AWS Graviton4-based Amazon EC2 R8g instances: best price performance in Amazon EC2
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This article announces the general availability of AWS Graviton4-based Amazon EC2 R8g instances, which deliver up to 30% better performance than AWS Graviton3-based R7g instances for memory-intensive workloads.
Specifically, the article covers:
- Key features of AWS Graviton4 processors, including 64-bit Arm architecture and improved energy efficiency
- Specifications of R8g instances, offering up to 192 vCPUs, 1.5TB memory, 50Gbps network bandwidth, and 40Gbps EBS bandwidth
- Performance improvements observed by customers like Epic Games, SmugMug, and Honeycomb during the preview period
- Ideal use cases for R8g instances, such as containerized applications, databases, and large Java applications
- Availability of R8g instances in multiple AWS regions and purchase options like On-Demand, Reserved Instances, and Spot
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