Standard_E2_v4vsStandard_E2s_v4

Standard_E2_v4 and Standard_E2s_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.126 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E2_v4Standard_E2s_v4
On-demand$0.126/hr$0.126/hr
Lowest rate$0.0265/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0265/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 8473C (Sapphire 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_E2s_v4Standard_E2s_v4 vs Standard_E2_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$0.126$0.126Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.026579% off$0.0265Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.074141% off$0.0741Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.047462% off$0.0474Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.085232% off$0.0852Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.059653% off$0.0596Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E2_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E2s_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

4 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 6 matchStandard_E2_v4Standard_E2s_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 8473C (Sapphire 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_E2s_v4
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E2_v4Standard_E2s_v4
Network5,000 Mbps5,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage1 of 5 differStandard_E2_v4Standard_E2s_v4
Max data disks44
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,2003,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)48 MB/s48 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_E2_v4Standard_E2s_v4
FamilyEv4Esv4
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E2_v4Standard_E2s_v4
Seriesev4-seriesesv4-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_E2s_v4Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.126$0.126Same
East US 2eastus2$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
Central Indiacentralindia$0.13$0.13Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.13$0.13Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.13$0.13Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.13$0.13Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.134$0.134Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.137$0.137Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.137$0.137Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.137$0.137Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.138$0.138Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.138$0.138Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.139$0.139Same
West USwestus$0.14$0.14Same
North Europenortheurope$0.141$0.141Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.141$0.141Same
Central UScentralus$0.142$0.142Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.144$0.144Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.148$0.148Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.148$0.148Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.148$0.148Same
UK Southuksouth$0.148$0.148Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.151$0.151Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.151$0.151Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.151$0.151Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.151$0.151Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.151$0.151Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.151$0.151Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.151$0.151Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.152$0.152Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.152$0.152Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.152$0.152Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.152$0.152Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.152$0.152Same
UK Westukwest$0.152$0.152Same
West Europewesteurope$0.152$0.152Same
West Indiawestindia$0.152$0.152Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.155$0.155Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.155$0.155Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.158$0.158Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.159$0.159Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.164$0.164Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.167$0.167Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.167$0.167Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.167$0.167Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.167$0.167Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.1672$0.1672Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.168$0.168Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.178$0.178Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.192$0.192Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.197$0.197Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.198$0.198Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.201$0.201Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.212$0.212Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.217$0.217Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.2212$0.2212Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.261$0.261Same

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