Standard_E32-16as_v4vsStandard_E32-16s_v4

Standard_E32-16as_v4 and Standard_E32-16s_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $2.016 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E32-16as_v4Standard_E32-16s_v4
On-demand$2.016/hr$2.016/hr
Lowest rate$0.4244/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.4244/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 256 GiB16 vCPUs, 256 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)Intel Xeon 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), 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_E32-16as_v4Standard_E32-16s_v4Standard_E32-16s_v4 vs Standard_E32-16as_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$2.016$2.016Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.424479% off$0.4244Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.18541% off$1.185Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.75862% off$0.758Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$1.36332% off$1.363Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.954253% off$0.9542Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E32-16as_v4 leads
ACU (compute units)230 vs 195
18% higher
Where Standard_E32-16s_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

7 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E32-16as_v4Standard_E32-16s_v4
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)Intel Xeon 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)230195
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E32-16as_v4Standard_E32-16s_v4
Memory (GiB)256256
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E32-16as_v4Standard_E32-16s_v4
Network16,000 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E32-16as_v4Standard_E32-16s_v4
Storage512 GiB temp SSD–
Temp disk512 GiB–
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)51,20051,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)768 MB/s768 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E32-16as_v4Standard_E32-16s_v4
FamilyEasv4Esv4
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E32-16as_v4Standard_E32-16s_v4
Serieseasv4-seriesesv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E32-16as_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E32-16as_v4Standard_E32-16s_v4Difference
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.97$2.189▲ 11%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$2.016$2.016Same
East US 2eastus2$2.016$2.016Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$2.016$2.016Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$2.016$2.416▲ 20%
West US 2westus2$2.016$2.016Same
West US 3westus3$2.016$2.016Same
Central Indiacentralindia$2.08$2.08Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$2.08$2.08Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$2.08$2.08Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.08$2.08Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$2.128$2.256▲ 6%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.144$2.144Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$2.176$2.189▲ 1%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$2.189$2.189Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.208$2.208Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$2.208$2.208Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$2.218$2.218Same
West USwestus$2.24$2.24Same
North Europenortheurope$2.256$2.256Same
Central UScentralus$2.278$2.278Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$2.304$2.304Same
France Centralfrancecentral$2.368$2.368Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$2.368$2.368Same
Italy Northitalynorth$2.368$2.368Same
UK Southuksouth$2.368$2.368Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$2.416$2.416Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$2.416$2.416Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.416$2.416Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$2.416$2.416Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.419$2.419Same
West Central USwestcentralus$2.419$2.419Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.432$2.432Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.432$2.432Same
Japan Westjapanwest$2.432$2.675▲ 10%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.432$2.432Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$2.432$2.432Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.432$2.432Same
West Europewesteurope$2.432$2.432Same
UK Westukwest$2.439$2.439Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$2.482$2.482Same
UAE Northuaenorth$2.482$2.482Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$2.52$2.52Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$2.537$2.538Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$2.561$2.845▲ 11%
West Indiawestindia$2.58$2.432▼ 6%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$2.621$2.621Same
East Asiaeastasia$2.672$2.672Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$2.688$2.688Same
South Indiasouthindia$2.843$2.667▼ 6%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$2.883$2.675▼ 7%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$2.883$2.675▼ 7%
France Southfrancesouth$3.078$3.064Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$3.162$3.162Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$3.216$3.216Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$3.226$3.145▼ 3%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$3.494$3.387▼ 3%
Norway Westnorwaywest$3.748$3.478▼ 7%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$3.748$3.533▼ 6%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$4.181$4.181Same

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