Esv5vsEsv6

Size for size, Esv5 is on average 5% cheaper than Esv6 on demand in East US, across 20 shared sizes. Same size, one generation apart.

At a glance	Esv5	Esv6
Sizes here	20	23
From	$0.126/hr	$0.132/hr
vCPUs	2 to 96	2 to 128
Memory	16 to 672 GiB	16 to 1024 GiB
Architecture	x86_64	x86_64
Category	Memory optimized	Memory optimized

On-demand prices by size in East US

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

Region

Size	Esv5	Esv6	Esv6 vs Esv5
2	Standard_E2s_v5 $0.126	Standard_E2s_v6 $0.132	▲ 5%
4-2	Standard_E4-2s_v5 $0.252	Standard_E4-2s_v6 $0.265	▲ 5%
8-2	Standard_E8-2s_v5 $0.504	Standard_E8-2s_v6 $0.529	▲ 5%
4	Standard_E4s_v5 $0.252	Standard_E4s_v6 $0.265	▲ 5%
8-4	Standard_E8-4s_v5 $0.504	Standard_E8-4s_v6 $0.529	▲ 5%
16-4	Standard_E16-4s_v5 $1.008	Standard_E16-4s_v6 $1.058	▲ 5%
8	Standard_E8s_v5 $0.504	Standard_E8s_v6 $0.529	▲ 5%
16-8	Standard_E16-8s_v5 $1.008	Standard_E16-8s_v6 $1.058	▲ 5%
32-8	Standard_E32-8s_v5 $2.016	Standard_E32-8s_v6 $2.117	▲ 5%
16	Standard_E16s_v5 $1.008	Standard_E16s_v6 $1.058	▲ 5%
32-16	Standard_E32-16s_v5 $2.016	Standard_E32-16s_v6 $2.117	▲ 5%
64-16	Standard_E64-16s_v5 $4.032	Standard_E64-16s_v6 $4.234	▲ 5%
20	Standard_E20s_v5 $1.26	Standard_E20s_v6 $1.323	▲ 5%
96-24	Standard_E96-24s_v5 $6.048	Standard_E96-24s_v6 $6.35	▲ 5%
32	Standard_E32s_v5 $2.016	Standard_E32s_v6 $2.117	▲ 5%
64-32	Standard_E64-32s_v5 $4.032	Standard_E64-32s_v6 $4.234	▲ 5%
48	Standard_E48s_v5 $3.024	Standard_E48s_v6 $3.175	▲ 5%
96-48	Standard_E96-48s_v5 $6.048	Standard_E96-48s_v6 $6.35	▲ 5%
64	Standard_E64s_v5 $4.032	Standard_E64s_v6 $4.234	▲ 5%
96	Standard_E96s_v5 $6.048	Standard_E96s_v6 $6.35	▲ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each family has.

Where Esv5 leads

On-demand priceCheaper in 20 of 20 shared sizes

5% cheaper

Spot priceLower in 20 of 20 shared sizes

Cheaper spot

Where Esv6 leads

Sizes23 sizes here vs 20

3 more

Largest size128 vCPUs vs 96

Bigger

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Esv520 sizes

Every size in the Esv5 family

Compare Esv5 with

Dsv5 Ev5 Easv5 Epsv5 Esv4

Esv623 sizes

Every size in the Esv6 family

Compare Esv6 with

Dsv6 Easv6 Epsv6 Esv7

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