Standard_E20_v4
Standard_E20_v4 is an Azure VM size with 20 vCPUs, 160 GiB memory (Intel Xeon 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $1.26 per hour on demand ($919.80 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.7409 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.2652 per hour. It is sold in 60 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr reserved | 3-yr reserved | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US eastus | $1.26 | $0.2652 | $0.7409 | $0.4737 | $0.852 | $0.5964 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $1.26 | $0.445 | $0.7434 | $0.4788 | $0.8528 | $0.5969 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $1.26 | $0.2328 | $0.7409 | $0.4737 | $0.852 | $0.5964 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $1.26 | $0.2328 | $0.7409 | $0.4737 | $0.852 | $0.5964 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $1.26 | $0.2328 | $0.7409 | $0.4737 | $0.8528 | $0.5969 |
| Central India centralindia | $1.30 | $0.2402 | $0.7608 | $0.4888 | $0.8753 | $0.6124 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $1.30 | $0.2402 | $0.767 | $0.494 | $0.8753 | $0.6124 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $1.30 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $1.30 | – | – | – | $1.30 | $1.30 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $1.34 | $0.2476 | $0.7906 | $0.5092 | $0.9062 | $0.6344 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $1.368 | $0.2528 | $0.8071 | $0.5198 | $0.925 | $0.6475 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $1.368 | $0.2528 | $0.8071 | $0.5198 | $0.925 | $0.6475 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $1.368 | $0.2528 | $0.8043 | $0.5144 | $0.925 | $0.6475 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $1.38 | $0.3079 | $0.8116 | $0.5188 | $0.9332 | $0.6532 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $1.38 | $0.255 | $0.8116 | $0.5188 | $0.9332 | $0.6532 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $1.386 | $0.2561 | $0.815 | $0.5211 | $0.9372 | $0.656 |
| West US westus | $1.40 | $0.2587 | $0.8231 | $0.5264 | $0.9467 | $0.6628 |
| North Europe northeurope | $1.41 | $0.2606 | $0.8293 | $0.5303 | $0.9533 | $0.6674 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $1.41 | $0.2606 | $0.8291 | $0.5302 | $1.015 | $0.7332 |
| Central US centralus | $1.424 | $0.2637 | $0.8401 | $0.5411 | $0.9638 | $0.6745 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $1.44 | $0.2661 | $0.8497 | $0.5472 | $0.9746 | $0.6821 |
| France Central francecentral | $1.48 | $0.2735 | $0.8704 | $0.5565 | $1.001 | $0.7005 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $1.48 | $0.2735 | $0.8732 | $0.5624 | $1.036 | $0.7006 |
| Italy North italynorth | $1.48 | $0.2735 | $0.8732 | $0.5624 | $1.066 | $0.7696 |
| UK South uksouth | $1.48 | $0.2603 | $0.8704 | $0.5565 | $1.001 | $0.7005 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $1.51 | $0.279 | $0.8881 | $0.5677 | $1.021 | $0.7147 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $1.51 | $0.151 | $0.8881 | $0.5677 | $1.021 | $0.7147 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $1.51 | $0.279 | $0.8881 | $0.5677 | $1.021 | $0.7147 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $1.51 | $0.279 | $0.8909 | $0.5738 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $1.51 | $0.279 | $0.8909 | $0.5738 | – | – |
| South Central US southcentralus | $1.512 | $0.2794 | $0.8921 | $0.5745 | $1.023 | $0.7162 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $1.512 | $0.2794 | $0.8921 | $0.5745 | $1.023 | $0.7162 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $1.52 | $0.2809 | $0.8938 | $0.5715 | $1.028 | $0.7196 |
| Japan East japaneast | $1.52 | $0.2809 | $0.8938 | $0.5715 | $1.028 | $0.7196 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $1.52 | $0.2809 | $0.8938 | $0.5715 | $1.028 | $0.7196 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $1.52 | $0.2809 | $0.8968 | $0.5776 | $1.028 | $0.7196 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $1.52 | $0.2809 | $0.8938 | $0.5715 | $1.028 | $0.7196 |
| West Europe westeurope | $1.52 | $0.2809 | $0.8968 | $0.5776 | $1.028 | $0.7196 |
| West India westindia | $1.52 | $0.2809 | $0.8968 | $0.5776 | $1.029 | $0.72 |
| UK West ukwest | $1.525 | $0.2818 | $0.8995 | $0.5793 | $1.032 | $0.7224 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $1.55 | $0.2864 | $0.9121 | $0.5831 | $1.048 | $0.7338 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $1.55 | $0.2864 | $0.9121 | $0.5831 | $1.048 | $0.7339 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $1.575 | $0.2917 | $0.9292 | $0.5985 | – | – |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $1.586 | $0.2931 | $0.9325 | $0.5963 | $1.073 | $0.7507 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $1.638 | $0.3027 | $0.9664 | $0.6225 | $1.109 | $0.7759 |
| South India southindia | $1.667 | $0.3081 | $0.9836 | $0.6334 | $1.128 | $0.7897 |
| East Asia eastasia | $1.67 | $0.3086 | $0.9817 | $0.6279 | $1.129 | $0.7904 |
| Japan West japanwest | $1.672 | $0.309 | $0.9865 | $0.6354 | $1.132 | $0.792 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $1.672 | $0.309 | $0.9865 | $0.6354 | $1.132 | $0.792 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $1.672 | $0.3095 | $0.9864 | $0.6354 | $1.132 | $0.792 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $1.68 | $0.3105 | $0.988 | $0.6317 | $1.136 | $0.7953 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $1.778 | $0.3286 | $1.046 | $0.6687 | $1.202 | $0.8415 |
| France South francesouth | $1.915 | $0.3539 | $1.13 | $0.7278 | $1.296 | $0.9071 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $1.966 | $0.3633 | $1.16 | $0.7469 | $1.331 | $0.9313 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $1.976 | $0.3652 | $1.166 | $0.751 | $1.337 | $0.936 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $2.01 | $0.3714 | $1.182 | $0.7557 | $1.359 | $0.9447 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $2.117 | $0.3912 | $1.249 | $0.8044 | $1.433 | $1.003 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $2.174 | $0.4018 | $1.282 | $0.826 | $1.471 | $1.03 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $2.208 | $0.4081 | $1.303 | $0.8391 | $1.494 | $1.046 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $2.613 | $0.4829 | $1.542 | $0.9929 | $1.768 | $1.238 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $1.26 | $0.7409 | $0.4737 |
| Windows | $2.18 | $1.661 | $1.394 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 20 |
| Physical cores | 10 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| ACU (compute units) | 195 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 160 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 10 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | No |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 32,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 480 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_E20_v4 |
| Family | Ev4 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | No |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | ev4-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Compare Standard_E20_v4
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Other Ev4 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_E2_v4 | 2 | 16 | $0.126 |
| Standard_E4_v4 | 4 | 32 | $0.252 |
| Standard_E8_v4 | 8 | 64 | $0.504 |
| Standard_E16_v4 | 16 | 128 | $1.008 |
| Standard_E20_v4 | 20 | 160 | $1.26 |
| Standard_E32_v4 | 32 | 256 | $2.016 |
| Standard_E48_v4 | 48 | 384 | $3.024 |
| Standard_E64_v4 | 64 | 504 | $4.032 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.