Standard_E2a_v4vsStandard_E2as_v4

Standard_E2a_v4 and Standard_E2as_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.126 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E2a_v4Standard_E2as_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
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_E2a_v4Standard_E2as_v4Standard_E2as_v4 vs Standard_E2a_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_E2a_v4 leads
Temp disk50 GiB vs 32 GiB
56% higher
Where Standard_E2as_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

5 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_E2a_v4Standard_E2as_v4
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E2a_v4Standard_E2as_v4
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E2a_v4Standard_E2as_v4
Network2,000 Mbps2,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E2a_v4Standard_E2as_v4
Storage4 x 16 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 diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E2a_v4Standard_E2as_v4
FamilyEav4Easv4
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E2a_v4Standard_E2as_v4
Serieseav4-serieseasv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E2a_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E2a_v4Standard_E2as_v4Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.08$0.08Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.08$0.08Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.08$0.08Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.123$0.123Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.126$0.126Same
East US 2eastus2$0.126$0.126Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.126$0.126Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.126$0.126Same
West US 2westus2$0.126$0.126Same
West US 3westus3$0.126$0.126Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.13$0.13Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.133$0.133Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.134$0.134Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.136$0.136Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$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
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
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
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
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.16$0.16Same
West Indiawestindia$0.161$0.161Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.164$0.164Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.167$0.167Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.168$0.168Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.174$0.174Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.178$0.178Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.18$0.18Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.18$0.18Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.192$0.192Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.198$0.198Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.201$0.201Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.202$0.202Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.218$0.218Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.234$0.234Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.234$0.234Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.261$0.261Same

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Standard_E2a_v4Memory optimized, Eav4 family
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Standard_E2as_v4Memory optimized, Easv4 family
Standard_E2as_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Easv4 family

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