Use GP3 as default EBS volume type ? #4078
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Hello, GP3 is cheaper than GP2 with default IOPS/Throughput
I saw the latest ECS AMI What are your thoughts on using GP3 as default in the next versions? |
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Hello, thanks for the suggestion. There's a helpful comment from @ytsssun here which discusses Bottlerocket on That said, boot performance on It's worth noting too that you can always use whichever EBS volume type you prefer by specifying a block device mapping. |
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Thanks for this clear response! I will keep an eye on this issue. |
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Hello, thanks for the suggestion. There's a helpful comment from @ytsssun here which discusses Bottlerocket on
gp3by default. We've evaluated agp3root volume in the past and noted a regression in boot performance, which puts us in the position of having to make a tradeoff decision between cost and performance.That said, boot performance on
gp3is not necessarily static and may have since improved as the feature has been live in EC2 for some time now. We should evaluate it again.It's worth noting too that you can always use whichever EBS volume type you prefer by specifying a block device mapping.