Amazon EC2 instances enhance EBS performance for C8gn, M8gn, and R8gn models
AWS has improved Amazon EBS performance for EC2 C8gn, M8gn, and R8gn instances, doubling the EBS bandwidth and IOPS. This enhancement is available at no extra cost.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced an improvement in the performance of Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) for its EC2 C8gn, M8gn, and R8gn instances, specifically in the 48xlarge and metal-48xl sizes. These instances, known for being optimized for network performance, are powered by AWS Graviton4 processors and the latest sixth-generation AWS Nitro Cards. With recent upgrades to the AWS Nitro System, the maximum EBS performance for these instances has been doubled. Previously, these instances offered 60 Gbps of EBS bandwidth and 240,000 IOPS, but with the new enhancements, they now provide 120 Gbps of EBS bandwidth and 480,000 IOPS.
This improvement is particularly beneficial for customers who operate network-intensive workloads that also require high-performance block storage, such as those involved in data analytics and high-performance file systems. The enhanced EBS performance is available at no extra cost to all existing and new C8gn, M8gn, and R8gn instances in the specified sizes launched from today onwards. Customers with running instances can take advantage of this upgrade by simply stopping and restarting their instances.
The increased EBS performance is accessible across all AWS regions where these instance types are currently available. For further information, users can refer to the documentation on Amazon C8gn, M8gn, and R8gn Instances and EBS-optimized instance types.