Standard_E2pds_v5vsStandard_E2pds_v6

Standard_E2pds_v5 is 2% cheaper than Standard_E2pds_v6 on demand in East US, saving $1.46 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v6
On-demand$0.115/hr2% less$0.117/hr
Lowest rate$0.0243/hr55% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0544/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 16 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorAmpere Altra [ARM-64]Azure Cobalt 100 [ARM-64]
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_E2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v6Standard_E2pds_v6 vs Standard_E2pds_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.115$0.117▲ 2%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.024354% off$0.0544▲ 124%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.067941% off$0.0691▲ 2%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.043862% off$0.0444▲ 1%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.078232% off$0.0796▲ 2%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.05453% off$0.055▲ 2%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E2pds_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.115 vs $0.117 per hour
2% cheaper
Where Standard_E2pds_v6 leads
Max data disks8 vs 4
2× higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_E2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v6
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAmpere Altra [ARM-64]Azure Cobalt 100 [ARM-64]
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v6
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage5 of 8 differStandard_E2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v6
Storage75 GiB temp SSD110 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Temp disk75 GiB–
Local NVMe–110 GiB
Max data disks48
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,7503,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)85 MB/s106 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v6
FamilyEpdsv5Epdsv6
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v6
Seriesepdsv5-seriesepdsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E2pds_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E2pds_v5Standard_E2pds_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.082$0.0768▼ 6%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.115$0.117▲ 2%
East US 2eastus2$0.115$0.117▲ 2%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.115$0.117▲ 2%
West US 2westus2$0.115$0.117▲ 2%
West US 3westus3$0.115$0.117▲ 2%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.122$0.125▲ 2%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.127$0.13▲ 2%
North Europenortheurope$0.128$0.131▲ 2%
Central UScentralus$0.13$0.132▲ 2%
West USwestus$0.13$0.137▲ 5%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.135$0.137▲ 1%
UK Southuksouth$0.135$0.135Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.138$0.14▲ 1%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.138$0.14▲ 1%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.138$0.14▲ 1%
West Europewesteurope$0.138$0.14▲ 1%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.139$0.146▲ 5%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.139$0.15▲ 8%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.139$0.146▲ 5%
East Asiaeastasia$0.141$0.161▲ 14%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.153$0.182▲ 19%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E2pds_v5Memory optimized, Epdsv5 family
Standard_E2pds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Epdsv5 family

Compare Standard_E2pds_v5 with

Standard_E2ads_v5Standard_E2ds_v5Standard_D2pds_v5
Standard_E2pds_v6Memory optimized, Epdsv6 family
Standard_E2pds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Epdsv6 family

Compare Standard_E2pds_v6 with

Standard_E2ads_v6Standard_E2ds_v6Standard_D2pds_v6Standard_E2pds_v7

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