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Amazon EC2 Hpc8a Instances powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors are now available

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This article announces the general availability of Amazon EC2 Hpc8a instances, powered by 5th Generation AMD EPYC processors for high-performance computing workloads.

  • Up to 40% higher performance and 42% greater memory bandwidth than Hpc7a instances
  • Up to 25% better price-performance compared to previous generation instances
  • 192 cores, 768 GiB memory, 300 Gbps Elastic Fabric Adapter networking
  • Available in single 96xlarge size with customizable core count at launch
  • Sixth-generation AWS Nitro cards for enhanced performance and security
  • Compatible with AWS ParallelCluster, AWS PCS, and Amazon FSx for Lustre
  • Now available in US East (Ohio) and Europe (Stockholm) regions
  • Purchasable as On-Demand Instances and Savings Plans

Hpc8a instances provide optimized performance for compute-intensive HPC workloads including simulations, weather modeling, and crash testing.

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