AWS Launches Next-Generation M8i and M8i-Flex EC2 Instances
SEATTLE – november 29, 2023 – Amazon Web Services (AWS) today announced the general availability of its new M8i and M8i-Flex Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) instances, offering customers enhanced price performance for a broad range of workloads. The instances, powered by 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, deliver a meaningful leap in compute capabilities and are designed to seamlessly integrate with existing applications.
These new instances arrive as businesses increasingly seek to optimize cloud spending while maintaining-or improving-application performance. The M8i and M8i-Flex instances provide a compelling upgrade path for users of earlier generation general-purpose instances, requiring no application or workload modifications. They are notably well-suited for web and application servers, microservices, gaming, and advancement environments, offering substantial cost savings and improved efficiency.
The M8i instances are available in sizes ranging from 8 vCPUs to 96 vCPUs, with memory options from 32 GiB to 384 GiB.M8i-Flex instances offer even greater adaptability, allowing customers to independently scale compute and memory resources. A representative M8i-Flex instance, the 8i-flex.16xlarge, features 128 vCPUs, 512 GiB of memory, and supports up to 30 EBS-optimized volumes and up to 20 network interfaces.
Currently,the M8i and M8i-Flex instances are available in four AWS Regions: US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (Oregon), and Europe (Spain). Purchasing options include On-Demand,Savings Plan,and Spot instances,with M8i instances also available through Dedicated Instances and Dedicated Hosts.
Customers can begin utilizing the new instances today via the Amazon EC2 console. Further details on pricing and specifications can be found on the Amazon EC2 Pricing page, and feedback is encouraged through AWS re:Post for EC2 or standard AWS Support channels.
