Standard_EC4ads_v6

Standard_EC4ads_v6 is an Azure VM size with 4 vCPUs, 32 GiB memory (AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)). In East US it costs $0.319 per hour on demand ($232.87 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.2556 per hour, 20% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0673 per hour. It is sold in 55 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.206 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$0.206$0.0381$0.1651$0.1238$0.1751$0.1339
East US eastus$0.319$0.0673$0.2556$0.1917$0.2712$0.2074
East US 2 eastus2$0.319$0.059$0.2556$0.1917$0.2712$0.2074
North Central US northcentralus$0.319$0.059$0.2556$0.1917$0.2712$0.2074
West US 2 westus2$0.319$0.059$0.2556$0.1917$0.2712$0.2074
West US 3 westus3$0.319$0.059$0.2556$0.1917$0.2712$0.2074
Sweden Central swedencentral$0.341$0.063$0.2732$0.2049$0.2899$0.2217
Mexico Central mexicocentral$0.351$0.0649$0.2809$0.2107$0.2984$0.2282
Canada Central canadacentral$0.356$0.0658$0.2852$0.2139$0.3026$0.2314
Canada East canadaeast$0.356$0.0658$0.2852$0.2139$0.3026$0.2314
North Europe northeurope$0.356$0.0658$0.2852$0.2139$0.3026$0.2314
Central US centralus$0.361$0.0666$0.1713$0.1104$0.3069$0.2347
Korea South koreasouth$0.367$0.0678$0.2936$0.2202$0.312$0.2386
UK South uksouth$0.371$0.0686$0.297$0.2228$0.3154$0.2412
France Central francecentral$0.375$0.0693$0.2999$0.2249$0.3188$0.2438
Italy North italynorth$0.375$0.0693$0.2999$0.2249$0.3188$0.2438
Spain Central spaincentral$0.375$0.0693$0.2999$0.2249$0.3188$0.2438
West US westus$0.375$0.0693$0.2999$0.2249$0.3188$0.2438
South Central US southcentralus$0.382$0.0706$0.3059$0.2294$0.3247$0.2483
West Central US westcentralus$0.382$0.0706$0.3059$0.2294$0.3247$0.2483
Poland Central polandcentral$0.385$0.0711$0.308$0.231$0.3273$0.2502
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$0.386$0.0713$0.3087$0.2315$0.3281$0.2509
UK West ukwest$0.386$0.0713$0.3087$0.2315$0.3281$0.2509
West Europe westeurope$0.386$0.0713$0.3087$0.2315$0.3281$0.2509
Korea Central koreacentral$0.393$0.0726$0.3147$0.236$0.3341$0.2555
Qatar Central qatarcentral$0.393$0.0726$0.3147$0.236$0.3341$0.2555
UAE North uaenorth$0.393$0.0726$0.3147$0.236$0.3341$0.2555
Australia Central australiacentral$0.401$0.0741$0.3207$0.2405$0.3409$0.2607
Australia Central 2 australiacentral2$0.401$0.0401$0.3207$0.2405$0.3409$0.2607
Australia East australiaeast$0.401$0.0741$0.3207$0.2405$0.3409$0.2607
Southeast Asia southeastasia$0.401$0.0741$0.3207$0.2405$0.3409$0.2607
Taiwan North taiwannorth$0.401$0.0741$0.3207$0.2405$0.3409$0.2607
US Gov Texas usgovtexas$0.401$0.0741$0.3207$0.2405––
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$0.405$0.0748$0.3239$0.2429––
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$0.405$0.0748$0.3239$0.2429––
West India westindia$0.408$0.0754$0.3267$0.245$0.3468$0.2652
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$0.416$0.0769$0.3326$0.2495$0.3536$0.2704
Japan East japaneast$0.416$0.0769$0.3326$0.2495$0.3536$0.2704
Japan West japanwest$0.416$0.0769$0.3326$0.2495$0.3536$0.2704
South Africa North southafricanorth$0.427$0.0789$0.3414$0.2561$0.363$0.2776
East Asia eastasia$0.442$0.0817$0.3534$0.2651$0.3757$0.2873
Sweden South swedensouth$0.445$0.0822$0.3563$0.2672$0.3782$0.2893
South India southindia$0.449$0.083$0.3594$0.2696$0.3817$0.2919
Israel Central israelcentral$0.457$0.0845$0.3654$0.274$0.3885$0.2971
Norway East norwayeast$0.457$0.0845$0.3654$0.274$0.3885$0.2971
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$0.457$0.0845$0.3654$0.274$0.3885$0.2971
France South francesouth$0.486$0.0898$0.3889$0.2917$0.4131$0.3159
Germany North germanynorth$0.501$0.0926$0.4009$0.3007$0.4259$0.3257
Brazil South brazilsouth$0.512$0.0946$0.4097$0.3073$0.4352$0.3328
UAE Central uaecentral$0.512$0.0946$0.4094$0.307$0.4352$0.3328
Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest$0.521$0.0963$0.4171$0.3128$0.4429$0.3387
South Africa West southafricawest$0.553$0.1022$0.4425$0.3318$0.4701$0.3595
Norway West norwaywest$0.594$0.1098$0.4752$0.3564$0.5049$0.3861
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$0.594$0.1098$0.4752$0.3564$0.5049$0.3861
Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast$0.664$0.1227$0.5315$0.3986$0.5644$0.4316

Prices by operating system in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$0.319$0.2556$0.1917
Windows$0.503$0.4396$0.3757

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs4
Physical cores2
Threads per core2
Architecturex86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
ACU (compute units)230
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)32
NetworkingValue
Network12.5 Gbps
Accelerated networkingNo
Max network interfaces2
StorageValue
Storage150 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk150 GiB
Max data disks8
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)7,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)180 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYes
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_EC4ads_v6
FamilyECadsv6
CategoryMemory optimized
VM generationsV2
Encryption at hostYes
Confidential computingSNP
OtherValue
Seriesecadsv6-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.