Amazon EC2 X8i Instances Expand to Europe with Enhanced Performance

AWS introduced EC2 X8i instances powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors in Milan and Spain regions, targeting memory-intensive workloads.

By Marcus Lane · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-08-27 · 1 min read

AI-ASSISTED REPORTING · RETROSPECTIVE ARCHIVE

Retrospective edition: 2026-08-27. Source published: 2026-08-27. 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 X8i instances, featuring exclusive custom Intel Xeon 6 CPUs, became available in the Europe (Milan) and Europe (Spain) regions. These instances offer up to 43% improved performance and substantially higher memory capacity and bandwidth compared to prior X2i instances.

Designed for workloads such as SAP HANA and large databases, X8i instances provide gains in SAPS, PostgreSQL, Memcached, and AI inference benchmarks. The instance family includes 14 sizes with bare metal options, catering to diverse enterprise-scale and memory-demanding applications.

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Amazon EC2 X8i instances are now available in additional regions ↗

Source published 2026-08-27. 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.