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Best performance and fastest memory with the new Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances

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AWS has announced the general availability of the new Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors with significant performance improvements:

  • Up to 20% better performance compared to previous R7i instances
  • 2.5 times higher memory throughput
  • Up to 15% better price performance
  • Scales up to 96xlarge with 384 vCPUs and 3TB memory
  • Ideal for memory-intensive workloads like databases, in-memory caches, and big data analytics

R8i-flex instances offer additional cost savings, providing up to 5% better price performance at 5% lower prices for workloads that don't fully utilize compute resources. Both instance types are available in multiple AWS regions and use the latest AWS Nitro Cards for improved network performance.



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