The M8i and M8i-flex instances offer up to 15% better price-performance and 2.5x more memory bandwidth compared to previous Intel-based instances. They provide up to 20% higher performance versus the M7i series, showing particularly strong gains in workloads like PostgreSQL databases, web applications, and AI deep learning recommendation systems.
M8i-flex instances supply various sizes optimized for general-purpose workloads that do not constantly fully utilize compute resources, while M8i instances serve users requiring continuous high CPU usage and large instance sizes, including SAP-certified configurations. The new availability in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud (Germany) region expands customer access to these instance types.
Source & further reading
Amazon EC2 M8i and M8i-flex instances are now available in additional regions ↗Source published 2026-09-25. 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.