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AWS AmazonRDS: Add db.r8a memory-optimized instance class documentation

Service: AmazonRDS · 2026-09-30 · Documentation low

File: AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Concepts.DBInstanceClass.Types.md

Summary

Documents the new db.r8a instance class powered by 5th Generation AMD EPYC processors, noting it is powered by the AWS Nitro System.

Security assessment

The change introduces a new instance class description. The mention of the AWS Nitro System is incidental platform context, not security guidance or a fix for a specific weakness, so it is not security documentation.

Evidence

+  * db.r8a – Instance classes powered by 5th Generation AMD EPYC processors. These instance classes are ideal for running memory-intensive workloads. These processors run at frequencies of up to 4.5 GHz. They are powered by the AWS Nitro System, a combination of dedicated hardware and lightweight hypervisor.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Concepts.DBInstanceClass.Types.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Concepts.DBInstanceClass.Types.md
index fb5deaa..61deb08 100644
--- a//AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Concepts.DBInstanceClass.Types.md
+++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/AuroraUserGuide/Concepts.DBInstanceClass.Types.md
@@ -53,0 +54,2 @@ The memory-optimized R family supports the following instance class types:
+  * db.r8a – Instance classes powered by 5th Generation AMD EPYC processors. These instance classes are ideal for running memory-intensive workloads. These processors run at frequencies of up to 4.5 GHz. They are powered by the AWS Nitro System, a combination of dedicated hardware and lightweight hypervisor.
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