Standard_E2as_v4vsStandard_E2as_v5

Standard_E2as_v5 is 10% cheaper than Standard_E2as_v4 on demand in East US, saving $9.49 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E2as_v4Standard_E2as_v5
On-demand$0.126/hr$0.113/hr10% less
Lowest rate$0.0265/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0238/hr10% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 16 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_E2as_v4Standard_E2as_v5Standard_E2as_v5 vs Standard_E2as_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$0.126$0.113▼ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.026579% off$0.0238▼ 10%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.074141% off$0.0667▼ 10%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.047462% off$0.0429▼ 9%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.085232% off$0.0766▼ 10%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.059653% off$0.0535▼ 10%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E2as_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E2as_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.113 vs $0.126 per hour
10% cheaper
Max disk throughput (uncached)82 MB/s vs 48 MB/s
71% higher

Specs

10 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E2as_v4Standard_E2as_v5
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
ACU (compute units)–230
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E2as_v4Standard_E2as_v5
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E2as_v4Standard_E2as_v5
Network2,000 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage5 of 7 differStandard_E2as_v4Standard_E2as_v5
Storage32 GiB temp SSD–
Temp disk32 GiB–
Max data disks44
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,2003,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)48 MB/s82 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E2as_v4Standard_E2as_v5
FamilyEasv4Easv5
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E2as_v4Standard_E2as_v5
Serieseasv4-serieseasv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E2as_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E2as_v4Standard_E2as_v5Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.08$0.0715▼ 11%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.08$0.0715▼ 11%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.08$0.0715▼ 11%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.123$0.123Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.126$0.113▼ 10%
East US 2eastus2$0.126$0.113▼ 10%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.126$0.113▼ 10%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.126$0.136▲ 8%
West US 2westus2$0.126$0.113▼ 10%
West US 3westus3$0.126$0.113▼ 10%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.13$0.117▼ 10%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.133$0.133Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.134$0.121▼ 10%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.136$0.122▼ 10%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.137$0.122▼ 11%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.138$0.124▼ 10%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.138$0.124▼ 10%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.139$0.124▼ 11%
West USwestus$0.14$0.126▼ 10%
North Europenortheurope$0.141$0.127▼ 10%
Central UScentralus$0.142$0.128▼ 10%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.144$0.13▼ 10%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.148$0.133▼ 10%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.148$0.14▼ 5%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.148$0.133▼ 10%
UK Southuksouth$0.148$0.133▼ 10%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.151$0.136▼ 10%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.151$0.136▼ 10%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.151$0.136▼ 10%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.151$0.136▼ 10%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.151$0.136▼ 10%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.151$0.136▼ 10%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.152$0.137▼ 10%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.152$0.137▼ 10%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.152$0.137▼ 10%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.152$0.136▼ 11%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.152$0.137▼ 10%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.152$0.136▼ 11%
UK Westukwest$0.152$0.137▼ 10%
West Europewesteurope$0.152$0.137▼ 10%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.155$0.14▼ 10%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.155$0.14▼ 10%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.158$0.141▼ 11%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.159$0.143▼ 10%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.16$0.16Same
West Indiawestindia$0.161$0.145▼ 10%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.164$0.147▼ 10%
East Asiaeastasia$0.167$0.15▼ 10%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.168$0.151▼ 10%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.174$0.157▼ 10%
South Indiasouthindia$0.178$0.159▼ 11%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.18$0.162▼ 10%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.18$0.162▼ 10%
France Southfrancesouth$0.192$0.173▼ 10%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.198$0.178▼ 10%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.201$0.181▼ 10%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.202$0.182▼ 10%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.218$0.196▼ 10%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.234$0.21▼ 10%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.234$0.21▼ 10%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.261$0.235▼ 10%

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

Compare Standard_E2as_v4 with

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Standard_E2as_v5Memory optimized, Easv5 family
Standard_E2as_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Easv5 family

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