Standard_E8bs_v6

Standard_E8bs_v6 is an Azure VM size with 8 vCPUs, 64 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $0.698 per hour on demand ($509.54 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.4115 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.1298 per hour. It is sold in 53 regions; the cheapest is Central US at $0.697 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 US centralus$0.697$0.1287$0.41$0.2457$0.4713$0.2951
North Central US northcentralus$0.697$0.1288$0.41$0.2457$0.4713$0.2951
West US 2 westus2$0.697$0.1288$0.4114$0.2441$0.474$0.2927
East US eastus$0.698$0.1298$0.4115$0.2442$0.4746$0.2932
East US 2 eastus2$0.698$0.129$0.4115$0.2442$0.4746$0.2932
West US 3 westus3$0.698$0.129$0.4115$0.2442$0.4746$0.2932
Sweden Central swedencentral$0.744$0.1375$0.439$0.2753$0.5134$0.3199
Mexico Central mexicocentral$0.767$0.1417$0.451$0.2703$0.5186$0.3247
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$0.833$0.1539$0.4898$0.2992$0.569$0.3583
Italy North italynorth$0.833$0.1539$0.4877$0.3077$0.5725$0.3567
Poland Central polandcentral$0.833$0.1539$0.4898$0.2992$0.569$0.3583
Southeast Asia southeastasia$0.833$0.1539$0.4914$0.2999$0.5664$0.3582
Spain Central spaincentral$0.833$0.1539$0.4877$0.3077$0.5725$0.3567
UK West ukwest$0.833$0.1539$0.4877$0.3077$0.5725$0.3567
Canada Central canadacentral$0.837$0.1547$0.492$0.2949$0.566$0.3544
Canada East canadaeast$0.837$0.1547$0.492$0.2949$0.566$0.3544
South Central US southcentralus$0.837$0.1547$0.4939$0.293$0.5692$0.3515
West Central US westcentralus$0.837$0.1547$0.492$0.2949$0.566$0.3544
Australia Central australiacentral$0.847$0.1565$0.4981$0.2985$0.576$0.3585
Australia Central 2 australiacentral2$0.847$0.0847$0.4981$0.2985$0.576$0.3585
Australia East australiaeast$0.847$0.1565$0.4998$0.2965$0.576$0.3557
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$0.847$0.1565$0.4981$0.2985$0.576$0.3585
Japan East japaneast$0.847$0.1565$0.4981$0.3033$0.5851$0.3635
Japan West japanwest$0.847$0.1565$0.4981$0.3033$0.5851$0.3635
France Central francecentral$0.872$0.1611$0.5105$0.3221$0.5993$0.3734
UK South uksouth$0.872$0.1532$0.5145$0.3139$0.6017$0.375
New Zealand North newzealandnorth$0.889$0.1643$0.5229$0.3134$0.6045$0.3763
West US westus$0.907$0.1676$0.533$0.3194$0.6133$0.384
North Europe northeurope$0.916$0.1693$0.5406$0.3299$0.6229$0.3939
West Europe westeurope$0.916$0.1693$0.5406$0.3299$0.6229$0.3939
Korea Central koreacentral$0.939$0.1735$0.5519$0.3361$0.6487$0.403
Korea South koreasouth$0.939$0.1735$0.5519$0.3361$0.6487$0.403
Sweden South swedensouth$0.967$0.1787$0.5663$0.3573$0.6646$0.4141
South Africa North southafricanorth$0.976$0.1804$0.5741$0.3506$0.6667$0.4198
South Africa West southafricawest$0.976$0.1804$0.5741$0.3506$0.6667$0.4198
Central India centralindia$0.977$0.1805$0.5743$0.3497$0.6749$0.4193
Jio India Central jioindiacentral$0.977–––––
Jio India West jioindiawest$0.977–––––
West India westindia$0.977$0.1805$0.5743$0.3497$0.6749$0.4193
Israel Central israelcentral$0.998$0.1844$0.5865$0.3582$0.6817$0.4292
Norway East norwayeast$0.998$0.1844$0.5865$0.3582$0.6817$0.4292
Qatar Central qatarcentral$0.998$0.1844$0.5865$0.3582$0.6817$0.4292
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$0.998$0.1844$0.5865$0.3582$0.6817$0.4292
UAE Central uaecentral$0.998$0.1844$0.5865$0.3582$0.6817$0.4292
UAE North uaenorth$0.998$0.1844$0.5865$0.3582$0.6817$0.4292
East Asia eastasia$1.061$0.1961$0.6239$0.381$0.7248$0.4563
South India southindia$1.074$0.1985$0.6317$0.3847$0.7419$0.461
Germany North germanynorth$1.083$0.2001$0.6339$0.4$0.7443$0.4637
France South francesouth$1.134$0.2096$0.6636$0.4188$0.7794$0.4856
Norway West norwaywest$1.297$0.2397$0.7626$0.4657$0.886$0.5578
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$1.297$0.2397$0.7626$0.4657$0.886$0.5578
Brazil South brazilsouth$1.395$0.2578$0.8204$0.4917$0.9433$0.5906
Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast$1.814$0.3352$1.066$0.6392$1.227$0.768

Prices by operating system in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$0.698$0.4115$0.2442
Windows$1.066$0.7795$0.6122

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs8
Architecturex86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)64
NetworkingValue
Network12.5 Gbps
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_E8bs_v6
FamilyEbsv6
CategoryMemory optimized
OtherValue
Seriesebsv6-series
Specs sourceMicrosoft docs

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