{"id":13981,"date":"2022-08-22T09:30:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T09:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.cloudthat.com\/?p=13981"},"modified":"2024-06-25T10:55:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T10:55:33","slug":"achieve-25-better-compute-performance-with-aws-graviton-processor","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.cloudthat.com\/resources\/blog\/achieve-25-better-compute-performance-with-aws-graviton-processor","title":{"rendered":"Achieve 25% Better Compute Performance with AWS Graviton Processor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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TABLE OF CONTENT<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

1. Overview<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2. Benefits of using AWS Graviton<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3. Working of Graviton3 Processor<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4. EC2 Instances powered by AWS Graviton Processors<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5. AWS Services that support Graviton<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6. AWS Graviton vs Intel<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7. AWS and NVIDIA Collaboration <\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8. Graviton3 Powered Instances<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9. Pricing<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10. Role of Graviton3 processor in Sustainability Pillar<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11. Conclusion<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12. About CloudThat<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13. FAQs<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Overview<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

AWS Graviton processors are custom-built and designed by AWS to deliver the best price-performance for our cloud workloads. Graviton was launched in 2019, and we have three generations as of now. Graviton 3 is the latest processor which AWS introduced in reInvent 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n

Graviton 2 processor performs better compared to the first generation of Graviton processors. It supports various general-purpose, compute-optimized, memory-optimized, storage-optimized, and accelerated computing workloads.<\/span><\/p>\n

Graviton 3 processors are the latest ones in the Graviton family of AWS. It provides 25% better compute performance, two times the high floating-point performance, and cryptographic workload performance compared to earlier versions of the Graviton processor. It is 3x faster compared to Graviton 2. Graviton 3 supports DDR5 memory type, which provides 50% more memory bandwidth compared to Graviton 2 processor, which has DDR4.<\/span><\/p>\n

Benefits of using AWS Graviton<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  1. Cost-Effective:<\/strong> Graviton processors are based on Arm architecture, which is like System on Chip (SoC). It consumes less power, and it results in low cost.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Eco-System Support:<\/strong> It supports a Linux-based operating system. It includes Amazon Linux 2, SUSE, and RedHat.<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Effective CPU Power:<\/strong> Graviton processor offers up to 3.45% higher performance.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. General Purpose<\/strong>: Graviton processor helps us improve the efficiency of servers, micro-services, data storing processes, and cluster computing.<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Networking:<\/strong> It offers enhanced C6gn network support and can boost up to 100Gbps network capabilities of Elastic Fabric Operator.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Working of Graviton3 Processor<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

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    All the 64 cores on the Graviton3 are in the center and then broke off the DDR5 memory controllers, including memory encryption and PCI-Express 5.0 peripheral controllers that separate them from the cores. The two PCI-Express 5.0 controllers at the bottom of the package and four DDR5 memory controllers, two on each side. Graviton3 is the first server chip to support DDR5 memory, and it also has 50 % more bandwidth than the DDR4 memory commonly used in servers today.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    EC2 Instances powered by AWS Graviton Processors<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

    General Purpose:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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    1. M6g, M6gd:\u00a0Best price performance for general purpose workloads with balanced compute, memory, and networking and is powered by Graviton 2.<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. T4g:\u00a0Best price performance for burstable general-purpose workloads and is powered by Graviton 2.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Compute Optimized:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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      1. C7g:\u00a0Best price performance for compute-intensive workloads and is powered by Graviton 3.<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. C6g, C6gd, C6gn:\u00a0The cost savings for compute and network-intensive workloads is powered by Graviton 2.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        Memory Optimized: <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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        1. R6g, R6gd:\u00a0Best price performance for memory-intensive workloads and is powered by Graviton 2.<\/span><\/li>\n
        2. X2gd:\u00a0Lowest cost per GiB of memory in Amazon EC2 and is powered by Graviton 2.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

          Storage Optimized:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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          1. Im4gn:\u00a0Best price performance for storage-intensive workloads and is powered by Graviton 2.<\/span><\/li>\n
          2. Is4gen:\u00a0The lowest cost per TB of SSD storage in Amazon EC2 is powered by Graviton 2.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

            Accelerated Computing: <\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n
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            1. G5g:\u00a0Best price performance for Android game streaming and is powered by Graviton 2.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

              AWS Services that support Graviton<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n