Standard_E20_v3vsStandard_E20s_v3

Standard_E20_v3 and Standard_E20s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $1.26 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E20_v3Standard_E20s_v3
On-demand$1.26/hr$1.26/hr
Lowest rate$0.2519/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.2519/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size20 vCPUs, 160 GiB20 vCPUs, 160 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_E20_v3Standard_E20s_v3Standard_E20s_v3 vs Standard_E20_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$1.26$1.26Same
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.251980% off$0.2519Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.869431% off$0.8694Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.592253% off$0.5922Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E20_v3 leads
Temp disk500 GiB vs 320 GiB
56% higher
Where Standard_E20s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

7 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_E20_v3Standard_E20s_v3
vCPUs2020
Physical cores1010
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ACU (compute units)160160
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E20_v3Standard_E20s_v3
Memory (GiB)160160
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E20_v3Standard_E20s_v3
Network10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_E20_v3Standard_E20s_v3
Storage500 GiB temp SSD320 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk500 GiB320 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)32,00032,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)480 MB/s480 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoYes
Instance details3 of 4 differStandard_E20_v3Standard_E20s_v3
FamilyEv3Esv3
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
OtherAll 2 matchStandard_E20_v3Standard_E20s_v3
Seriesev3-esv3-seriesev3-esv3-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E20_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E20_v3Standard_E20s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.26$1.26Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.26$1.26Same
West US 2westus2$1.26$1.26Same
West US 3westus3$1.26$1.26Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.34$1.34Same
Central Indiacentralindia$1.37$1.37Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$1.37$1.37Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.37$1.37Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.386$1.386Same
North Europenortheurope$1.41$1.41Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.41$1.41Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$1.44$1.44Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$1.44$1.44Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$1.44$1.44Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.46$1.46Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$1.46$1.46Same
Central UScentralus$1.46$1.46Same
East US 2eastus2$1.46$1.46Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.46$1.46Same
West Central USwestcentralus$1.46$1.46Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$1.48$1.48Same
Italy Northitalynorth$1.48$1.48Same
West USwestus$1.48$1.48Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$1.509$1.509Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$1.509$1.509Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.509$1.509Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$1.509$1.509Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$1.509$1.509Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$1.509$1.509Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.509$1.509Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.52$1.52Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.52$1.52Same
West Indiawestindia$1.52$1.52Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$1.55$1.55Same
France Centralfrancecentral$1.56$1.56Same
UK Southuksouth$1.56$1.56Same
UK Westukwest$1.56$1.56Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$1.585$1.585Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.60$1.60Same
Japan Westjapanwest$1.60$1.60Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.60$1.60Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.60$1.60Same
UAE Northuaenorth$1.60$1.60Same
West Europewesteurope$1.60$1.60Same
East Asiaeastasia$1.67$1.67Same
South Indiasouthindia$1.67$1.67Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.68$1.68Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$1.742$1.742Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.76$1.76Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.76$1.76Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$1.82$1.82Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.915$1.915Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$1.976$1.976Same
France Southfrancesouth$2.028$2.028Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$2.08$2.08Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$2.10$2.10Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$2.288$2.288Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$2.288$2.288Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$2.49$2.49Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$2.80$2.80Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$3.64$3.64Same

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