Amazon’s Graviton4 CPU is shaking up the server market! Is this the end of Intel and AMD’s dominance? You won’t believe the performance/price ratio on this game-changing processor.

Introducing the Future of High-Performance Processing

The latest AWS Graviton4 processor is here, setting a new standard for high-performance CPUs with its Arm Neoverse-V2 cores that promise significant enhancements from its predecessors. With an impressive 96 cores, this processor boasts an average of 30% higher compute performance and a staggering 40% faster speed for databases and Java software.

Benchmark Results Unveiled

Wondering how the Graviton4 stacks up against its contenders? Look no further than the Phoronix benchmark results. The performance test compared five AWS instances in the powerful “16xlarge” setup, each equipped with 64 vCPUs and 512GB of memory. The showdown included Graviton4 (r8g.16xlarge), Graviton3 (r7g.16xlarge), Graviton2 (r6g.16xlarge), AMD EPYC 9R14 (r7a.16xlarge), and Intel Xeon 8488C (r7i.16xlarge). Operating on Ubuntu 24.04 with Linux Kernel 6.8 and the stock GCC 13.2 compiler, the tests revealed some fascinating insights.

Impressive Performance Metrics

Notably, the Graviton4 emerged as a top contender in the benchmark tests, falling closely behind AMD’s EPYC processor in the Geometric mean of results. The performance aligned closely with Amazon’s own claims for the processor, edging ahead of the Intel Xeon instance by approximately 5%. Although AMD’s EPYC processor maintains a lead of around 25% in overall performance, the Graviton4’s performance is raising eyebrows.

Looking Ahead

Tech enthusiasts and industry experts are buzzing about the capabilities of the Neoverse-V2 cores in the Graviton4. Michael Larabel, the founder of Phoronix, highlighted, “We are at the stage where the Neoverse-V2 cores with Graviton4 are effectively matching Intel Sapphire Rapids core-for-core and depending upon the workload also matching or outperforming AMD 4th Gen EPYC.” With upcoming competition from AMD EPYC Turin and Intel Xeon 6 Granite Rapids, the race for peak performance is heating up.

Final Thoughts

While Intel and AMD currently lead in performance benchmarks, the Graviton4 is not trailing far behind. As the leader in ARM64 server performance, AWS has set the stage for exciting advancements with the Graviton4. Looking towards the future, the prospects for the next-generation Graviton5 are promising, building on the impressive leap AWS has made with the Graviton4.

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(Image credit: Phoronix)