Standard_E2_v3vsStandard_E2s_v3

Standard_E2_v3 and Standard_E2s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.126 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E2_v3Standard_E2s_v3
On-demand$0.126/hr$0.126/hr
Lowest rate$0.0252/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0252/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 16 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 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_E2_v3Standard_E2s_v3Standard_E2s_v3 vs Standard_E2_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$0.126$0.126Same
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.025280% off$0.0252Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.086931% off$0.0869Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.059253% off$0.0592Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E2_v3 leads
Temp disk50 GiB vs 32 GiB
56% higher
Where Standard_E2s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

7 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_E2_v3Standard_E2s_v3
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ACU (compute units)160160
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E2_v3Standard_E2s_v3
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E2_v3Standard_E2s_v3
Network1,000 Mbps1,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_E2_v3Standard_E2s_v3
Storage50 GiB temp SSD32 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk50 GiB32 GiB
Max data disks44
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,2003,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)48 MB/s48 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoYes
Instance details3 of 4 differStandard_E2_v3Standard_E2s_v3
FamilyEv3Esv3
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
OtherAll 2 matchStandard_E2_v3Standard_E2s_v3
Seriesev3-esv3-seriesev3-esv3-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E2_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E2_v3Standard_E2s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.126$0.126Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.126$0.126Same
West US 2westus2$0.126$0.126Same
West US 3westus3$0.126$0.126Same
East US 2eastus2$0.133$0.133Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.134$0.134Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.137$0.137Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.137$0.137Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.137$0.137Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.139$0.139Same
North Europenortheurope$0.141$0.141Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.141$0.141Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.144$0.144Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.144$0.144Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.144$0.144Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.146$0.146Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.146$0.146Same
Central UScentralus$0.146$0.146Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.146$0.146Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.146$0.146Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.148$0.148Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.148$0.148Same
West USwestus$0.148$0.148Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.151$0.151Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.152$0.152Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.152$0.152Same
West Indiawestindia$0.152$0.152Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.155$0.155Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.156$0.156Same
UK Southuksouth$0.156$0.156Same
UK Westukwest$0.156$0.156Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.159$0.159Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.16$0.16Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.16$0.16Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.16$0.16Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.16$0.16Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.16$0.16Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.16$0.16Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.16$0.16Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.16$0.16Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.16$0.16Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.16$0.16Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.16$0.16Same
West Europewesteurope$0.16$0.16Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.167$0.167Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.167$0.167Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.168$0.168Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.174$0.174Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.176$0.176Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.176$0.176Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.182$0.182Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.192$0.192Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.196$0.196Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.198$0.198Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.2028$0.2028Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.21$0.21Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.229$0.229Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.2292$0.2292Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.235$0.235Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.249$0.249Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.306$0.306Same

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