Announcing new high performance computing Amazon EC2 Hpc8a instances
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This article announces the general availability of Amazon EC2 Hpc8a instances, the next generation of high-performance computing optimized instances powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors.
- Up to 40% higher performance than Hpc7a instances
- Up to 25% better price-performance ratio
- 192 cores, 768 GiB memory, 300 Gbps EFA network bandwidth
- 42% higher memory bandwidth than Hpc7a
- Optimized for tightly coupled HPC workloads like CFD and simulations
- Available in US East (Ohio) and Europe (Stockholm)
- Purchasable via Savings Plans or On-Demand instances
Hpc8a instances deliver significant performance improvements for compute-intensive, latency-sensitive HPC workloads while optimizing costs.
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