EC2 C8i and C8i-flex instances powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors became available in Asia Pacific (Malaysia) and South America (Sao Paulo) Regions. These instances provide up to 15% better price-performance and 2.5x more memory bandwidth than prior Intel-based generations, enhancing performance notably on web servers, AI models, and caching.
The C8i line delivers up to 20% higher CPU performance than C7i instances, with substantial gains reported in web applications and machine learning tasks. Flexible sizing options support workloads that vary in resource utilization, while bare metal and very large instance sizes cater to enterprise-grade demands, expanding AWS's powerful compute portfolio globally.
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Amazon EC2 C8i and C8i-flex instances are now available in Asia Pacific (Malaysia) and South America (Sao Paulo) regions ↗Source published 2026-02-24. 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.