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Premium CPU

Run high-performance, latency-sensitive workloads on Akamai Cloud with dedicated AMD EPYC™ CPUs

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Enterprise-ready cloud for gaming, media, and performance-sensitive SaaS

Reduce performance lags from “noisy neighbor” resource contention. Premium CPU instances provide an extra layer of exclusivity with Premium-only designated hosts for maximum resource contention prevention, plus dedicated CPUs for applications that require consistent 100% CPU utilization.

Enterprise performance for your workloads

Run latency-sensitive applications and workloads that require enterprise-grade performance. Premium instances run on our latest, dedicated AMD EPYC™ CPUs, giving you consistent, high-throughput compute. Choose from our selection of supported Linux distributions or BYO installation after deployment.

Bundled egress with bundled transfer, starting at 4 GB

Avoid surprise egress fees with tiered outbound bandwidth included in every Premium instance — just like with our Essential Compute plans. Additional transfer costs $0.005 per GB in most Akamai Cloud regions.

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Priority access to our newest hardware

Deploy on our latest hardware first. Premium instances are prioritized for upgrades across our cloud regions, enabling access to the newest AMD EPYC™ CPUs as we roll them out.

Key features

Available in new core regions

Premium CPU instances are exclusive to our newest core compute regions to leverage our newest, fastest AMD EPYC™ CPUs and other hardware.

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Run on current AMD EPYC™ “Milan” CPUs

Premium instances run on AMD EPYC™ 7003 CPUs (“Milan”), maintaining consistent, high-performance compute for your applications.

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Balance price and performance to fit your needs

Match a Premium CPU plan to fit your workload — pricing options support a wide range of use cases at competitive rates.

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Features

  • Choose from multiple plans with 4 GB–256 GB RAM and 2–56 CPUs per compute instance
  • Configure Backups to retain data with automated daily, weekly, and biweekly snapshots
  • Add Premium nodes to managed Kubernetes clusters with LKE 
  • Easily resize up and down when your application needs more or less compute resources 
  • Reduce cloud costs and stay flexible with pricing that avoids hyperscaler lock-in
  • Set up CI/CD pipelines with custom images, Terraform provider, and more
  • Save on egress costs with Akamai Cloud’s pooled network transfer system for outbound transfer
  • Manage infrastructure with our UI, API, CLI, or other developer tool integrations 
  • 24/7/365 email and phone support for all customers 

Premium CPU pricing plans

Compare pricing for all our Premium CPU plans.

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Explore other Akamai Cloud compute plans

GPU

Parallel process workloads including machine learning, scientific computing, and video processing.

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Accelerated Compute

Optimize performance with ASICs and NETINT VPUs for faster media transcoding.

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Essential Compute

Match Shared CPU, Dedicated CPU, or High Memory compute plans to your applications’ needs and budget.

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Customer Stories

Stadia Maps Provides Beautiful, Cost-Effective Map Solution

With Akamai Cloud, Stadia Maps gives their customers a more powerful and attractive location-based API experience.

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SharePlay Powers Optimal Gaming Experiences

SharePlay reduced costs while maintaining high performance and low latency, migrating from AWS to Akamai.

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The Right Cloud for the Right Application

Leading social media platform finds strategic, long-term partner for cloud computing with Akamai.

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See if you qualify for up to US$5,000 in cloud credits

We’re here to help you with large-scale deployments, migrations, app optimization, architecture assessments, security and reliability audits, and much more. For support or account issues, please visit our support page.

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