Standard_E20s_v6vsStandard_E20s_v7

Standard_E20s_v6 is 24% cheaper than Standard_E20s_v7 on demand in East US, saving $302.22 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E20s_v6Standard_E20s_v7
On-demand$1.323/hr24% less$1.737/hr
Lowest rate$0.2744/hr16% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.3274/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size20 vCPUs, 160 GiB20 vCPUs, 160 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel@ Xeon 6 processor 6973P-C(Granite 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_E20s_v6Standard_E20s_v7Standard_E20s_v7 vs Standard_E20s_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$1.323$1.737▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.274481% off$0.3274▲ 19%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.8202——
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.516——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.899632% off$1.181▲ 31%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.621853% off$0.8164▲ 31%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E20s_v6 leads
On-demand price$1.323 vs $1.737 per hour
24% cheaper
Where Standard_E20s_v7 leads
Max disk IOPS (uncached)40,000 vs 32,000
25% higher

Specs

6 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_E20s_v6Standard_E20s_v7
vCPUs2020
Physical cores1010
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel@ Xeon 6 processor 6973P-C(Granite Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E20s_v6Standard_E20s_v7
Memory (GiB)160160
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E20s_v6Standard_E20s_v7
Network12,500 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage2 of 5 differStandard_E20s_v6Standard_E20s_v7
Max data disks4848
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)32,00040,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,060 MB/s1,180 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E20s_v6Standard_E20s_v7
FamilyEsv6Esv7
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E20s_v6Standard_E20s_v7
Seriesesv6-seriesesv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E20s_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E20s_v6Standard_E20s_v7Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.323$1.737▲ 31%
East US 2eastus2$1.323$1.737▲ 31%
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.323$1.737▲ 31%
West US 2westus2$1.323$1.737▲ 31%
West US 3westus3$1.323$1.737▲ 31%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$1.357$1.848▲ 36%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.407$1.767▲ 26%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.449$2.084▲ 44%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.455$1.917▲ 32%
West USwestus$1.47$2.265▲ 54%
North Europenortheurope$1.481$2.005▲ 35%
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.481$1.928▲ 30%
Central UScentralus$1.495$1.667▲ 12%
Italy Northitalynorth$1.554$2.014▲ 30%
UK Southuksouth$1.554$2.095▲ 35%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.586$2.084▲ 31%
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.588$2.084▲ 31%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.596$2.00▲ 25%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.596$2.14▲ 34%
West Europewesteurope$1.596$2.167▲ 36%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.60$2.084▲ 30%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$1.76$2.14▲ 22%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$1.892$2.292▲ 21%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$2.111$2.779▲ 32%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

Standard_E20s_v6Memory optimized, Esv6 family
Standard_E20s_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv6 family

Compare Standard_E20s_v6 with

Standard_E20as_v6Standard_E20s_v5
Standard_E20s_v7Memory optimized, Esv7 family
Standard_E20s_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv7 family

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