Standard_F8s_v2
Standard_F8s_v2 is an Azure VM size with 8 vCPUs, 16 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 $0.338 per hour on demand ($246.74 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.0757 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 | $0.338 | $0.0757 | $0.2285 | $0.1481 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.338 | $0.121 | $0.2332 | $0.1589 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.338 | $0.0625 | $0.2285 | $0.1481 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.338 | $0.0625 | $0.2332 | $0.1589 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.34 | $0.0628 | $0.2467 | $0.1602 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.34 | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.34 | – | $0.34 | $0.34 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.34 | $0.0628 | $0.2313 | $0.1473 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $0.34 | $0.063 | $0.2584 | $0.187 |
| West India westindia | $0.34 | $0.0628 | $0.2584 | $0.187 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $0.353 | $0.0652 | $0.2436 | $0.1659 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $0.353 | $0.0652 | $0.2436 | $0.1659 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.371 | $0.1365 | $0.2672 | $0.1616 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.371 | $0.0686 | $0.2672 | $0.1616 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.372 | $0.0687 | $0.2515 | $0.163 |
| South India southindia | $0.374 | $0.0691 | $0.2842 | $0.2057 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $0.384 | $0.071 | $0.2801 | $0.1953 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $0.384 | $0.071 | $0.2918 | $0.2112 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.384 | $0.0769 | $0.2839 | $0.1919 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $0.384 | $0.071 | $0.2918 | $0.2112 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.388 | $0.0717 | $0.2874 | $0.2008 |
| Italy North italynorth | $0.388 | $0.0719 | $0.3065 | $0.2134 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.388 | $0.0717 | $0.2874 | $0.2008 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.388 | $0.0728 | $0.2868 | $0.1939 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.388 | $0.0717 | $0.2874 | $0.2008 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.392 | $0.0724 | $0.2836 | $0.184 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.404 | $0.0747 | $0.2973 | $0.2037 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $0.404 | $0.0747 | $0.2986 | $0.1615 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.404 | $0.0743 | $0.2982 | $0.2017 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.405 | $0.0748 | $0.3078 | $0.2228 |
| Central US centralus | $0.408 | $0.075 | $0.2285 | $0.1477 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.408 | $0.0754 | $0.2815 | $0.1918 |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $0.408 | $0.0756 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.408 | $0.0754 | – | – |
| West Central US westcentralus | $0.408 | $0.0754 | $0.2815 | $0.1918 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.422 | $0.078 | $0.3119 | $0.2109 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.422 | $0.078 | $0.312 | $0.2109 |
| West US westus | $0.424 | $0.0784 | $0.3116 | $0.2051 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $0.425 | $0.0785 | – | – |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.4268 | $0.0789 | $0.3244 | $0.2347 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $0.427 | $0.0789 | $0.3245 | $0.2349 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.428 | $0.0791 | $0.3253 | $0.2354 |
| East Asia eastasia | $0.432 | $0.0798 | $0.3126 | $0.2028 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $0.444 | $0.0821 | $0.3037 | $0.2074 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $0.444 | $0.0444 | $0.3037 | $0.2074 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.444 | $0.0821 | $0.3037 | $0.2074 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $0.445 | $0.0822 | $0.3382 | $0.2448 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $0.456 | $0.0843 | $0.3371 | $0.2279 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $0.466 | $0.0861 | $0.3187 | $0.2177 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.469 | $0.087 | $0.3564 | $0.258 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $0.476 | $0.088 | $0.3618 | $0.2618 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.504 | $0.0931 | $0.383 | $0.2772 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.504 | $0.0931 | $0.383 | $0.2772 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $0.524 | $0.0968 | $0.3982 | $0.2882 |
| France South francesouth | $0.524 | $0.0968 | $0.3982 | $0.2882 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $0.5541 | $0.1024 | $0.4211 | $0.3048 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $0.632 | $0.1168 | $0.4803 | $0.3476 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.681 | $0.1258 | $0.5176 | $0.3746 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.338 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.708 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| 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) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 12.5 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 64 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 64 GiB |
| Max data disks | 16 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 12,800 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 192 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_F8s_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_F8s_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.