Amazon EC2 C8i Instances Arrive in Europe and Asia Pacific with High Memory Bandwidth

AWS rolled out C8i instances with Intel Xeon 6 processors, enhancing memory bandwidth and performance for demanding workloads.

By Sofia Reed · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-04-22 · 1 min read

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Retrospective edition: 2026-04-22. Source published: 2026-04-22. 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.

C8i instances, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors exclusive to AWS, became available in Europe (Ireland) and Asia Pacific (New Zealand). These instances boast up to 15% superior price-performance and 2.5 times faster memory bandwidth than previous generations.

Offering 13 sizes including bare metal and a new 96xlarge, the C8i family targets memory-intensive applications and continuous high CPU usage. They deliver up to 60% faster processing in web applications and significantly better AI, caching, and enterprise application performance compared to C7i instances.

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Amazon EC2 C8i instances are now available in Europe (Ireland) 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.