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New low-cost burstable Amazon EC2 T8i instances are generally available

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First reported · 36d ago · 1 source

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Summary

AWS launched Amazon EC2 T8i burstable instances, powered by custom sixth-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors (Granite Rapids) and available only on AWS. AWS says they offer up to 30% better price performance than the prior T3 generation.

Key facts

  • T8i instances are generally available as of 2026-09-17.
  • They run on custom sixth generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processors (Granite Rapids).
  • AWS claims up to 30% better price performance over the previous T3 generation.
  • T8i is available only on AWS.

Why it matters

Teams running burstable workloads get a lower-cost EC2 option with AWS's claimed price-performance gain over T3, but the custom silicon means the instances cannot be sourced from other clouds.

Companies

Technologies

  • Amazon EC2 T8iproduct
  • Granite Rapidsproduct
  • Intel Xeon Scalable Processorsproduct

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  1. AWS News BlogOfficial · Primary
    New low-cost burstable Amazon EC2 T8i instances are generally available · By Channy Yun (윤석찬)
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