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Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances are now available in AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region

Published
April 13, 2026
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/04/ec2-m8i-flex-govcloud-us-west/

Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex Instances Now Available in AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region

Starting today, Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances are now available in AWS GovCloud (US-West) Region. 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 15% better price-performance and 2.5x more memory bandwidth compared to previous generation Intel-based instances.
  • Workloads: Up to 20% better performance than M7i and M7i-flex instances, with higher gains for specific workloads.
  • Specific Gains: 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.

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Source: AWS release notes




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