Standard_E20pds_v5

Standard_E20pds_v5 is an Azure VM size with 20 vCPUs, 160 GiB memory (Ampere Altra [ARM-64]). In East US it costs $1.152 per hour on demand ($840.96 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.6797 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.2435 per hour. It is sold in 24 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.82 per hour.

Prices by region

USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.

RegionOn-demandSpot1-yr reserved3-yr reserved1-yr savings plan3-yr savings plan
Central India centralindia$0.82$0.1515$0.4838$0.3116$0.5543$0.3834
Jio India Central jioindiacentral$0.82–––––
Jio India West jioindiawest$0.82–––––
East US eastus$1.152$0.2435$0.6797$0.4377$0.7838$0.541
East US 2 eastus2$1.152$0.2129$0.6797$0.4377$0.7823$0.5357
North Central US northcentralus$1.152$0.2129$0.6797$0.4377$0.7823$0.5357
West US 2 westus2$1.152$0.2129$0.6797$0.4377$0.7823$0.5357
West US 3 westus3$1.152$0.2129$0.6797$0.4377––
Sweden Central swedencentral$1.216$0.2247$0.7175$0.4621$0.8269$0.5715
Canada Central canadacentral$1.265$0.2338$0.7463$0.4807$0.8608$0.5919
North Europe northeurope$1.28$0.2365$0.7553$0.4864$0.8767$0.6107
West US westus$1.30$0.2402$0.767$0.494$0.8918$0.6174
Central US centralus$1.302$0.2405$0.6797$0.4377$0.7812$0.5351
France Central francecentral$1.35$0.2495$0.7965$0.513$0.9141$0.6391
UK South uksouth$1.354$0.2379$0.7989$0.5145$0.9298$0.6494
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$1.38$0.255$0.8142$0.5244$0.9407$0.6566
West Europe westeurope$1.38$0.255$0.8142$0.5244$0.9407$0.6566
South Central US southcentralus$1.382$0.2554$0.8156$0.5253$0.949$0.6628
West Central US westcentralus$1.382$0.2554$0.8156$0.5253$0.949$0.6628
Australia East australiaeast$1.39$0.2569$0.8201$0.5282$0.9505$0.6566
Japan East japaneast$1.39$0.2569$0.8201$0.5282$0.9505$0.6664
Southeast Asia southeastasia$1.39$0.2569$0.8201$0.5282$0.9408$0.6566
East Asia eastasia$1.405$0.2596$0.829$0.5339$0.9648$0.6738
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$1.528$0.2824––$1.039$0.7182

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs20
Physical cores20
Threads per core1
Architecturearm64
ProcessorAmpere Altra [ARM-64]
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)160
NetworkingValue
Network12.5 Gbps
Accelerated networkingYes
Max network interfaces8
StorageValue
Storage750 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk750 GiB
Max data disks32
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)32,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)750 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYes
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_E20pds_v5
FamilyEpdsv5
CategoryMemory optimized
VM generationsV2
Encryption at hostYes
OtherValue
Seriesepdsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs API

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Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.