Standard_E2ads_v6vsStandard_E2ads_v7

Standard_E2ads_v6 and Standard_E2ads_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.145 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v7
On-demand$0.145/hr$0.145/hr
Lowest rate$0.0306/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0271/hr11% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 16 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_E2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v7Standard_E2ads_v7 vs Standard_E2ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.145$0.145Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.030681% off$0.0271▼ 11%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.085641% off$0.0856Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.055262% off$0.0552Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.098632% off$0.0986Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.068253% off$0.0682Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E2ads_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E2ads_v7 leads
Max data disks10 vs 4
2.5× higher

Specs

7 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v7
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v7
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v7
Network12,500 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage2 of 7 differStandard_E2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v7
Storage110 GiB temp NVMe SSD110 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe110 GiB110 GiB
Max data disks410
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)4,0004,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)90 MB/s118 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v7
FamilyEadsv6Eadsv7
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v7
Serieseadsv6-serieseadsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E2ads_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E2ads_v6Standard_E2ads_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.0938$0.0938Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.0938$0.0938Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.145$0.145Same
East US 2eastus2$0.145$0.145Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.145$0.145Same
West US 2westus2$0.145$0.145Same
West US 3westus3$0.145$0.145Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.155$0.155Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.16$0.16Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.162$0.162Same
North Europenortheurope$0.162$0.162Same
Central UScentralus$0.164$0.145▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$0.169$0.169Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.17$0.17Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.17$0.17Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.17$0.17Same
West USwestus$0.17$0.17Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.173$0.182▲ 5%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.174$0.174Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.175$0.175Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.175$0.175Same
West Europewesteurope$0.175$0.175Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.179$0.179Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.179$0.179Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.182$0.182Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.182$0.182Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.184$0.184Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.189$0.189Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.189$0.189Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.194$0.194Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.201$0.201Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.208$0.208Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.208$0.208Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.233$0.233Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E2ads_v6Memory optimized, Eadsv6 family
Standard_E2ads_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Eadsv6 family

Compare Standard_E2ads_v6 with

Standard_D2ads_v6Standard_E2ds_v6Standard_E2pds_v6Standard_E2ads_v5
Standard_E2ads_v7Memory optimized, Eadsv7 family
Standard_E2ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Eadsv7 family

Compare Standard_E2ads_v7 with

Standard_D2ads_v7Standard_E2ds_v7Standard_E2pds_v7Standard_F2ads_v7

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