The U7i-8TB EC2 instances, part of AWS’s seventh generation powered by custom Intel Sapphire Rapids CPUs, offer 448 vCPUs and up to 100 Gbps networking and storage bandwidth. They target high-demand, mission-critical in-memory workloads like SAP HANA, Oracle, and SQL Server databases, promising up to 45% better price performance than prior U-1 instances.
Availability in the Paris region extends AWS’s infrastructure for customers requiring large memory footprints and high throughput. These instances enable faster data processing and backups, essential for growing data environments requiring both scale and speed in transactional workloads.
Source & further reading
Amazon EC2 High Memory U7i-8TB instances now available in AWS Europe (Paris) region ↗Source published 2026-06-11. 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.