Standard_E2_v4vsStandard_E2ds_v4

Standard_E2_v4 is 12% cheaper than Standard_E2ds_v4 on demand in East US, saving $13.14 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E2_v4Standard_E2ds_v4
On-demand$0.126/hr12% less$0.144/hr
Lowest rate$0.0265/hr13% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0303/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 16 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald 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_E2_v4Standard_E2ds_v4Standard_E2ds_v4 vs Standard_E2_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$0.126$0.144▲ 14%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.026579% off$0.0303▲ 14%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.074141% off$0.0847▲ 14%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.047462% off$0.0541▲ 14%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.085232% off$0.0975▲ 14%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.059653% off$0.0673▲ 13%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E2_v4 leads
On-demand price$0.126 vs $0.144 per hour
12% cheaper
Where Standard_E2ds_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 6 differStandard_E2_v4Standard_E2ds_v4
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)195195
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E2_v4Standard_E2ds_v4
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E2_v4Standard_E2ds_v4
Network5,000 Mbps5,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_E2_v4Standard_E2ds_v4
Storage–75 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk–75 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 details2 of 4 differStandard_E2_v4Standard_E2ds_v4
FamilyEv4Edsv4
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E2_v4Standard_E2ds_v4
Seriesev4-seriesedsv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E2_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E2_v4Standard_E2ds_v4Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.126$0.144▲ 14%
East US 2eastus2$0.126$0.144▲ 14%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.126$0.144▲ 14%
West US 2westus2$0.126$0.144▲ 14%
West US 3westus3$0.126$0.144▲ 14%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.13$0.151▲ 16%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.13$0.151▲ 16%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.13$0.151▲ 16%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.13$0.151▲ 16%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.134$0.152▲ 13%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.137$0.157▲ 15%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.137$0.157▲ 15%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.137$0.164▲ 20%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.138$0.158▲ 14%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.138$0.158▲ 14%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.139$0.158▲ 14%
West USwestus$0.14$0.162▲ 16%
North Europenortheurope$0.141$0.16▲ 13%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.141$0.16▲ 13%
Central UScentralus$0.142$0.163▲ 15%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.144$0.165▲ 15%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.148$0.169▲ 14%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.148$0.168▲ 14%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.148$0.168▲ 14%
UK Southuksouth$0.148$0.169▲ 14%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.151$0.174▲ 15%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.151$0.174▲ 15%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.151$0.174▲ 15%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.151$0.187▲ 24%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.151$0.173▲ 15%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.151$0.173▲ 15%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.151$0.173▲ 15%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.152$0.173▲ 14%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.152$0.174▲ 14%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.152$0.173▲ 14%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.152$0.173▲ 14%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.152$0.174▲ 14%
UK Westukwest$0.152$0.174▲ 14%
West Europewesteurope$0.152$0.173▲ 14%
West Indiawestindia$0.152$0.174▲ 14%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.155$0.176▲ 14%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.155$0.176▲ 14%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.158$0.18▲ 14%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.159$0.183▲ 15%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.164$0.173▲ 5%
East Asiaeastasia$0.167$0.175▲ 5%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.167$0.191▲ 14%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.167$0.19▲ 14%
South Indiasouthindia$0.167$0.191▲ 14%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.1672$0.1903▲ 14%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.168$0.19▲ 13%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.178$0.214▲ 20%
France Southfrancesouth$0.192$0.219▲ 14%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.197$0.225▲ 14%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.198$0.226▲ 14%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.201$0.228▲ 13%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.212$0.242▲ 14%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.217$0.247▲ 14%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.2212$0.2511▲ 14%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.261$0.299▲ 15%

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