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Amazon EC2 M8a instances now available in AWS Europe (Frankfurt) region

Published
February 24, 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/02/amazon-ec2-m8a-instances-europe-frankfurt/

Amazon EC2 M8a Instances Now Available in Europe (Frankfurt) Region

Starting today, the general-purpose Amazon EC2 M8a instances are available in AWS Europe (Frankfurt) region. M8a instances are powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors, delivering up to 30% higher performance and up to 19% better price-performance compared to M7a instances. They offer 45% more memory bandwidth, making them ideal for latency-sensitive workloads.

  • Performance: Up to 60% faster for GroovyJVM benchmark and up to 39% faster for Cassandra benchmark compared to M7a instances.
  • Certification: SAP-certified.
  • Instance Sizes: 12 sizes available, including 2 bare metal sizes.
  • Use Cases: Ideal for financial applications, gaming, rendering, application servers, simulation modeling, mid-size data stores, application development environments, and caching fleets.

What to do

  • Sign in to the AWS Management Console.
  • Purchase M8a instances via Savings Plans, On-Demand instances, or Spot instances.
  • Visit the Amazon EC2 M8a instance page for more information.

Source: AWS release notes




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