache.r3.large | 2 | 13.5 | Moderate |
| cache.r3.xlarge | 4 | 28.4 | Moderate |
| cache.r3.2xlarge | 8 | 58.2 | High |
| cache.r3.4xlarge | 16 | 118 | High |
| cache.r3.8xlarge | 32 | 237 | 10 Gigabit |
| Compute Optimized - Previous Generation | |||
| cache.c1.xlarge | 8 | 6.6 | High |
| Micro - Previous Generation | |||
| cache.t1.micro | 1 | 0.213 | Very Low |
Pricing is per instance-hour consumed for each instance, from the time an instance is launched until it is terminated or stopped. Each partial instance-hour consumed will be billed as a full hour.
Reserved Nodes give you the option to make a low, one-time payment for each node you want to reserve and in turn receive a significant discount on the hourly charge for that instance. Amazon ElastiCache provides three Reserved Node types (Light, Medium, and Heavy Utilization Reserved Nodes) that enable you to balance the amount you pay upfront with your effective hourly price.
Based on your application workloads and the amount of time you plan to run them, Amazon ElastiCache Reserved Nodes may provide substantial savings over running on-demand nodes.
Please note the one-time fee per node is non-refundable.
Please note the one-time fee per node is non-refundable.
Please note the one-time fee per node is non-refundable.