Standard_F2s_v2
Standard_F2s_v2 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 4 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 (Skylake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $0.0846 per hour on demand ($61.76 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.019 per hour. It is sold in 58 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 | $0.0846 | $0.019 | $0.0572 | $0.0371 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.0846 | $0.0303 | $0.0584 | $0.0398 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.0846 | $0.0156 | $0.0572 | $0.0371 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.0846 | $0.0156 | $0.0584 | $0.0398 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.085 | $0.0157 | $0.0617 | $0.04 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.085 | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.085 | – | $0.085 | $0.085 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.085 | $0.0157 | $0.0578 | $0.0368 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $0.085 | $0.0158 | $0.0646 | $0.0468 |
| West India westindia | $0.085 | $0.0157 | $0.0646 | $0.0468 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $0.0882 | $0.0163 | $0.0609 | $0.0415 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $0.0882 | $0.0163 | $0.0609 | $0.0415 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.0927 | $0.0341 | $0.0668 | $0.0404 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.0927 | $0.0171 | $0.0668 | $0.0404 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.0931 | $0.0172 | $0.0629 | $0.0408 |
| South India southindia | $0.0935 | $0.0173 | $0.0711 | $0.0514 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $0.096 | $0.0177 | $0.07 | $0.0488 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.096 | $0.0192 | $0.071 | $0.048 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $0.096 | $0.0177 | $0.073 | $0.0528 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $0.0961 | $0.0178 | $0.073 | $0.0529 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.097 | $0.0179 | $0.0718 | $0.0502 |
| Italy North italynorth | $0.097 | $0.018 | $0.0766 | $0.0534 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.097 | $0.0179 | $0.0718 | $0.0502 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.097 | $0.0182 | $0.0717 | $0.0485 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.097 | $0.0179 | $0.0718 | $0.0502 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.098 | $0.0181 | $0.0709 | $0.046 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.101 | $0.0187 | $0.0743 | $0.0509 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $0.101 | $0.0187 | $0.0747 | $0.0404 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.101 | $0.0186 | $0.0746 | $0.0504 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.101 | $0.0187 | $0.0768 | $0.0556 |
| Central US centralus | $0.102 | $0.0187 | $0.0571 | $0.0369 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.102 | $0.0189 | $0.0704 | $0.0479 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $0.102 | $0.0189 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.102 | $0.0189 | – | – |
| West Central US westcentralus | $0.102 | $0.0189 | $0.0704 | $0.0479 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.106 | $0.0196 | $0.0784 | $0.053 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.106 | $0.0196 | $0.0784 | $0.053 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $0.106 | $0.0196 | – | – |
| West US westus | $0.106 | $0.0196 | $0.0779 | $0.0513 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.1067 | $0.0197 | $0.0811 | $0.0587 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.107 | $0.0198 | $0.0813 | $0.0589 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $0.107 | $0.0198 | $0.0813 | $0.0589 |
| East Asia eastasia | $0.108 | $0.02 | $0.0781 | $0.0507 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $0.111 | $0.0205 | $0.0759 | $0.0518 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $0.111 | $0.0111 | $0.0759 | $0.0518 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.111 | $0.0205 | $0.0759 | $0.0518 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $0.111 | $0.0205 | $0.0844 | $0.0611 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $0.114 | $0.0211 | $0.0843 | $0.057 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.117 | $0.0217 | $0.0889 | $0.0644 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $0.117 | $0.0216 | $0.08 | $0.0547 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $0.119 | $0.022 | $0.0904 | $0.0654 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.126 | $0.0233 | $0.0958 | $0.0693 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.126 | $0.0233 | $0.0958 | $0.0693 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $0.131 | $0.0242 | $0.0996 | $0.0721 |
| France South francesouth | $0.131 | $0.0242 | $0.0996 | $0.0721 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $0.1389 | $0.0257 | $0.1056 | $0.0764 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $0.158 | $0.0292 | $0.1201 | $0.0869 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.17 | $0.0314 | $0.1292 | $0.0935 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.0846 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.177 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Physical cores | 1 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 (Skylake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| ACU (compute units) | 195 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 4 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 5 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 16 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 16 GiB |
| Max data disks | 4 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 3,200 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 48 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_F2s_v2 |
| Family | Fsv2 |
| Category | Compute optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Retirement date | 2028-11-15 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | fsv2-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Compare Standard_F2s_v2
Other generations
Other Fsv2 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_F2s_v2 | 2 | 4 | $0.0846 |
| Standard_F4s_v2 | 4 | 8 | $0.169 |
| Standard_F8s_v2 | 8 | 16 | $0.338 |
| Standard_F16s_v2 | 16 | 32 | $0.677 |
| Standard_F32s_v2 | 32 | 64 | $1.353 |
| Standard_F48s_v2 | 48 | 96 | $2.03 |
| Standard_F64s_v2 | 64 | 128 | $2.706 |
| Standard_F72s_v2 | 72 | 144 | $3.045 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.