Amazon EC2 X8i instances now available in additional regions
Amazon EC2 X8i instances offer up to 43% higher performance and 1.5x more memory capacity compared to previous generation X2i instances, targeting memory-intensive workloads
Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) X8i instances are now available in the Asia Pacific (Seoul), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), and Asia Pacific (Tokyo) regions. Powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors exclusive to AWS, these instances are SAP-certified and deliver the highest performance and fastest memory bandwidth among comparable Intel processors in the cloud. They offer up to 43% higher performance, 1.5x more memory capacity (up to 6TB), and 3.3x more memory bandwidth compared to previous generation X2i instances. Designed for memory-intensive workloads such as SAP HANA, large databases, data analytics, and Electronic Design Automation (EDA), X8i instances provide 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. Available in 14 sizes ranging from large to 96xlarge, including two bare metal options. X8i instances can be purchased via Savings Plans, On-Demand, and Spot instances.