Standard_E20_v5vsStandard_E20ds_v5
Standard_E20_v5 is 13% cheaper than Standard_E20ds_v5 on demand in East US, saving $131.40 a month.
| At a glance | Standard_E20_v5 | Standard_E20ds_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.26/hr13% less | $1.44/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.2654/hr13% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.3046/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 20 vCPUs, 160 GiB | 20 vCPUs, 160 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Standard_E20_v5 | Standard_E20ds_v5 | Standard_E20ds_v5 vs Standard_E20_v5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.26 | $1.44 | ▲ 14% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 79% off$0.2654 | 79% off$0.3046 | ▲ 15% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 38% off$0.7774 | 41% off$0.8495 | ▲ 9% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 61% off$0.4977 | 62% off$0.5472 | ▲ 10% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 32% off$0.852 | 32% off$0.9755 | ▲ 14% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$0.5964 | 53% off$0.6729 | ▲ 13% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_E20_v5 leads
On-demand price$1.26 vs $1.44 per hour
13% cheaperWhere Standard_E20ds_v5 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Specs
7 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute1 of 5 differ | Standard_E20_v5 | Standard_E20ds_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 20 | 20 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 10 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_E20_v5 | Standard_E20ds_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 160 | 160 |
| NetworkingAll 3 match | Standard_E20_v5 | Standard_E20ds_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 12,500 Mbps | 12,500 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| Storage4 of 7 differ | Standard_E20_v5 | Standard_E20ds_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | – | 750 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | – | 750 GiB |
| Max data disks | 32 | 32 |
| Premium SSD | No | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 32,000 | 32,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 750 MB/s | 750 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No | Yes |
| Instance details1 of 4 differ | Standard_E20_v5 | Standard_E20ds_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Ev5 | Edsv5 |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes | Yes |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_E20_v5 | Standard_E20ds_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | ev5-series | edsv5-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_E20_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_E20_v5 | Standard_E20ds_v5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $1.26 | $1.44 | ▲ 14% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $1.26 | $1.44 | ▲ 14% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $1.26 | $1.44 | ▲ 14% |
| West US 2westus2 | $1.26 | $1.44 | ▲ 14% |
| West US 3westus3 | $1.26 | $1.44 | ▲ 14% |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $1.30 | $1.51 | ▲ 16% |
| India South Centralindiasouthcentral | $1.30 | $1.51 | ▲ 16% |
| Jio India Centraljioindiacentral | $1.30 | $1.51 | ▲ 16% |
| Jio India Westjioindiawest | $1.30 | $1.51 | ▲ 16% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $1.34 | $1.52 | ▲ 13% |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $1.368 | $1.566 | ▲ 14% |
| Malaysia Westmalaysiawest | $1.368 | $1.566 | ▲ 14% |
| Taiwan Northtaiwannorth | $1.368 | $1.644 | ▲ 20% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $1.38 | $1.58 | ▲ 14% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $1.38 | $1.58 | ▲ 14% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $1.386 | $1.584 | ▲ 14% |
| West USwestus | $1.40 | $1.62 | ▲ 16% |
| North Europenortheurope | $1.41 | $1.60 | ▲ 13% |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $1.41 | $1.60 | ▲ 13% |
| Central UScentralus | $1.424 | $1.627 | ▲ 14% |
| Korea Southkoreasouth | $1.449 | $1.656 | ▲ 14% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $1.48 | $1.69 | ▲ 14% |
| Israel Centralisraelcentral | $1.48 | $1.68 | ▲ 14% |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $1.48 | $1.68 | ▲ 14% |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $1.48 | $1.68 | ▲ 14% |
| UK Southuksouth | $1.48 | $1.69 | ▲ 14% |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $1.51 | $1.74 | ▲ 15% |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2 | $1.51 | $1.74 | ▲ 15% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $1.51 | $1.74 | ▲ 15% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $1.512 | $1.728 | ▲ 14% |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $1.512 | $1.728 | ▲ 14% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $1.52 | $1.73 | ▲ 14% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $1.52 | $1.74 | ▲ 14% |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $1.52 | $1.74 | ▲ 14% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $1.52 | $1.73 | ▲ 14% |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $1.52 | $1.73 | ▲ 14% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $1.52 | $1.74 | ▲ 14% |
| West Europewesteurope | $1.52 | $1.73 | ▲ 14% |
| UK Westukwest | $1.525 | $1.742 | ▲ 14% |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $1.551 | $1.76 | ▲ 13% |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $1.585 | $1.827 | ▲ 15% |
| West Indiawestindia | $1.613 | $1.843 | ▲ 14% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $1.638 | $1.872 | ▲ 14% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $1.67 | $1.75 | ▲ 5% |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $1.672 | $1.903 | ▲ 14% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $1.672 | $1.90 | ▲ 14% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $1.68 | $1.90 | ▲ 13% |
| Sweden Southswedensouth | $1.742 | $1.976 | ▲ 13% |
| South Indiasouthindia | $1.777 | $2.03 | ▲ 14% |
| Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest | $1.778 | $2.138 | ▲ 20% |
| France Southfrancesouth | $1.924 | $2.197 | ▲ 14% |
| Germany Northgermanynorth | $1.976 | $2.249 | ▲ 14% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $2.01 | $2.28 | ▲ 13% |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $2.016 | $2.288 | ▲ 13% |
| Norway Westnorwaywest | $2.174 | $2.474 | ▲ 14% |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $2.184 | $2.47 | ▲ 13% |
| Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest | $2.212 | $2.52 | ▲ 14% |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $2.613 | $2.964 | ▲ 13% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.