Standard_E2_v5vsStandard_E2s_v5

Standard_E2_v5 and Standard_E2s_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.126 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E2_v5Standard_E2s_v5
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 Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice 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_v5Standard_E2s_v5Standard_E2s_v5 vs Standard_E2_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.126$0.126Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.026579% off$0.0265Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.077741% off$0.0743▼ 4%
3-yr reservedNo upfront60% off$0.049860% off$0.0498Same
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_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E2s_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

3 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_E2_v5Standard_E2s_v5
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E2_v5Standard_E2s_v5
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E2_v5Standard_E2s_v5
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage1 of 5 differStandard_E2_v5Standard_E2s_v5
Max data disks44
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,7503,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)85 MB/s85 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E2_v5Standard_E2s_v5
FamilyEv5Esv5
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E2_v5Standard_E2s_v5
Seriesev5-seriesesv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E2_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E2_v5Standard_E2s_v5Difference
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$0.145$0.145Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.148$0.148Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.148$0.148Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.148$0.148Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$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
West Central USwestcentralus$0.151$0.151Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.152$0.152Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.152$0.152Same
Japan Westjapanwest$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
UAE Northuaenorth$0.155$0.155Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.159$0.159Same
West Indiawestindia$0.161$0.161Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.164$0.164Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.167$0.167Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.167$0.167Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.167$0.167Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.168$0.168Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.174$0.174Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.178$0.178Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.178$0.178Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.192$0.192Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.198$0.198Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.201$0.201Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.202$0.202Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.217$0.217Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.218$0.218Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.221$0.221Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.261$0.261Same

Keep exploring

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

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