Introducing Amazon EC2 T8i instances

AWS EC2 T8i Instances Now Generally Available

AWS has announced the general availability of new low-cost burstable Amazon EC2 T8i instances. These instances are powered by custom sixth generation Intel Xeon 6 processors and built on the latest sixth generation AWS Nitro cards.

Key Features

• Performance: Up to 30% better price performance compared to previous generation T3 instances.
• Sizes: Available in nano, micro, small, and medium.
• Use Cases: Suitable for data processing, login gateways, small databases, batch processing, event-driven functions, CI/CD pipelines, microservices, and low traffic websites.
• Performance Improvements: Up to 70% higher compute performance, 1.25x higher network bandwidth, and 2.4x higher EBS bandwidth compared to T3 instances.
• CPU Credit System: Uses the same CPU credit system as T3 with Standard and Unlimited modes.
• Regions: Available in multiple regions across the US, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Canada.
• Pricing: Available via On-Demand instances, with Spot instances and Savings Plan option coming soon.

What to do

• Upgrade existing T3 instances to T8i for better price performance.
• Explore T8i instances for new workloads to reduce TCO.
• Check availability in your preferred region.

Source: AWS release notes

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