Esv3vsEsv6

Size for size, Esv3 is on average 6% cheaper than Esv6 on demand in East US, across 8 shared sizes. Same size, one generation apart.

At a glanceEsv3Esv6
Sizes here810
From$0.2362/hr$0.25/hr
vCPUs2 to 642 to 128
Memory16 to 432 GiB16 to 1024 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized

On-demand prices by size in East US

USD per hour for PostgreSQL, Single server. Pick a size to compare the two types.

SizeEsv3Esv6Esv6 vs Esv3
2Standard_E2s_v3 $0.2362Standard_E2s_v6 $0.25▲ 6%
4Standard_E4s_v3 $0.4724Standard_E4s_v6 $0.5▲ 6%
8Standard_E8s_v3 $0.9448Standard_E8s_v6 $1.00▲ 6%
16Standard_E16s_v3 $1.89Standard_E16s_v6 $2.00▲ 6%
20Standard_E20s_v3 $2.362Standard_E20s_v6 $2.50▲ 6%
32Standard_E32s_v3 $3.779Standard_E32s_v6 $4.00▲ 6%
48Standard_E48s_v3 $5.669Standard_E48s_v6 $6.00▲ 6%
64Standard_E64s_v3 $7.558Standard_E64s_v6 $8.00▲ 6%

Key differences

The biggest lead each family has.

Where Esv3 leads
On-demand priceCheaper in 8 of 8 shared sizes
6% cheaper
Where Esv6 leads
Sizes10 sizes here vs 8
2 more
Largest size128 vCPUs vs 64
Bigger

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Esv610 sizes
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