Amazon EC2 I7ie Instances Now Available in AWS Israel Region for Storage-Intensive Workloads

AWS launched I7ie instances, designed for high storage I/O performance, in the Tel Aviv region featuring 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors.

By Lydia Stone · Editorial pseudonym · 2026-09-18 · 1 min read

AI-ASSISTED REPORTING · RETROSPECTIVE ARCHIVE

Retrospective edition: 2026-09-18. Source published: 2026-09-18. 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.

I7ie instances deliver up to 40% better compute and 20% better price performance over I3en instances, offering up to 120 TB of local NVMe storage and enhanced random read/write performance suitable for large data sets. They support up to twice the vCPUs and memory of prior generations.

Powered by 3rd Gen AWS Nitro SSDs, these instances reduce storage I/O latency variability and increase bandwidth for EBS and networking. Available in nine sizes, they enable customers in Israel to handle storage-optimized workloads with improved efficiency.

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Source published 2026-09-18. 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.