Amazon EC2 launched C8i-flex instances in Europe (Ireland, London) and Asia Pacific (New Zealand). These instances, exclusive to AWS, utilize custom Intel Xeon 6 processors offering up to 15% better price-performance and 2.5 times more memory bandwidth compared to previous Intel-based instances.
C8i-flex provide up to 20% higher performance than prior generation C7i-flex instances, with specific workloads like NGINX, AI recommendation models, and Memcached achieving up to 60%, 40%, and 35% faster processing respectively. They suit compute-intensive applications needing flexible scaling from large to 16xlarge instance sizes.
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Amazon EC2 C8i-flex instances are now available in Europe (Ireland, London), and Asia Pacific (New Zealand) regions ↗Source published 2026-04-22. 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.