Standard_F4s_v2
Standard_F4s_v2 is an Azure VM size with 4 vCPUs, 8 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 $0.169 per hour on demand ($123.37 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.0379 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 | $0.169 | $0.0379 | $0.1143 | $0.074 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.169 | $0.0605 | $0.1166 | $0.0794 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.169 | $0.0312 | $0.1143 | $0.074 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.169 | $0.0312 | $0.1166 | $0.0794 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.17 | $0.0314 | $0.1234 | $0.0801 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.17 | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.17 | – | $0.17 | $0.17 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.17 | $0.0314 | $0.1157 | $0.0737 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $0.17 | $0.0315 | $0.1292 | $0.0935 |
| West India westindia | $0.17 | $0.0314 | $0.1292 | $0.0935 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $0.176 | $0.0325 | $0.1214 | $0.0827 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $0.176 | $0.0325 | $0.1214 | $0.0827 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.185 | $0.0681 | $0.1332 | $0.0806 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.185 | $0.0342 | $0.1332 | $0.0806 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.186 | $0.0344 | $0.1258 | $0.0815 |
| South India southindia | $0.187 | $0.0346 | $0.1421 | $0.1029 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $0.192 | $0.0355 | $0.14 | $0.0977 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $0.192 | $0.0355 | $0.1459 | $0.1056 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.192 | $0.0384 | $0.1419 | $0.096 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $0.192 | $0.0355 | $0.1459 | $0.1056 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.194 | $0.0359 | $0.1437 | $0.1004 |
| Italy North italynorth | $0.194 | $0.036 | $0.1533 | $0.1067 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.194 | $0.0359 | $0.1437 | $0.1004 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.194 | $0.0364 | $0.1434 | $0.097 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.194 | $0.0359 | $0.1437 | $0.1004 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.196 | $0.0362 | $0.1418 | $0.092 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.202 | $0.0373 | $0.1486 | $0.1018 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $0.202 | $0.0373 | $0.1493 | $0.0807 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.202 | $0.0372 | $0.1491 | $0.1008 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.202 | $0.0373 | $0.1535 | $0.1111 |
| Central US centralus | $0.204 | $0.0375 | $0.1142 | $0.0738 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.204 | $0.0377 | $0.1408 | $0.0959 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $0.204 | $0.0378 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.204 | $0.0377 | – | – |
| West Central US westcentralus | $0.204 | $0.0377 | $0.1408 | $0.0959 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.211 | $0.039 | $0.156 | $0.1054 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.211 | $0.039 | $0.156 | $0.1055 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $0.212 | $0.0392 | – | – |
| West US westus | $0.212 | $0.0392 | $0.1558 | $0.1025 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.2134 | $0.0394 | $0.1622 | $0.1174 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.214 | $0.0395 | $0.1626 | $0.1177 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $0.214 | $0.0395 | $0.1626 | $0.1177 |
| East Asia eastasia | $0.216 | $0.0399 | $0.1563 | $0.1014 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $0.222 | $0.041 | $0.1518 | $0.1037 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $0.222 | $0.0222 | $0.1518 | $0.1037 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.222 | $0.041 | $0.1518 | $0.1037 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $0.223 | $0.0412 | $0.1695 | $0.1227 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $0.228 | $0.0421 | $0.1686 | $0.114 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $0.233 | $0.0431 | $0.1594 | $0.1088 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.235 | $0.0436 | $0.1786 | $0.1293 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $0.238 | $0.044 | $0.1809 | $0.1309 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.252 | $0.0466 | $0.1915 | $0.1386 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.252 | $0.0466 | $0.1915 | $0.1386 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $0.262 | $0.0484 | $0.1991 | $0.1441 |
| France South francesouth | $0.262 | $0.0484 | $0.1991 | $0.1441 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $0.2775 | $0.0513 | $0.2109 | $0.1526 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $0.316 | $0.0584 | $0.2402 | $0.1738 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.341 | $0.063 | $0.2592 | $0.1876 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.169 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.354 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| 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) | 8 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 10 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 32 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 32 GiB |
| Max data disks | 8 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 6,400 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 96 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_F4s_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_F4s_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.