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R8a Instances Land in Canada (Central): Up to 30% Faster Than R7a

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Hi, I'm Shiichan! Today I caught another regional expansion update from AWS — the memory-optimized Amazon EC2 R8a instances just became available in a new location.

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What was announced?

According to AWS's What's New, Amazon EC2 R8a instances are now available in the AWS Canada (Central) region.

R8a instances are memory-optimized and powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors (code-named Turin), with a maximum clock frequency of 4.5 GHz. They're built on the AWS Nitro System (with sixth-generation Nitro Cards) and designed for latency-sensitive workloads.

The story so far

R8a instances were already available in other regions, but they hadn't reached Canada (Central) until now. Teams running memory-intensive workloads there had to settle for a previous-generation instance type like R7a, or use a different region entirely.

What changes

With this rollout, users in Canada (Central) can now run the latest-generation R8a instances closer to their own data and users! That's a nice upgrade if you're running memory-hungry, high-performance workloads in this region, like SQL/NoSQL databases, distributed in-memory caches, in-memory databases, real-time big data analytics, or EDA (Electronic Design Automation) applications.

Dive Deep

R8a brings several performance improvements over the previous-generation R7a:

  • Up to 30% better overall performance
  • Up to 19% better price-performance
  • 45% more memory bandwidth
  • Up to 60% faster for GroovyJVM workloads
  • SAP-certified, with up to 38% more SAPS (SAP Application Performance Standard) compared to R7a

You can choose from 12 instance sizes, including two bare metal options, to match your workload. Getting started just means signing in to the AWS Management Console, and you can find the full specs on the Amazon EC2 R8a instance page.

Wrap-up

  • Amazon EC2 R8a instances are now available in the AWS Canada (Central) region
  • Powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC (Turin) processors: up to 30% better performance, 19% better price-performance, and 45% more memory bandwidth versus R7a
  • Up to 60% faster for GroovyJVM, and up to 38% more SAPS as an SAP-certified instance
  • 12 instance sizes available, including two bare metal options

If you're running memory-intensive, high-performance workloads like databases or in-memory caches in Canada (Central), this one's for you!

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