Amazon EC2 instances enhance EBS-optimized performance

AWS has announced an enhancement in Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) performance for its EC2 C8gn, M8gn, and R8gn instances, specifically in the 48xlarge and metal-48xl sizes. These instances, known for their network optimization, are powered by AWS Graviton4 processors and the latest 6th generation AWS Nitro Cards. With recent upgrades to the AWS Nitro System, the maximum EBS performance for these instances has been doubled. The EBS bandwidth has increased from 60 Gbps to 120 Gbps, and the input/output operations per second (IOPS) have been elevated from 240,000 to 480,000.

This improvement is particularly beneficial for customers who run network-intensive workloads that demand enhanced block storage performance, such as data analytics and high-performance file systems. The increased EBS performance is available at no additional cost for all existing and new C8gn, M8gn, and R8gn instances in the specified sizes that are launched from today onwards. Customers with running instances can take advantage of this upgrade by stopping and restarting their instances.

The enhanced EBS performance is accessible in all AWS regions where these instance types are generally available. For further information, interested parties can refer to the resources on Amazon C8gn, M8gn, and R8gn Instances and EBS-optimized instance types.