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Amazon EC2 R8a Instances Now Available in Asia Pacific (Taipei)

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Amazon EC2 R8a instances, featuring 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors, are now generally available in the Asia Pacific (Taipei) region. These instances provide up to 30% higher performance and 19% better price-performance compared to R7a instances, along with 45% more memory bandwidth. They are designed for high-performance, memory-intensive workloads such as SQL/NoSQL databases, in-memory caches, real-time analytics, and Electronic Design Automation. R8a instances are SAP-certified and offered in 12 sizes, including bare metal options.

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  • EC2 R8a Instances Available in Asia Pacific (Taipei)

    Amazon EC2 R8a instances, powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors (formerly Turin), are now available in the Asia Pacific (Taipei) region. These instances offer up to 30% higher performance, 19% better price-performance, and 45% more memory bandwidth than R7a instances, built on the AWS Nitro System. They are suitable for memory-intensive workloads like databases, real-time analytics, and EDA, and are SAP-certified, providing 12 sizes including bare metal options.

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