Amazon EC2 X8i Instances Now Available in Europe (Stockholm) for Memory-Intensive Workloads

AWS launched high-performance X8i instances with enhanced memory capacity and bandwidth in the Stockholm region for demanding enterprise applications.

By Diana Quinn · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-02-12 · 1 min read

AI-ASSISTED REPORTING · RETROSPECTIVE ARCHIVE

Retrospective edition: 2026-02-12. Source published: 2026-02-12. Added to this archive: 2026-11-03. This briefing was prepared later from the linked announcement; it was not published on this website on the historical edition date.

Amazon EC2 X8i instances, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors exclusive to AWS, became generally available in Europe (Stockholm). These memory-optimized instances support up to 6TB memory and offer up to 43% better performance and 3.3x memory bandwidth relative to previous X2i generations.

Designed for large databases, SAP HANA, data analytics, and electronic design automation, X8i instances improve PostgreSQL, Memcached, and AI inference performance significantly. They come in 14 sizes, including bare metal, catering to extensive enterprise and computational needs in this AWS region.

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Amazon EC2 X8i instances are now available in Europe (Stockholm) ↗

Source published 2026-02-12. 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.