Launched in multiple new regions, including Cape Town and Milan, the M8g instances provide up to 30% better performance over previous Graviton3-based instances. Designed for application servers, microservices, and gaming servers, they feature up to 3x more vCPUs and memory compared to M7g instances.
These instances utilize the AWS Nitro System for enhanced CPU virtualization and networking, delivering improved speed and energy efficiency. AWS claims up to 40% faster performance for databases and 45% for Java applications when compared with prior generation instances, though independent benchmarks may vary.
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Amazon EC2 M8g instances now available in additional regions ↗Source published 2026-03-04. 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.