Standard_E2_v3
Standard_E2_v3 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory. In East US it costs $0.126 per hour on demand ($91.98 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.0252 per hour. It is sold in 61 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US eastus | $0.126 | $0.0252 | $0.0869 | $0.0592 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.126 | $0.0233 | $0.0869 | $0.0592 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.126 | $0.0233 | $0.0869 | $0.0592 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.126 | $0.0233 | $0.0869 | $0.0592 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.133 | $0.0459 | $0.0918 | $0.0625 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.134 | $0.0247 | $0.1018 | $0.0737 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.137 | $0.0253 | $0.1041 | $0.0754 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.137 | – | $0.137 | $0.137 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.137 | – | $0.137 | $0.137 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.139 | $0.0257 | $0.1056 | $0.0765 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.141 | $0.0261 | $0.1072 | $0.0775 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $0.141 | $0.0261 | $0.1015 | $0.0733 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $0.144 | $0.0266 | $0.0994 | $0.0677 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $0.144 | $0.0266 | $0.1094 | $0.0792 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $0.144 | $0.0266 | $0.0994 | $0.0677 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.146 | $0.0418 | $0.111 | $0.0803 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.146 | $0.027 | $0.111 | $0.0803 |
| Central US centralus | $0.146 | $0.0245 | $0.1007 | $0.0686 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.146 | $0.027 | $0.1007 | $0.0686 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $0.146 | $0.027 | $0.1007 | $0.0686 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $0.148 | $0.0274 | – | – |
| Italy North italynorth | $0.148 | $0.0274 | $0.1066 | $0.077 |
| West US westus | $0.148 | $0.0274 | $0.1021 | $0.0696 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.151 | $0.028 | $0.1148 | $0.0831 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.152 | $0.0281 | $0.1155 | $0.0836 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.152 | $0.0281 | $0.1155 | $0.0836 |
| West India westindia | $0.152 | $0.0281 | $0.1155 | $0.0836 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.155 | $0.0286 | $0.1178 | $0.0853 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.156 | $0.0288 | $0.1186 | $0.0858 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.156 | $0.0274 | $0.1186 | $0.0858 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.156 | $0.0288 | $0.1186 | $0.0858 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $0.159 | $0.0294 | $0.1208 | $0.0875 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $0.16 | $0.0296 | $0.1216 | $0.088 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $0.16 | $0.016 | $0.1216 | $0.088 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.16 | $0.0296 | $0.1216 | $0.088 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $0.16 | $0.0296 | $0.1216 | $0.088 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.16 | $0.0296 | $0.1216 | $0.088 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.16 | $0.0296 | $0.1216 | $0.088 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $0.16 | $0.0296 | $0.1216 | $0.088 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.16 | $0.0296 | $0.1216 | $0.088 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $0.16 | $0.0296 | – | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $0.16 | $0.0296 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.16 | $0.0296 | – | – |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.16 | $0.0296 | $0.1216 | $0.088 |
| East Asia eastasia | $0.167 | $0.0309 | $0.1269 | $0.0919 |
| South India southindia | $0.167 | $0.0309 | $0.1269 | $0.0919 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $0.168 | $0.031 | $0.1277 | $0.0924 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $0.174 | $0.0322 | $0.1322 | $0.0957 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $0.176 | $0.0325 | $0.1338 | $0.0968 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.176 | $0.0325 | $0.1338 | $0.0968 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $0.182 | $0.0336 | $0.1383 | $0.1001 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $0.192 | $0.0355 | $0.1663 | $0.1312 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.196 | $0.0362 | $0.149 | $0.1078 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.198 | $0.0366 | $0.1505 | $0.1089 |
| France South francesouth | $0.2028 | $0.0375 | $0.1541 | $0.1115 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $0.21 | $0.0389 | $0.1596 | $0.1155 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $0.229 | $0.0423 | $0.174 | $0.126 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $0.2292 | $0.0424 | $0.1742 | $0.126 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $0.235 | $0.0434 | $0.1786 | $0.1293 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $0.249 | $0.046 | $0.2157 | $0.1702 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.306 | $0.0565 | $0.2326 | $0.1683 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.126 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.218 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Physical cores | 1 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| ACU (compute units) | 160 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 1 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 50 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 50 GiB |
| Max data disks | 4 |
| Premium SSD | No |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 3,200 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 48 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_E2_v3 |
| Family | Ev3 |
| Category | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V1 |
| Encryption at host | No |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | ev3-esv3-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other Ev3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_E2_v3 | 2 | 16 | $0.126 |
| Standard_E4_v3 | 4 | 32 | $0.252 |
| Standard_E8_v3 | 8 | 64 | $0.504 |
| Standard_E16_v3 | 16 | 128 | $1.008 |
| Standard_E20_v3 | 20 | 160 | $1.26 |
| Standard_E32_v3 | 32 | 256 | $2.016 |
| Standard_E48_v3 | 48 | 384 | $3.024 |
| Standard_E64_v3 | 64 | 432 | $3.629 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.