Standard_E20s_v3vsStandard_E20s_v4

Standard_E20s_v3 and Standard_E20s_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $1.26 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E20s_v3Standard_E20s_v4
On-demand$1.26/hr$1.26/hr
Lowest rate$0.2519/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.2652/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_E20s_v3Standard_E20s_v4Standard_E20s_v4 vs Standard_E20s_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$1.26$1.26Same
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.251979% off$0.2652▲ 5%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—41% off$0.7409—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—62% off$0.4737—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.869432% off$0.852▼ 2%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.592253% off$0.5964▲ 1%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E20s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E20s_v4 leads
ACU (compute units)195 vs 160
22% higher

Specs

7 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E20s_v3Standard_E20s_v4
vCPUs2020
Physical cores1010
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Processor–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)160195
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E20s_v3Standard_E20s_v4
Memory (GiB)160160
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E20s_v3Standard_E20s_v4
Network10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E20s_v3Standard_E20s_v4
Storage320 GiB temp SSD–
Temp disk320 GiB–
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)32,00032,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)480 MB/s480 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E20s_v3Standard_E20s_v4
FamilyEsv3Esv4
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E20s_v3Standard_E20s_v4
Seriesev3-esv3-seriesesv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E20s_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E20s_v3Standard_E20s_v4Difference
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$1.30▼ 5%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$1.37$1.30▼ 5%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.37$1.30▼ 5%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.386$1.386Same
North Europenortheurope$1.41$1.41Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.41$1.41Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$1.44$1.368▼ 5%
Korea Southkoreasouth$1.44$1.44Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$1.44$1.368▼ 5%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.46$1.38▼ 5%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$1.46$1.38▼ 5%
Central UScentralus$1.46$1.424▼ 2%
East US 2eastus2$1.46$1.26▼ 14%
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.46$1.512▲ 4%
West Central USwestcentralus$1.46$1.512▲ 4%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$1.48$1.48Same
Italy Northitalynorth$1.48$1.48Same
West USwestus$1.48$1.40▼ 5%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$1.509$1.51Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$1.509$1.51Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.509$1.51Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$1.509$1.638▲ 9%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$1.509$1.51Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$1.509$1.575▲ 4%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.509$1.51Same
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$1.48▼ 5%
UK Southuksouth$1.56$1.48▼ 5%
UK Westukwest$1.56$1.525▼ 2%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$1.585$1.586Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.60$1.52▼ 5%
Japan Westjapanwest$1.60$1.672▲ 4%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.60$1.52▼ 5%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.60$1.52▼ 5%
UAE Northuaenorth$1.60$1.55▼ 3%
West Europewesteurope$1.60$1.52▼ 5%
East Asiaeastasia$1.67$1.67Same
South Indiasouthindia$1.67$1.667Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.68$1.68Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.76$1.672▼ 5%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$1.76$1.672▼ 5%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$1.82$1.30▼ 29%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.915$1.368▼ 29%
Germany Northgermanynorth$1.976$1.976Same
France Southfrancesouth$2.028$1.915▼ 6%
UAE Centraluaecentral$2.08$1.966▼ 5%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$2.10$2.117▲ 1%
Norway Westnorwaywest$2.288$2.174▼ 5%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$2.288$2.208▼ 3%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$2.49$1.778▼ 29%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$2.80$2.01▼ 28%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$3.64$2.613▼ 28%

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