Standard_E16-8as_v4vsStandard_E16-8s_v4

Standard_E16-8as_v4 and Standard_E16-8s_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $1.008 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E16-8as_v4Standard_E16-8s_v4
On-demand$1.008/hr$1.008/hr
Lowest rate$0.2122/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.2122/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 128 GiB8 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)Intel Xeon 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_E16-8as_v4Standard_E16-8s_v4Standard_E16-8s_v4 vs Standard_E16-8as_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$1.008$1.008Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.212279% off$0.2122Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.592741% off$0.5927Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.37962% off$0.379Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.681632% off$0.6816Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.477153% off$0.4771Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E16-8as_v4 leads
ACU (compute units)230 vs 195
18% higher
Where Standard_E16-8s_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E16-8as_v4Standard_E16-8s_v4
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)Intel Xeon 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)230195
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E16-8as_v4Standard_E16-8s_v4
Memory (GiB)128128
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E16-8as_v4Standard_E16-8s_v4
Network10,000 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E16-8as_v4Standard_E16-8s_v4
Storage256 GiB temp SSD–
Temp disk256 GiB–
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)25,60025,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)384 MB/s384 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E16-8as_v4Standard_E16-8s_v4
FamilyEasv4Esv4
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E16-8as_v4Standard_E16-8s_v4
Serieseasv4-seriesesv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E16-8as_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E16-8as_v4Standard_E16-8s_v4Difference
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.985$1.094▲ 11%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.008$1.008Same
East US 2eastus2$1.008$1.008Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.008$1.008Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.008$1.208▲ 20%
West US 2westus2$1.008$1.008Same
West US 3westus3$1.008$1.008Same
Central Indiacentralindia$1.04$1.04Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$1.04$1.04Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$1.04$1.04Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.04$1.04Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.064$1.128▲ 6%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.072$1.072Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$1.088$1.094▲ 1%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$1.094$1.094Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.104$1.104Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$1.104$1.104Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.109$1.109Same
West USwestus$1.12$1.12Same
North Europenortheurope$1.128$1.128Same
Central UScentralus$1.139$1.139Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$1.152$1.152Same
France Centralfrancecentral$1.184$1.184Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$1.184$1.184Same
Italy Northitalynorth$1.184$1.184Same
UK Southuksouth$1.184$1.184Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$1.208$1.208Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$1.208$1.208Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.208$1.208Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$1.208$1.208Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.21$1.21Same
West Central USwestcentralus$1.21$1.21Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.216$1.216Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.216$1.216Same
Japan Westjapanwest$1.216$1.338▲ 10%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.216$1.216Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.216$1.216Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.216$1.216Same
West Europewesteurope$1.216$1.216Same
UK Westukwest$1.22$1.22Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$1.241$1.241Same
UAE Northuaenorth$1.241$1.241Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$1.26$1.26Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$1.268$1.269Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$1.28$1.423▲ 11%
West Indiawestindia$1.29$1.216▼ 6%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$1.31$1.31Same
East Asiaeastasia$1.336$1.336Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.344$1.344Same
South Indiasouthindia$1.421$1.334▼ 6%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.441$1.338▼ 7%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.441$1.338▼ 7%
France Southfrancesouth$1.539$1.532Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$1.581$1.581Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$1.608$1.608Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$1.613$1.572▼ 3%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$1.747$1.693▼ 3%
Norway Westnorwaywest$1.874$1.739▼ 7%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$1.874$1.767▼ 6%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$2.09$2.09Same

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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.