AMD EPYC™ Processor Offerings Continue to Grow at AWS With New Instances for General Purpose Compute

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AMD has announced the general availability of Amazon EC2 M6a instances powered by 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors. These instances offer up to 35% better price performance compared to the previous M5a instances and a 10% lower cost than similar x86-based instances. The M6a instances support various workloads and come in ten sizes, offering enhanced scalability and networking capabilities. Available in multiple regions, they represent a significant advancement in cloud computing performance, reflecting AMD's momentum in the industry.

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• M6a instances offer up to 35% better price performance compared to previous M5a instances.
• 10% lower cost than comparable x86-based EC2 instances.
• Enhanced scalability with new sizes including 48xlarge with up to 192 vCPUs and 768 GiB memory.
• Supports a wide range of workloads, improving AMD's market position.

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— Amazon EC2 M6a instances are powered by 3^rd Gen AMD EPYC™ and offer up to 35 percent better price performance than the previous generation for general-purpose workloads —

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Nov. 30, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS) has expanded its AMD EPYC™ processor-based offerings with the general availability of general-purpose Amazon EC2 M6a instances. The M6a instances are powered by 3^rd Gen AMD EPYC processors delivering, according to AWS, up to 35% better price-performance compared to the previous M5a instances and a 10% lower cost than comparable x86-based EC2 instances.

“Our 3^rd Gen AMD EPYC processors provide Amazon EC2 users excellent scalability and impressive price-performance compared to previous generation Amazon EC2 M5a instances. This announcement shows our strong collaboration as well as highlights our overall momentum in cloud infrastructure,” said Lynn Comp, corporate vice president, Cloud Business, AMD. “Our work with AWS exemplifies our commitment to giving end users innovation and performance for their cloud environments and workloads.”

“Amazon EC2 M6a instances, powered by 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors, are designed to provide our customers with a balance of compute, memory, storage, and network resources and deliver up to 35% better price performance than the previous generation M5a instances,” said David Brown, vice president, Amazon EC2, AWS. “Our continued collaboration with AMD enables AWS to meet customer demand and provide our users with flexibility, scalability, and compelling performance and price-performance for their general-purpose workloads.”

The Amazon EC2 M6a instances are the first EC2 instances powered by 3^rd Gen AMD EPYC CPUs, which are to be followed by additional instances going forward. Compared to the existing M5a instances, M6a takes advantage of the new ‘Zen 3’ core for better price-performance, and more core density to meet customer demands for increased scalability.

The M6a instances are also:

• SAP-Certified and ideal for workloads such as web and application servers, back-end servers supporting enterprise applications, micro-services, multi-player gaming servers, caching fleets, as well as for application development environments.
• Available in ten sizes, with two more instance sizes than M5a (32xlarge and 48xlarge). The 48xlarge size has up to 192 vCPUs and 768 GiB of memory, which is twice that of the largest M5a instance.
• Available with up to 50 Gbps networking bandwidth, and 40 Gbps to the Amazon Elastic Block Store, which is more than twice that of M5a instances
• Built on the AWS Nitro System, a combination of dedicated hardware and lightweight hypervisor, which delivers nearly all of the compute and memory resources of the host hardware to the instances.

The latest AWS M6a instances powered by 3^rd Gen AMD EPYC processors are available today in AWS US East (Northern Virginia), US West (Oregon), Europe (Ireland), and Asia Pacific (Mumbai) Regions. AWS customers can visit the M6a instances landing page to get started.

Supporting Resources

• Read the Amazon EC2 blog on M6a instances
• Learn more about AMD EPYC Processors
• Visit the Amazon EC2 M6a instances product detail page
• Follow AMD on Twitter
• Connect with AMD on LinkedIn
  

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FAQ

What are Amazon EC2 M6a instances powered by AMD EPYC processors?

Amazon EC2 M6a instances are a new offering from AWS powered by 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors, providing improved price performance for cloud workloads.

When were the M6a instances made available?

The Amazon EC2 M6a instances were announced on Nov. 30, 2021, and are available today in various AWS regions.

How do M6a instances compare to M5a instances?

M6a instances deliver up to 35% better price performance and are 10% lower in cost than the previous M5a instances.

What workloads can utilize M6a instances?

M6a instances are ideal for web servers, application servers, micro-services, and enterprise applications.

Which regions are M6a instances available in?

M6a instances are available in AWS regions including US East (Northern Virginia), US West (Oregon), Europe (Ireland), and Asia Pacific (Mumbai).