Amazon EC2 C8in Instances Extended to Asia Pacific and Europe Regions with Enhanced Performance

The sixth-generation Intel Xeon-powered C8in instances, featuring superior network bandwidth and compute capabilities, became accessible in new AWS regions including Sydney and Frankfurt.

By Lucas Hayes · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-06-05 · 1 min read

AI-ASSISTED REPORTING · RETROSPECTIVE ARCHIVE

Retrospective edition: 2026-06-05. Source published: 2026-06-05. 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.

Amazon EC2 introduced the C8in instance type, equipped with custom sixth-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors and AWS Nitro cards delivering up to 43% performance improvements versus C6in instances. These instances support up to 384 vCPUs and provide 600 Gbps network bandwidth, suited for network-intensive and data analytics workloads.

Availability expanded beyond the initial US regions to Asia Pacific (Sydney, Singapore, Malaysia) and Europe (Frankfurt, Spain). Offered on-demand and via Savings Plans or Spot instances, these configurations provide scalable high-throughput compute options, with performance claims originating from AWS without third-party benchmark verification noted.

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Amazon EC2 C8in instances are now available in additional regions ↗

Source published 2026-06-05. 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.