Standard_E2as_v6vsStandard_E2as_v7

Standard_E2as_v6 and Standard_E2as_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.119 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E2as_v6Standard_E2as_v7
On-demand$0.119/hr$0.119/hr
Lowest rate$0.0251/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0222/hr12% 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_E2as_v6Standard_E2as_v7Standard_E2as_v7 vs Standard_E2as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.119$0.119Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.025181% off$0.0222▼ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.070341% off$0.0703Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.045362% off$0.0453Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.080932% off$0.0809Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.055953% off$0.0559Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E2as_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E2as_v7 leads
Max data disks10 vs 4
2.5× higher

Specs

7 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E2as_v6Standard_E2as_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_E2as_v6Standard_E2as_v7
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E2as_v6Standard_E2as_v7
Network12,500 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage2 of 5 differStandard_E2as_v6Standard_E2as_v7
Max data disks410
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)4,0004,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)90 MB/s118 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E2as_v6Standard_E2as_v7
FamilyEasv6Easv7
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E2as_v6Standard_E2as_v7
Serieseasv6-serieseasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E2as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E2as_v6Standard_E2as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.077$0.077Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.077$0.077Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.119$0.119Same
East US 2eastus2$0.119$0.119Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.119$0.119Same
West US 2westus2$0.119$0.119Same
West US 3westus3$0.119$0.119Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.128$0.128Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.131$0.131Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.133$0.133Same
North Europenortheurope$0.133$0.133Same
Central UScentralus$0.135$0.119▼ 12%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.136$0.15▲ 10%
UK Southuksouth$0.139$0.139Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.14$0.14Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.14$0.14Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.14$0.14Same
West USwestus$0.14$0.14Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.143$0.143Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.144$0.144Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.144$0.144Same
West Europewesteurope$0.144$0.144Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.147$0.147Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.147$0.147Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.15$0.15Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.15$0.15Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.151$0.151Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.155$0.155Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.155$0.155Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.159$0.159Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.165$0.165Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.171$0.171Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.171$0.171Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.191$0.191Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E2as_v6Memory optimized, Easv6 family
Standard_E2as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Easv6 family

Compare Standard_E2as_v6 with

Standard_D2as_v6Standard_E2s_v6Standard_F2as_v6Standard_E2ps_v6Standard_E2as_v5
Standard_E2as_v7Memory optimized, Easv7 family
Standard_E2as_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Easv7 family

Compare Standard_E2as_v7 with

Standard_D2as_v7Standard_E2ps_v7Standard_E2s_v7Standard_F2as_v7

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