SourceAmazon EC2 R8a instances are now available in Asia Pacific (Taipei) region
Amazon EC2 R8a instances featuring 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors are now available in the Asia Pacific (Taipei) region. These instances are designed to improve performance and price-performance compared to previous R7a instances.
Why it matters
Businesses in the Taipei region can run memory-intensive workloads like databases and analytics with faster response times and better cost-efficiency. This allows business-critical applications to handle higher request throughput.
The details
- R8a instances offer up to 30% higher performance than R7a instances.
- They feature a maximum frequency of 4.5 GHz and 45% more memory bandwidth.
- Available in 12 sizes, including two bare metal options.
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AWS owns Amazon EC2 R8a
AWS offers Amazon EC2 R8a instances.
AMD owns 5th Gen AMD EPYC Processors
AMD designs and manufactures 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors.
Amazon EC2 R8a is a partner of SAP
Amazon EC2 R8a instances are SAP-certified, providing 38% more SAPS compared to R7a instances.
AWS owns Amazon EC2 R7a
AWS offers Amazon EC2 R7a instances as the prior-generation compute baseline.
AWS owns AWS Nitro System
AWS developed and operates the AWS Nitro System.
AWS owns AWS Nitro Cards
AWS manufactures and uses sixth-generation Nitro Cards in the AWS Nitro System.
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Amazon EC2 R8a is built with 5th Gen AMD EPYC Processors
Amazon EC2 R8a instances feature 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors with a maximum frequency of 4.5 GHz.
Amazon EC2 R8a is built with AWS Nitro System
Amazon EC2 R8a instances are built on the AWS Nitro System.
Amazon EC2 R8a is built with AWS Nitro Cards
Amazon EC2 R8a instances use sixth generation Nitro Cards.
Amazon EC2 R8a competes with Amazon EC2 R7a
Amazon EC2 R8a instances deliver up to 30% higher performance and 19% better price-performance compared to R7a instances.
AWS Management Console is related to Amazon EC2 R8a
Users can sign in to the AWS Management Console to get started with Amazon EC2 R8a instances.
AWS partners with AMD to utilize 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors in EC2 R8a instances.
AWS partners with SAP to offer SAP-certified Amazon EC2 R8a instances.
Amazon EC2 R8a is related to Electronic Design Automation
Amazon EC2 R8a instances are ideal for memory-intensive workloads, including Electronic Design Automation (EDA) applications.
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Amazon EC2 R8a instances launch in Asia Pacific (Taipei) region
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