Amazon EC2 R8i Instances Now Available in Israel (Tel Aviv) Region
Amazon EC2 R8i instances are now generally available in the Israel (Tel Aviv) region. Powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, these instances offer up to 15% better price-performance and 2.5x more memory bandwidth compared to previous Intel-based generations. They deliver significant performance gains for memory-intensive workloads, including PostgreSQL databases, NGINX web applications, AI deep learning, and mission-critical SAP applications. Customers can provision R8i instances in 13 sizes, including bare metal, via Savings Plans, On-Demand, or Spot instances.
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- EC2 R8i Instances Now Available in Israel (Tel Aviv)
Amazon EC2 R8i instances, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, are now available in the Israel (Tel Aviv) region. These instances provide up to 15% better price-performance and 2.5x more memory bandwidth than prior Intel-based instances, with specific gains for memory-intensive workloads.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/08/amazon-ec2-r8i-israel-tel-aviv/
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