Standard_E2ads_v7vsStandard_F2ads_v7

Standard_E2ads_v7 is 16% cheaper than Standard_F2ads_v7 on demand in East US, saving $19.71 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E2ads_v7Standard_F2ads_v7
On-demand$0.145/hr16% less$0.172/hr
Lowest rate$0.0271/hr19% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0334/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 16 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)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_v7Standard_F2ads_v7Standard_F2ads_v7 vs Standard_E2ads_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$0.145$0.172▲ 19%
SpotCan be interrupted81% off$0.027181% off$0.0334▲ 23%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.085638% off$0.1063▲ 24%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.055261% off$0.0669▲ 21%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.098631% off$0.1187▲ 20%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.068254% off$0.0791▲ 16%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E2ads_v7 leads
On-demand price$0.145 vs $0.172 per hour
16% cheaper
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher
Where Standard_F2ads_v7 leads
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higher
Local NVMe220 GiB vs 110 GiB
2× higher
Max network interfaces3 vs 2
50% higher

Specs

12 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 5 differStandard_E2ads_v7Standard_F2ads_v7
vCPUs22
Physical cores12
Threads per core21
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_E2ads_v7Standard_F2ads_v7
Memory (GiB)168
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E2ads_v7Standard_F2ads_v7
Network16,000 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces23
Storage5 of 7 differStandard_E2ads_v7Standard_F2ads_v7
Storage110 GiB temp NVMe SSD220 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe110 GiB220 GiB
Max data disks1012
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)4,0008,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)118 MB/s234 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_E2ads_v7Standard_F2ads_v7
FamilyEadsv7Fadsv7
CategoryMemory optimizedCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E2ads_v7Standard_F2ads_v7
Serieseadsv7-seriesfadsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E2ads_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E2ads_v7Standard_F2ads_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.0938$0.111▲ 18%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.0938$0.111▲ 18%
Central UScentralus$0.145$0.172▲ 19%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.145$0.172▲ 19%
East US 2eastus2$0.145$0.172▲ 19%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.145$0.172▲ 19%
West US 2westus2$0.145$0.172▲ 19%
West US 3westus3$0.145$0.172▲ 19%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.155$0.183▲ 18%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.16$0.189▲ 18%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.162$0.191▲ 18%
North Europenortheurope$0.162$0.191▲ 18%
UK Southuksouth$0.169$0.199▲ 18%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.17$0.201▲ 18%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.17$0.201▲ 18%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.17$0.201▲ 18%
West USwestus$0.17$0.201▲ 18%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.174$0.172▼ 1%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.175$0.207▲ 18%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.175$0.207▲ 18%
West Europewesteurope$0.175$0.207▲ 18%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.179$0.211▲ 18%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.179$0.211▲ 18%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.182$0.215▲ 18%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.182$0.215▲ 18%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.182$0.215▲ 18%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.184$0.217▲ 18%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.189$0.223▲ 18%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.189$0.223▲ 18%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.194$0.229▲ 18%
East Asiaeastasia$0.201$0.237▲ 18%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.208$0.245▲ 18%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.208$0.245▲ 18%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.233$0.275▲ 18%

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