Amazon EC2 X8i instances, featuring custom Intel Xeon 6 processors exclusive to AWS, launched in additional Asia Pacific and GovCloud regions. Compared with prior X2i instances, X8i delivers significant gains in memory capacity, bandwidth, and compute performance, targeting memory-heavy workloads like SAP HANA, large databases, and EDA.
Performance improvements over predecessors include up to 50% higher SAPS and marked speedups in PostgreSQL, Memcached, and AI inference tasks. Offering 14 sizes including bare-metal options, these SAP-certified instances provide scalable options for demanding applications requiring high memory throughput in the cloud.
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Amazon EC2 X8i instances are now available in additional regions ↗Source published 2026-05-26. 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.