A company wants to run CPU-intensive workload across multiple Amazon EC2 instances. Which EC2 instance type should the company use to meet this requirement?

General purpose instances offer a balance of compute, memory, and networking resources, making them suitable for a broad range of applications but not specifically optimized for high CPU demands.

Compute optimized instances, such as the C-family, are specifically designed to deliver high-performance processors at a low price/performance ratio for compute-intensive applications. These instances provide high compute power and are ideal for workloads like high-performance web servers, scientific modeling, batch processing, and other CPU-bound tasks that require significant processing capabilities.

Memory optimized instances are designed for workloads that process large datasets in memory, such as in-memory databases, not primarily for CPU-intensive tasks.

Storage optimized instances are designed for workloads that require high sequential read and write access to very large datasets on local storage, like NoSQL databases or data warehousing applications.