Standard_E20as_v5vsStandard_E20s_v5
Standard_E20as_v5 is 10% cheaper than Standard_E20s_v5 on demand in East US, saving $94.90 a month.
| At a glance | Standard_E20as_v5 | Standard_E20s_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.13/hr10% less | $1.26/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.238/hr10% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.2654/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 20 vCPUs, 160 GiB | 20 vCPUs, 160 GiB |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire 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_E20as_v5 | Standard_E20s_v5 | Standard_E20s_v5 vs Standard_E20as_v5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.13 | $1.26 | ▲ 12% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 79% off$0.238 | 79% off$0.2654 | ▲ 12% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 41% off$0.6667 | 41% off$0.7434 | ▲ 12% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 62% off$0.4294 | 61% off$0.4977 | ▲ 16% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 32% off$0.7663 | 32% off$0.852 | ▲ 11% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$0.5349 | 53% off$0.5964 | ▲ 11% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_E20as_v5 leads
On-demand price$1.13 vs $1.26 per hour
10% cheaperWhere Standard_E20s_v5 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)750 MB/s vs 480 MB/s
56% higherSpecs
5 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute2 of 6 differ | Standard_E20as_v5 | Standard_E20s_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 20 | 20 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 10 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| ACU (compute units) | 230 | – |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_E20as_v5 | Standard_E20s_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 160 | 160 |
| NetworkingAll 3 match | Standard_E20as_v5 | Standard_E20s_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 12,500 Mbps | 12,500 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| Storage1 of 5 differ | Standard_E20as_v5 | Standard_E20s_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Max data disks | 32 | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 32,000 | 32,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 480 MB/s | 750 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No | No |
| Instance details1 of 4 differ | Standard_E20as_v5 | Standard_E20s_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Easv5 | Esv5 |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes | Yes |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_E20as_v5 | Standard_E20s_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | easv5-series | esv5-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_E20as_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_E20as_v5 | Standard_E20s_v5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Indiacentralindia | $0.715 | $1.30 | ▲ 82% |
| Jio India Centraljioindiacentral | $0.715 | $1.30 | ▲ 82% |
| Jio India Westjioindiawest | $0.715 | $1.30 | ▲ 82% |
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $1.13 | $1.26 | ▲ 12% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $1.13 | $1.26 | ▲ 12% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $1.13 | $1.26 | ▲ 12% |
| West US 2westus2 | $1.13 | $1.26 | ▲ 12% |
| West US 3westus3 | $1.13 | $1.26 | ▲ 12% |
| India South Centralindiasouthcentral | $1.17 | $1.30 | ▲ 11% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $1.21 | $1.34 | ▲ 11% |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $1.224 | $1.368 | ▲ 12% |
| Malaysia Westmalaysiawest | $1.224 | $1.368 | ▲ 12% |
| Taiwan Northtaiwannorth | $1.231 | $1.368 | ▲ 11% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $1.24 | $1.38 | ▲ 11% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $1.24 | $1.38 | ▲ 11% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $1.243 | $1.386 | ▲ 12% |
| West USwestus | $1.26 | $1.40 | ▲ 11% |
| North Europenortheurope | $1.27 | $1.41 | ▲ 11% |
| Central UScentralus | $1.277 | $1.424 | ▲ 12% |
| Korea Southkoreasouth | $1.30 | $1.449 | ▲ 11% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $1.33 | $1.48 | ▲ 11% |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $1.33 | $1.48 | ▲ 11% |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $1.33 | $1.41 | ▲ 6% |
| UK Southuksouth | $1.33 | $1.48 | ▲ 11% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $1.356 | $1.512 | ▲ 12% |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $1.356 | $1.512 | ▲ 12% |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $1.36 | $1.51 | ▲ 11% |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2 | $1.36 | $1.51 | ▲ 11% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $1.36 | $1.51 | ▲ 11% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $1.36 | $1.52 | ▲ 12% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $1.36 | $1.52 | ▲ 12% |
| UK Westukwest | $1.367 | $1.525 | ▲ 12% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $1.37 | $1.52 | ▲ 11% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $1.37 | $1.52 | ▲ 11% |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $1.37 | $1.52 | ▲ 11% |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $1.37 | $1.52 | ▲ 11% |
| West Europewesteurope | $1.37 | $1.52 | ▲ 11% |
| Israel Centralisraelcentral | $1.40 | $1.48 | ▲ 6% |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $1.40 | $1.48 | ▲ 6% |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $1.40 | $1.551 | ▲ 11% |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $1.428 | $1.585 | ▲ 11% |
| West Indiawestindia | $1.446 | $1.613 | ▲ 12% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $1.469 | $1.638 | ▲ 12% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $1.505 | $1.67 | ▲ 11% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $1.51 | $1.68 | ▲ 11% |
| Sweden Southswedensouth | $1.573 | $1.742 | ▲ 11% |
| South Indiasouthindia | $1.593 | $1.777 | ▲ 12% |
| Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest | $1.601 | $1.778 | ▲ 11% |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $1.616 | $1.672 | ▲ 3% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $1.616 | $1.67 | ▲ 3% |
| France Southfrancesouth | $1.729 | $1.924 | ▲ 11% |
| Germany Northgermanynorth | $1.781 | $1.976 | ▲ 11% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $1.81 | $2.01 | ▲ 11% |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $1.82 | $2.016 | ▲ 11% |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $1.963 | $2.184 | ▲ 11% |
| Norway Westnorwaywest | $2.101 | $2.174 | ▲ 3% |
| Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest | $2.101 | $2.21 | ▲ 5% |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $2.353 | $2.613 | ▲ 11% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.