Amazon EC2 C8i and C8i-flex instances became available in Mumbai, Seoul, and Tokyo regions, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors unique to AWS. These instances offer up to 15% better price-performance and 2.5x higher memory bandwidth compared to earlier Intel-based generations.
Performance improvements include up to 20% higher throughput than C7i instances with notable gains in AI, web, and in-memory caching workloads. The flex variant optimizes price-performance for varied compute needs. While AWS provides performance data, third-party independent benchmarks were not referenced in announcements.
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Amazon EC2 C8i and C8i-flex instances are now available in additional AWS regions ↗Source published 2026-01-07. This report was prepared with AI assistance from the linked primary-source material. Claims and limitations should be checked against the original announcement or research.