Improve performance, lower costs, and enhance security with AWS silicon

AWS reimagined virtualization with the AWS Nitro System, the foundation of our modern compute infrastructure. By offloading software functionality to dedicated hardware, AWS-designed silicon gives us the flexibility to rapidly deliver new compute instances and capabilities with an ever-broadening selection of options. This unique design allows you to innovate faster using the latest technologies. You can also extend AWS infrastructure and services to hybrid and edge locations.

AWS silicon delivers increased performance that scales to meet your applications' needs. Nitro System-based Amazon EC2 instances can deliver over 15% higher throughput performance on some workloads as compared to other major cloud providers running the same CPU. AWS developed AWS Graviton processors to deliver more performance for your applications. Our newest AWS Graviton3-based instances deliver 25% better performance than the AWS Graviton2 generation.

AWS silicon gives you increased performance at lower costs. Graviton-based instances deliver up to 40% better price performance over comparable x86-based instances. Amazon EC2 Inf1 instances deliver up to 70% lower cost per inference than comparable current generation GPU-based instances. AWS Trainium offers the best price performance for training ML models in the cloud.

At AWS, security is our top priority. Our Nitro System is the core technology behind modern EC2 instances and delivers on your needs for confidential computing. The Nitro System offers built-in security at the chip level to continuously monitor and protect against potential attacks. Innovations such as AWS Nitro Enclaves provide even greater protection for sensitive data by using isolated compute environments.