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Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances are available in additional regions

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February 26, 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/02/amazon-ec2-m8i-m8i-flex-instances-additional-regions/

Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex Instances Now Available in Additional Regions

Starting today, Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances are now available in US West (N. California), Europe (Paris), Asia Pacific (Hyderabad), and South America (Sao Paulo) regions. These instances are powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, delivering the highest performance and fastest memory bandwidth among comparable Intel processors in the cloud.

  • Performance: Up to 20% better performance than M7i and M7i-flex instances.
  • Price-Performance: Up to 15% better price-performance.
  • Memory Bandwidth: 2.5x more memory bandwidth compared to previous generation Intel-based instances.
  • Specific Workloads: Up to 30% faster for PostgreSQL databases, up to 60% faster for NGINX web applications, and up to 40% faster for AI deep learning recommendation models compared to M7i and M7i-flex instances.

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Source: AWS release notes




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