AWS Compute Blog
Tag: AMD
Performance benefits of new Amazon EC2 R8a memory-optimized instances
Recently we announced the availability of Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) R8a instances, the latest addition to the AMD memory-optimized instance family. These instances are powered by the 5th Generation AMD EPYC (codename Turin) processors with a maximum frequency of 4.5 GHz. In this post I take these instances for a spin and benchmark MySQL later on, but first I discuss the top things you should know about these instances.
Tuning guide for AMD Amazon EC2 instances
Amazon EC2 offers AMD-based instances built on multiple generations of AMD EPYC processors. This post focuses on optimization strategies for the 3rd and 4th generation families, which provide enhanced capabilities for compute and memory-intensive workloads.
Deep dive on the new Amazon EC2 G4ad instances
This post is contributed by Amr Ragab, Senior Solutions Architect, Amazon EC2 The Amazon EC2 G4ad instance type is the latest addition to AWS’ portfolio of accelerated computing instance types. These instances are ideal for graphics-enabled and gaming workloads. They provide the best price performance for graphics intensive applications such as virtual workstations, gaming and […]


