# Day 5 : Create GP3 Volume

Welcome back guys. I glad to see you again in Day 5. In this lab you need to create GP3 volume with **datacenter-volume** name. After finish this lab you will know how to create GP3 volume.

What is an AWS gp3 Volume?

A **gp3 volume** is an SSD-based EBS storage type designed for **balanced performance** and **low cost**.  
It is commonly used for:

* EC2 root volumes
    
* Databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB)
    
* Containers (ECS/EKS Pods with EBS)
    
* Virtual desktops (WorkSpaces)
    
* General application servers
    

Key Features of gp3

**1\. Baseline performance (independent of volume size!)**

* **3,000 IOPS** default
    
* **125 MB/s** throughput default
    

**2\. Scalable performance**

You can scale up to:

* **16,000 IOPS maximum**
    
* **1,000 MB/s throughput maximum**
    

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Congratulations you did it. It looks good. This lab was successfully completed without any errors. See you in day 6. If you have any issues please let me know I will be happy to assist you. Stay tuned and learn together. If you find my article useful, please kindly like and share it.