AWS is announcing the general availability of new memory-optimized Amazon EC2 R8a instances. R8a instances, feature 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors (formerly code named Turin) with a maximum frequency of 4.5 GHz, deliver up to 30% higher performance, and up to 19% better price-performance compared to R7a instances.
R8a instances deliver 45% more memory bandwidth compared to R7a instances, making these instances ideal for latency sensitive workloads. Compared to Amazon EC2 R7a instances, R8a instances provide up to 60% faster performance for GroovyJVM, allowing higher request throughput and better response times for business-critical applications.
Built on the AWS Nitro System using sixth generation Nitro Cards, R8a instances are ideal for high performance, memory-intensive workloads, such as SQL and NoSQL databases, distributed web scale in-memory caches, in-memory databases, real-time big data analytics, and Electronic Design Automation (EDA) applications. R8a instances offer 12 sizes including 2 bare metal sizes. Amazon EC2 R8a instances are SAP-certified, and providing 38% more SAPS compared to R7a instances.
R8a instances are available in the following AWS Regions: US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), and US West (Oregon) regions. To get started, sign in to the AWS Management Console. Customers can purchase these instances via Savings Plans, On-Demand instances, and Spot instances. For more information visit the Amazon EC2 R8a instance page.
Categories: marketing:marchitecture/compute,general:products/amazon-ec2
Source: Amazon Web Services
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