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Amazon Web Services announced that EC2 C8g instances, featuring AWS Graviton4 processors, are now accessible in AWS Europe (Paris), AWS Africa (Cape Town), AWS Israel (Tel Aviv), and AWS Canada West (Calgary) regions. This expansion follows the initial launch in select regions, providing customers with additional geographic options for deploying compute-heavy workloads. The instances are designed to support tasks such as high-performance computing, batch processing, and machine learning inference, leveraging the performance improvements of Graviton4 processors over previous generations.

The new C8g instances deliver up to 30% better performance compared to Graviton3-based instances, with AWS citing gains of up to 40% for databases, 30% for web applications, and 45% for large Java applications. Built on the AWS Nitro System, these instances offload virtualization, storage, and networking functions to dedicated hardware, enhancing both performance and security. They are available in 12 sizes, including two bare metal options, with enhanced networking bandwidth of up to 50 Gbps and EBS bandwidth of up to 40 Gbps.

AWS Graviton4 processors powering the C8g instances are positioned as the most energy-efficient option for a wide range of EC2 workloads, offering larger instance sizes with up to three times more vCPUs and memory than Graviton3-based C7g instances. The instances are tailored for compute-intensive applications, including scientific modeling, distributed analytics, and CPU-based machine learning inference, where performance and efficiency are critical.

Customers can deploy C8g instances immediately in the newly supported regions through the AWS Management Console. For further details on pricing, specifications, and use cases, AWS directs users to the dedicated EC2 C8g instances page. The expansion reflects AWS’s ongoing effort to provide scalable, high-performance compute resources across a broader global footprint.