This article announces the launch of seventh-generation Amazon EC2 M7i-Flex and M7i general-purpose instances powered by custom Intel Xeon Scalable processors.

• M7i-Flex instances offer 19% better price/performance than M6i with 40% baseline CPU scaling to 95%
• M7i instances provide 15% better price/performance for high-demand workloads requiring full CPU utilization
• M7i-Flex available in 5 sizes; M7i available in 9 sizes plus 2 bare metal variants
• Up to 15% faster performance than comparable Intel processors from other cloud providers
• Built-in accelerators: AMX for deep learning, DSA for data movement, IAA for analytics, QAT for encryption
• M7i supports up to 128 EBS volumes versus 28 on M6i instances
• Available in US East, US West, and Europe Ireland regions with expansion planned
• Offered via On-Demand, Reserved Instance, Savings Plan, and Spot purchasing options

AWS launches M7i-Flex and M7i instances delivering improved performance and cost efficiency for general-purpose cloud workloads with advanced hardware acceleration capabilities.