--- title: Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-Flex instances are now available... description: Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, are now available in the AWS Canada West (Calgary) region. Compared to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-ec2-r8i-and-r8i-flex-instances-are-now-available-in-canada-west-calgary-region-13k1ayql1 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-Flex instances are now available in Canada West (Calgary) region | daily.dev og:description: Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, are now available in the AWS Canada West (Calgary) region. Compared to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-ec2-r8i-and-r8i-flex-instances-are-now-available-in-canada-west-calgary-region-13k1ayql1 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/13k1aYQl1.png og:image:alt: Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-Flex instances are now available in Canada West (Calgary) region og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-Flex instances are now available in Canada West (Calgary) region **[AWS](https://daily.dev/sources/aws)** · 2 min read · 1 upvotes · 2 comments ## Summary Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, are now available in the AWS Canada West (Calgary) region. Compared to previous-generation R7i instances, they deliver up to 15% better price-performance, 2.5x more memory bandwidth, 20% higher general performance, up to 30% faster PostgreSQL, 60% faster NGINX, and 40% faster AI recommendation model workloads. R8i-flex targets memory-intensive workloads with common sizes up to 16xlarge, while R8i offers 13 sizes including bare metal and a new 96xlarge option, and is SAP-certified with 142,100 aSAPS. Instances can be purchased via Savings Plans, On-Demand, or Spot pricing. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What performance improvements do AWS R8i instances offer compared to R7i instances? R8i instances deliver 20% higher performance than R7i instances overall, with workload-specific gains including up to 30% faster PostgreSQL database performance, up to 60% faster NGINX web application performance, and up to 40% faster AI deep learning recommendation model performance. They also offer up to 15% better price-performance and 2.5x more memory bandwidth compared to previous generation Intel-based instances. _Teams weighing an EC2 instance upgrade can track AWS performance changes like these on daily.dev._ ### What is the difference between R8i and R8i-flex EC2 instances? R8i-flex instances are memory-optimized Flex instances offering the most common sizes from large to 16xlarge, designed as an easy first choice for memory-intensive applications that don't fully use all compute resources. R8i instances offer 13 sizes including 2 bare metal options and a new 96xlarge size, suited for workloads needing the largest instances or continuous high CPU usage. _Choosing between AWS instance families is easier when tracking updates like this on daily.dev._ ### Are AWS R8i instances certified for SAP workloads? Yes, R8i instances are SAP-certified and deliver 142,100 aSAPS, described as the highest among comparable machines in both on-premises and cloud environments, making them suited for mission-critical SAP workloads. _Engineers evaluating SAP infrastructure options can follow instance certification news on daily.dev._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@taiwofrancis** · 0 upvotes > AWS keeps making these instance upgrades harder to ignore. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-Flex instances are now available in Europe \(Milan\) region](https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-ec2-r8i-and-r8i-flex-instances-are-now-available-in-europe-milan-region-o710t6red) · AWS · 6 upvotes · 2 comments - [Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances are now available in additional regions](https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-ec2-r8i-and-r8i-flex-instances-are-now-available-in-additional-regions-cxpsleajg) · AWS · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances are now available in AWS GovCloud \(US-West\) Region](https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-ec2-r8i-and-r8i-flex-instances-are-now-available-in-aws-govcloud-us-west-region-6thodwvtv) · AWS · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Amazon EC2 C8i and C8i-flex instances are now available in Europe \(Paris\), Canada \(Central\), and US West \(N. California\) regions](https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-ec2-c8i-and-c8i-flex-instances-are-now-available-in-europe-paris-canada-central-and-us--alsljc9vu) · AWS · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#cloud](https://daily.dev/tags/cloud), [#aws](https://daily.dev/tags/aws), [#aws-ec2](https://daily.dev/tags/aws-ec2) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-ec2-r8i-and-r8i-flex-instances-are-now-available-in-canada-west-calgary-region-13k1ayql1) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-Flex instances are now available in Canada West (Calgary) region","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-ec2-r8i-and-r8i-flex-instances-are-now-available-in-canada-west-calgary-region-13k1ayql1","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/amazon-ec2-r8i-and-r8i-flex-instances-are-now-available-in-canada-west-calgary-region-13k1ayql1"},"datePublished":"2026-08-17T19:03:35.612Z","dateModified":"2026-09-13T21:23:01.422Z","description":"Amazon EC2 R8i and R8i-flex instances, powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, are now available in the AWS Canada West (Calgary) region. 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