ECasv6vsECasv7

Size for size, ECasv6 is on average 20% cheaper than ECasv7 on demand in East US, across 8 shared sizes. Same size, one generation apart.

At a glanceECasv6ECasv7
Sizes here810
From$0.131/hr$0.164/hr
vCPUs2 to 962 to 160
Memory16 to 672 GiB—
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CategoryMemory optimized—

On-demand prices by size in East US

USD per hour for Linux. Pick a size to compare the two types.

SizeECasv6ECasv7ECasv7 vs ECasv6
2Standard_EC2as_v6 $0.131Standard_EC2as_v7 $0.164▲ 25%
4Standard_EC4as_v6 $0.262Standard_EC4as_v7 $0.328▲ 25%
8Standard_EC8as_v6 $0.524Standard_EC8as_v7 $0.656▲ 25%
16Standard_EC16as_v6 $1.049Standard_EC16as_v7 $1.311▲ 25%
32Standard_EC32as_v6 $2.098Standard_EC32as_v7 $2.623▲ 25%
48Standard_EC48as_v6 $3.147Standard_EC48as_v7 $3.934▲ 25%
64Standard_EC64as_v6 $4.196Standard_EC64as_v7 $5.245▲ 25%
96Standard_EC96as_v6 $6.294Standard_EC96as_v7 $7.868▲ 25%

Key differences

The biggest lead each family has.

Where ECasv6 leads
On-demand priceCheaper in 8 of 8 shared sizes
20% cheaper
Spot priceLower in 8 of 8 shared sizes
Cheaper spot
Where ECasv7 leads
Sizes10 sizes here vs 8
2 more
Largest size160 vCPUs vs 96
Bigger

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