Amazon EC2 R8a Instances Now Available in Canada (Central) Region
Amazon EC2 R8a instances, featuring 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors and built on the AWS Nitro System, are now available in the Canada (Central) Region. These instances offer up to 30% higher performance and 19% better price-performance compared to R7a instances, alongside 45% more memory bandwidth. They are ideal for high-performance, memory-intensive workloads such as SQL/NoSQL databases, in-memory caches, real-time big data analytics, and Electronic Design Automation (EDA). The R8a instances are SAP-certified and provide 12 sizes, including bare metal options.
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- EC2 R8a instances now available in Canada (Central) region
Amazon EC2 R8a instances, powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC processors (Turin) with 4.5 GHz maximum frequency, deliver up to 30% higher performance and 19% better price-performance than R7a instances. They offer 45% more memory bandwidth, making them suitable for latency-sensitive and memory-intensive applications such as databases, in-memory caches, real-time big data analytics, and EDA. R8a instances are SAP-certified, providing 38% more SAPS than R7a instances, and come in 12 sizes, including two bare metal options.
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/08/amazon-ec2-r8a-instances-canada-central/
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