AWSChanny Yun (윤석찬)3 min readrelease notesintro
New low-cost burstable Amazon EC2 T8i instances are generally available
Summary
AWS announced general availability of T8i burstable EC2 instances, which use 6th‑gen Intel Xeon and Nitro to deliver up to 30% better price performance and up to 70% higher compute than T3. They come in four tiny sizes, keep the same CPU‑credit model, and target low‑to‑moderate workloads.
- T8i instances use sixth‑generation Intel Xeon (Granite Rapids) and Nitro, offering up to 30% better price performance versus T3.
- They provide up to 70% higher compute, 1.25× network, and 2.4× EBS bandwidth compared to T3.
- Four sizes (nano, micro, small, medium) each have 2 vCPUs with memory ratios from 1:0.25 to 1:1 and defined baseline/credit rates.
- The CPU‑credit system and unlimited mode remain the same as T3, making migration a drop‑in replacement.
Teams running low‑to‑moderate CPU workloads can cut costs while gaining better performance by switching to T8i burstable instances.
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