Amazon EC2 I8ge instances, powered by AWS Graviton4 CPUs and advanced Nitro SSDs, became available in the Europe (London) and Canada (Central) regions. These instances provide up to 60% better compute performance and up to 55% improved storage throughput per terabyte compared to previous Graviton2-based storage-optimized instances. They support up to 120 TB of local NVMe storage with significantly reduced latency and variability.
Ideal for workloads requiring fast, consistent access to large datasets, I8ge instances come in eleven sizes, including metal options, and deliver up to 180 Gbps network bandwidth and 60 Gbps dedicated EBS bandwidth. This combination facilitates high-performance storage-intensive applications across multiple AWS regions.
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Amazon EC2 I8ge instances are now generally available in additional AWS regions ↗Source published 2026-07-23. 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.