Standard_F2ams_v6
Standard_F2ams_v6 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)). In East US it costs $0.179 per hour on demand ($130.67 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.111 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0377 per hour. It is sold in 61 regions; the cheapest is New Zealand North at $0.0225 per hour.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $0.0225 | $0.0046 | $0.0132 | $0.0085 | $0.0151 | $0.0106 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.116 | $0.0214 | $0.0717 | $0.0462 | $0.08 | $0.0534 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.116 | – | – | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.116 | – | – | – | – | – |
| East US eastus | $0.179 | $0.0377 | $0.111 | $0.0698 | $0.1217 | $0.0841 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.179 | $0.0331 | $0.111 | $0.0698 | $0.1217 | $0.0841 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.179 | $0.0331 | $0.111 | $0.0698 | $0.1217 | $0.0841 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.179 | $0.0331 | $0.111 | $0.0698 | $0.1217 | $0.0841 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.179 | $0.0331 | $0.111 | $0.0698 | $0.1217 | $0.0841 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $0.188 | $0.0347 | $0.1166 | $0.0752 | $0.1297 | $0.0865 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.191 | $0.0353 | $0.1187 | $0.0747 | $0.1299 | $0.0898 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.197 | $0.0364 | – | – | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.2 | $0.037 | $0.1179 | $0.0759 | $0.136 | $0.094 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.2 | $0.037 | $0.1179 | $0.0759 | $0.136 | $0.094 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.2 | $0.037 | $0.1239 | $0.0779 | $0.136 | $0.094 |
| Central US centralus | $0.202 | $0.0373 | $0.111 | $0.0698 | $0.1214 | $0.0838 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $0.202 | $0.0373 | $0.1194 | $0.0769 | $0.1353 | $0.0949 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $0.202 | $0.0373 | $0.1194 | $0.0769 | $0.1353 | $0.0949 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $0.206 | $0.0381 | $0.1276 | $0.0803 | $0.1401 | $0.0968 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.208 | $0.0384 | $0.1227 | $0.079 | $0.1477 | $0.0978 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.21 | $0.0388 | $0.1304 | $0.082 | $0.1428 | $0.0987 |
| Italy North italynorth | $0.21 | $0.0388 | $0.1304 | $0.082 | $0.1491 | $0.1008 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $0.21 | $0.0388 | $0.124 | $0.0799 | $0.1428 | $0.1071 |
| West US westus | $0.21 | $0.0388 | $0.1304 | $0.082 | $0.1428 | $0.0987 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.214 | $0.0395 | $0.1328 | $0.0835 | $0.1455 | $0.1006 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $0.214 | $0.0395 | $0.1328 | $0.0835 | $0.1477 | $0.0984 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.216 | $0.0399 | $0.1341 | $0.0844 | $0.1469 | $0.1015 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.216 | $0.0399 | $0.1274 | $0.0821 | $0.1469 | $0.1102 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.216 | $0.0399 | $0.1276 | $0.0822 | $0.1534 | $0.1015 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.216 | $0.0439 | $0.1341 | $0.0844 | $0.1469 | $0.1015 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $0.221 | $0.0408 | $0.1368 | $0.086 | $0.1503 | $0.1039 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.221 | $0.0408 | $0.1368 | $0.086 | $0.1503 | $0.1039 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.221 | $0.0408 | $0.1301 | $0.086 | $0.1503 | $0.1039 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $0.225 | $0.0416 | $0.1393 | $0.0898 | $0.1508 | $0.1058 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $0.225 | $0.0225 | $0.1393 | $0.0898 | $0.1508 | $0.1058 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.225 | $0.0416 | $0.1393 | $0.0898 | $0.1508 | $0.1058 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.225 | $0.0416 | $0.1393 | $0.0876 | $0.153 | $0.1058 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $0.225 | $0.0416 | $0.1393 | $0.0876 | $0.1598 | $0.1058 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $0.225 | $0.0416 | $0.1393 | $0.0876 | – | – |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $0.227 | $0.042 | $0.1406 | $0.0885 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.227 | $0.042 | $0.1406 | $0.0885 | – | – |
| West India westindia | $0.229 | $0.0423 | $0.1419 | $0.0915 | $0.158 | $0.1053 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $0.233 | $0.0431 | $0.1444 | $0.0932 | $0.1561 | $0.1095 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.233 | $0.0431 | $0.1444 | $0.0909 | $0.1584 | $0.1095 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.233 | $0.0431 | $0.1444 | $0.0909 | $0.1584 | $0.1095 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $0.239 | $0.0442 | $0.1483 | $0.0933 | $0.1625 | $0.1123 |
| East Asia eastasia | $0.248 | $0.0458 | $0.1535 | $0.0966 | $0.1686 | $0.1166 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $0.25 | $0.0462 | $0.1548 | $0.0973 | $0.1775 | $0.12 |
| South India southindia | $0.252 | $0.0466 | $0.1562 | $0.1007 | $0.1739 | $0.1159 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $0.256 | $0.0473 | $0.1586 | $0.0998 | $0.1741 | $0.1203 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $0.256 | $0.0473 | $0.1586 | $0.0998 | $0.1741 | $0.1203 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.256 | $0.0473 | $0.1509 | $0.0972 | $0.1818 | $0.1203 |
| France South francesouth | $0.273 | $0.0505 | $0.1691 | $0.1063 | $0.1856 | $0.1283 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.281 | $0.0519 | $0.1741 | $0.1095 | $0.1911 | $0.1321 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $0.287 | $0.053 | $0.178 | $0.1119 | $0.1952 | $0.1349 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.287 | $0.053 | $0.1691 | $0.1118 | $0.1952 | $0.1349 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $0.292 | $0.054 | $0.1811 | $0.1139 | $0.2073 | $0.1372 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $0.31 | $0.0573 | $0.1922 | $0.1209 | $0.2108 | $0.1457 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $0.333 | $0.0615 | $0.2064 | $0.1298 | $0.2264 | $0.1565 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $0.333 | $0.0615 | $0.1963 | $0.1264 | $0.2364 | $0.1565 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.372 | $0.0687 | $0.2309 | $0.1452 | $0.253 | $0.1748 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.179 | $0.111 | $0.0698 |
| Windows | $0.271 | $0.203 | $0.1618 |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 12.5 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 4 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 4,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 90 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_F2ams_v6 |
| Family | Famsv6 |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | famsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Compare Standard_F2ams_v6
Other generations
Other Famsv6 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_F1ams_v6 | 1 | – | $0.0895 |
| Standard_F2ams_v6 | 2 | 16 | $0.179 |
| Standard_F4ams_v6 | 4 | 32 | $0.358 |
| Standard_F8ams_v6 | 8 | 64 | $0.716 |
| Standard_F16ams_v6 | 16 | 128 | $1.432 |
| Standard_F32ams_v6 | 32 | 256 | $2.864 |
| Standard_F48ams_v6 | 48 | 384 | $4.296 |
| Standard_F64ams_v6 | 64 | 512 | $5.728 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.