Amazon EC2 X8i instances are now available in additional regions

Amazon EC2 X8i Instances Now Available in Three New Regions

Amazon EC2 X8i instances, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, are now available in the Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), and Asia Pacific (Tokyo) regions. These instances offer significant performance improvements over previous generations.

Key Highlights

• Performance: Up to 43% higher performance, 1.5x more memory capacity (up to 6TB), and 3.3x more memory bandwidth compared to X2i instances.
• Workloads: Optimized for memory-intensive workloads such as SAP HANA, large databases, data analytics, and Electronic Design Automation (EDA).
• Performance Gains: Up to 50% higher SAPS performance, up to 47% faster PostgreSQL performance, 88% faster Memcached performance, and 46% faster AI inference performance compared to X2i instances.
• Instance Sizes: Available in 14 sizes, from large to 96xlarge, including two bare metal options.

What to do

• Visit the AWS Management Console to get started.
• Purchase X8i instances via Savings Plans, On-Demand instances, or Spot instances.
• For more information, visit the X8i instances page.

Source: AWS release notes

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