T3 vs T2 EC2: Save Costs and Avoid CPU Throttling in AWS

**Why This Comparison Still Matters ****In many AWS accounts we still see T2 instances running production workloads. Most of the time, this isn’t by choice. It’s usually inheritance — old templates, old AMIs, or “this is what we launched years ago”. The issue here is: you are likely paying more money for worse performance.--- **How Burstable EC2 Instances Originally Worked ** When AWS introduced T2 instances, burstable compute was a solid idea. You received: A low baseline CPU CPU credits earned