Amazon EC2 C8id, M8id, and R8id instances with up to 22.8 TB local NVMe storage are generally available

This article announces the general availability of Amazon EC2 C8id, M8id, and R8id instances with up to 22.8TB of local NVMe storage.

• C8id, M8id, R8id instances offer 3x more vCPUs, memory, and local storage than sixth-generation instances
• Up to 43% higher compute performance and 3.3x more memory bandwidth versus previous generation
• Scale up to 96xlarge with 384 vCPUs, 3TiB memory, and 22.8TB local storage
• C8id ideal for compute-intensive workloads like video encoding and media processing
• M8id best for balanced compute/memory with high-speed local storage needs
• R8id designed for memory-intensive workloads like databases and data analytics
• Support Instance Bandwidth Configuration for flexible network and EBS allocation
• Available in US East, US West, and Europe (Frankfurt) regions
• Purchasable as On-Demand, Savings Plans, Spot, Dedicated Instances, or Dedicated Hosts

These new instances provide significant performance improvements and storage capacity for demanding workloads requiring high-speed local storage and processing power.