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Announcing New Compute-Optimized Amazon EC2 C8a Instances

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This article announces the general availability of AWS's new compute-optimized Amazon EC2 C8a instances powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors.

  • Up to 30% higher performance than C7a instances with 4.5 GHz max frequency
  • Up to 19% better price-performance compared to C7a instances
  • 33% more memory bandwidth than C7a for latency-sensitive workloads
  • Up to 57% faster for GroovyJVM, improving Java application response times
  • 12 instance sizes available including 2 bare metal options
  • Ideal for batch processing, HPC, analytics, ad serving, gaming, video encoding
  • Available in US East (N. Virginia), US East (Ohio), US West (Oregon)
  • Purchasable via Savings Plans, On-Demand, and Spot instances

C8a instances provide significant performance improvements for compute-intensive workloads with flexible sizing and purchasing options.



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