Amazon EC2 M8a instances now available in Mumbai region
Amazon EC2 M8a instances, powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors, are now available in the Asia Pacific (Mumbai) region. These instances offer up to 30% higher performance and improved price-performance over M7a instances, making them suitable for latency-sensitive and demanding workloads. They are available in 12 sizes, including bare metal options, and are ideal for applications like financial services, gaming, and caching.
- →M8a instances available in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) region
- →SAP-certified instances with flexible sizing
- →Improved performance and memory bandwidth
- →Benchmark performance gains for specific workloads
- →Ideal for high-performance and high-throughput applications
Features (2) ›
- M8a instances available in Asia Pacific (Mumbai) region
General-purpose Amazon EC2 M8a instances are now available in the AWS Asia Pacific (Mumbai) region. These instances are powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors and offer significant performance and price-performance improvements over M7a instances.
- SAP-certified instances with flexible sizing
The M8a instances are SAP-certified and come in 12 sizes, including two bare metal options, allowing customers to precisely match their workload requirements.
Enhancements (3) ›
- Improved performance and memory bandwidth
M8a instances deliver up to 30% higher performance and up to 19% better price-performance compared to M7a instances. They also offer 45% more memory bandwidth, benefiting latency-sensitive workloads.
- Benchmark performance gains for specific workloads
M8a instances show significant speedups on benchmarks, including up to 60% faster for GroovyJVM and up to 39% faster for Cassandra compared to M7a instances.
- Ideal for high-performance and high-throughput applications
Built on AWS Nitro Cards, these instances are suited for financial applications, gaming, rendering, application servers, simulation modeling, mid-size data stores, development environments, and caching fleets.
Notes (1) ›
- Flexible purchasing options available
Customers can acquire M8a instances via Savings Plans, On-Demand instances, and Spot instances through the AWS Management Console.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/06/amazon-ec2-m8a-instances-asia-pacific-mumbai-region/