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Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances are now available in additional AWS regions

Regional Expansion



This article announces the expansion of Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances to three additional AWS regions.

  • R8i and R8i-flex instances now available in Sydney, Canada Central, and US West N. California
  • Powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors exclusive to AWS
  • Offer 15% better price-performance and 2.5x more memory bandwidth than previous generation
  • Deliver 20% higher performance than R7i instances
  • Up to 30% faster for PostgreSQL, 60% faster for NGINX, 40% faster for AI models
  • R8i-flex targets memory-intensive workloads with common sizes (large to 16xlarge)
  • R8i offers 13 sizes including new 96xlarge and bare metal options
  • R8i instances SAP-certified with highest aSAPS performance for mission-critical workloads
  • Available via Savings Plans, On-Demand, and Spot instances

R8i and R8i-flex instances provide enhanced performance and memory bandwidth for memory-intensive workloads across additional regions.



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