Standard_E2s_v5vsStandard_E2s_v6

Standard_E2s_v5 is 5% cheaper than Standard_E2s_v6 on demand in East US, saving $4.38 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E2s_v5Standard_E2s_v6
On-demand$0.126/hr5% less$0.132/hr
Lowest rate$0.0265/hr3% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0274/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 16 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_E2s_v5Standard_E2s_v6Standard_E2s_v6 vs Standard_E2s_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.126$0.132▲ 5%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.026579% off$0.0274▲ 3%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.074338% off$0.0821▲ 10%
3-yr reservedNo upfront60% off$0.049861% off$0.0516▲ 4%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.085232% off$0.0898▲ 5%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.059653% off$0.062▲ 4%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E2s_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.126 vs $0.132 per hour
5% cheaper
Where Standard_E2s_v6 leads
Max data disks8 vs 4
2× higher

Specs

6 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_E2s_v5Standard_E2s_v6
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E2s_v5Standard_E2s_v6
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E2s_v5Standard_E2s_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage2 of 5 differStandard_E2s_v5Standard_E2s_v6
Max data disks48
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,7503,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)85 MB/s106 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_E2s_v5Standard_E2s_v6
FamilyEsv5Esv6
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E2s_v5Standard_E2s_v6
Seriesesv5-seriesesv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E2s_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E2s_v5Standard_E2s_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.126$0.132▲ 5%
East US 2eastus2$0.126$0.132▲ 5%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.126$0.132▲ 5%
West US 2westus2$0.126$0.132▲ 5%
West US 3westus3$0.126$0.132▲ 5%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.13$0.137▲ 5%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.13$0.137▲ 5%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.13$0.137▲ 5%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.13$0.137▲ 5%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.134$0.141▲ 5%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.137$0.136▼ 1%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.137$0.136▼ 1%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.137$0.144▲ 5%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.138$0.145▲ 5%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.138$0.145▲ 5%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.139$0.146▲ 5%
West USwestus$0.14$0.147▲ 5%
North Europenortheurope$0.141$0.148▲ 5%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.141$0.148▲ 5%
Central UScentralus$0.142$0.15▲ 6%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.145$0.152▲ 5%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.148$0.155▲ 5%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.148$0.155▲ 5%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.148$0.155▲ 5%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.148$0.155▲ 5%
UK Southuksouth$0.148$0.155▲ 5%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.151$0.159▲ 5%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.151$0.159▲ 5%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.151$0.159▲ 5%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.151$0.159▲ 5%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.151$0.159▲ 5%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.152$0.16▲ 5%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.152$0.16▲ 5%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.152$0.16▲ 5%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.152$0.16▲ 5%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.152$0.16▲ 5%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.152$0.16▲ 5%
UK Westukwest$0.152$0.16▲ 5%
West Europewesteurope$0.152$0.16▲ 5%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.155$0.163▲ 5%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.159$0.166▲ 4%
West Indiawestindia$0.161$0.169▲ 5%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.164$0.172▲ 5%
East Asiaeastasia$0.167$0.182▲ 9%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.167$0.189▲ 13%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.167$0.176▲ 5%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.168$0.176▲ 5%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.174$0.183▲ 5%
South Indiasouthindia$0.178$0.187▲ 5%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.178$0.187▲ 5%
France Southfrancesouth$0.192$0.202▲ 5%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.198$0.207▲ 5%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.201$0.211▲ 5%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.202$0.212▲ 5%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.217$0.228▲ 5%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.218$0.229▲ 5%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.221$0.232▲ 5%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.261$0.274▲ 5%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E2s_v5Memory optimized, Esv5 family
Standard_E2s_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv5 family

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Standard_E2s_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv6 family

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