Overview

Maximize Cloud Computing Performance with Unmatched Efficiency

Arm Neoverse powers hyperscaler-scale cloud and AI infrastructure with high performance and energy efficiency across critical workloads. Available through all major cloud providers, Arm-based instances improve performance, price-performance and reduce total cost of ownership (TCO) for applications such as AI, machine learning, networking, web hosting, and databases. This enables, consistent, scalable, cost-efficient AI-ready infrastructure across cloud platforms.

Up to 25% Better Performance

Delivered by AWS Graviton5 for Airbnb’s productions search workloads.1
Up to 2x Better Price-Performance and 80% Better Performance-per-Watt

Delivered by Google Axion for general purpose workloads compared to x86–based instances. 2
Up to 2.8x Better Price-Performance and 1.9x Better Performance

Delivered by Microsoft Cobalt 100 for LLM inference compared to x86-based instances. 3
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Available from Leading Providers

Whether you are running cloud-native applications, or adopting a hybrid and multicloud strategy, Arm delivers the performance and flexibility you need.

Performance

Why Arm for Cloud: At a Glance

Across a range of cloud workloads, Arm Neoverse instances outperformed x86 platforms in both performance and efficiency, delivering more work, better price/performance, and greater value for modern cloud AI infrastructure4.

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  • GenAI - Llama-3.1-8B
  • ML - XGBoost
  • Database - Redis
  • Networking - Nginx

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Key Takeaways

  • Arm leads across cloud and AI workloads, outperforming x86 in generative AI, ML, database, and networking benchmarks.
  • Generative AI (Llama-3.1-8B) shows the largest advantage, with up to 220% better price/performance vs x86 platform 1 and 195% vs x86 platform 2.
  • Machine Learning (XGBoost) results show consistent gains, with Arm delivering up to 64% better price/performance.
  • Database (Redis) highlights Arm’s efficiency in high-throughput workloads, achieving 93% higher performance vs x86 platform 1.
  • Networking (Nginx) demonstrates balanced performance and value, with up to 81% price/performance gains.
  • Overall, Arm delivers consistently superior performance and cost efficiency, strengthening long-term TCO for key cloud and AI workloads.
Highlights

Leading Enterprises Accelerate Cloud Workloads with Arm

SAP HANA

Up to 35% Better Price-Performance for Analytics Workloads

Delivered on AWS Graviton-based VMs compared to other VMs.5

Spotify

Tests on Axion Show Roughly 250% Better Performance

For workloads when compared to older-generation processors.2

Rescale

Up to 40% More Compute Performance

Delivered on Microsoft Cobalt 100 VMs compared to previous generation VMs.6

Supported by a Broad Ecosystem

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Solutions

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Accelerating Migration for Cloud Developers

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Modern design backed by the world’s largest compute ecosystem. Learn more about the full infrastructure portfolio.

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Scaling Enterprise AI on Arm CPUs

See how Arcee AI achieves up to 4x acceleration running SLMs on Arm CPUs, reducing cloud costs and enabling scalable agentic AI workflows.

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Proven Cloud Performance with Arm

Explore how AWS Graviton4 processors, built on Arm Neoverse, outperform competing x86 instances in real-world tests. The Signal65 Lab Insight Report confirms Arm’s leadership in performance, cost efficiency, and sustainability for modern cloud workloads.

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  1. AWS introduces Graviton5: the company’s most powerful and efficient CPU

  2. Preliminary results not verified by Arm - Unlock 2x better price-performance with Axion-based N4A VMs, now generally available

  3. Accelerate LLM Inference with ONNX Runtime on Arm Neoverse-powered Microsoft Cobalt 100

  4. Results are based on 3rd-party evaluations. All tests are conducted by Signal65 and measured on AWS instances and specifications noted at the time of testing. Full methodology here. Results may vary.

  5. AWS Graviton Improved SAP HANA Price Performance by 35% with 45% Less Energy | Amazon Web Services

  6. Unleashing Cloud Efficiency: Arm Neoverse-Powered Azure Cobalt 100 VMs Now Available