Standard_E32-8as_v4vsStandard_E32-8as_v5

Standard_E32-8as_v5 is 10% cheaper than Standard_E32-8as_v4 on demand in East US, saving $151.84 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E32-8as_v4Standard_E32-8as_v5
On-demand$2.016/hr$1.808/hr10% less
Lowest rate$0.4244/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.3808/hr10% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 256 GiB8 vCPUs, 256 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_E32-8as_v4Standard_E32-8as_v5Standard_E32-8as_v5 vs Standard_E32-8as_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$2.016$1.808▼ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.424479% off$0.3808▼ 10%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.18541% off$1.067▼ 10%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.75862% off$0.687▼ 9%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$1.36332% off$1.226▼ 10%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.954253% off$0.8559▼ 10%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E32-8as_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E32-8as_v5 leads
On-demand price$1.808 vs $2.016 per hour
10% cheaper

Specs

6 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 6 differStandard_E32-8as_v4Standard_E32-8as_v5
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
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)230230
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E32-8as_v4Standard_E32-8as_v5
Memory (GiB)256256
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E32-8as_v4Standard_E32-8as_v5
Network16,000 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E32-8as_v4Standard_E32-8as_v5
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_E32-8as_v4Standard_E32-8as_v5
FamilyEasv4Easv5
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E32-8as_v4Standard_E32-8as_v5
Serieseasv4-serieseasv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E32-8as_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E32-8as_v4Standard_E32-8as_v5Difference
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.97$1.97Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$2.016$1.808▼ 10%
East US 2eastus2$2.016$1.808▼ 10%
North Central USnorthcentralus$2.016$1.808▼ 10%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$2.016$2.176▲ 8%
West US 2westus2$2.016$1.808▼ 10%
West US 3westus3$2.016$1.808▼ 10%
Central Indiacentralindia$2.08$1.144▼ 45%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$2.08$1.872▼ 10%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$2.08$1.144▼ 45%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.08$1.144▼ 45%
Spain Centralspaincentral$2.128$2.128Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.144$1.936▼ 10%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$2.176$1.958▼ 10%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$2.189$1.958▼ 11%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.208$1.984▼ 10%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$2.208$1.984▼ 10%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$2.218$1.989▼ 10%
West USwestus$2.24$2.016▼ 10%
North Europenortheurope$2.256$2.032▼ 10%
Central UScentralus$2.278$2.043▼ 10%
Korea Southkoreasouth$2.304$2.079▼ 10%
France Centralfrancecentral$2.368$2.128▼ 10%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$2.368$2.24▼ 5%
Italy Northitalynorth$2.368$2.128▼ 10%
UK Southuksouth$2.368$2.128▼ 10%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$2.416$2.176▼ 10%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$2.416$2.176▼ 10%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.416$2.176▼ 10%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$2.416$2.176▼ 10%
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.419$2.17▼ 10%
West Central USwestcentralus$2.419$2.17▼ 10%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.432$2.192▼ 10%
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.432$2.192▼ 10%
Japan Westjapanwest$2.432$2.192▼ 10%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.432$2.176▼ 11%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$2.432$2.192▼ 10%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.432$2.176▼ 11%
West Europewesteurope$2.432$2.192▼ 10%
UK Westukwest$2.439$2.188▼ 10%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$2.482$2.24▼ 10%
UAE Northuaenorth$2.482$2.24▼ 10%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$2.52$2.26▼ 10%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$2.537$2.285▼ 10%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$2.561$2.561Same
West Indiawestindia$2.58$2.314▼ 10%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$2.621$2.35▼ 10%
East Asiaeastasia$2.672$2.408▼ 10%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$2.688$2.416▼ 10%
Sweden Southswedensouth$2.787$2.517▼ 10%
South Indiasouthindia$2.843$2.549▼ 10%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$2.883$2.585▼ 10%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$2.883$2.585▼ 10%
France Southfrancesouth$3.078$2.766▼ 10%
Germany Northgermanynorth$3.162$2.85▼ 10%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$3.216$2.896▼ 10%
UAE Centraluaecentral$3.226$2.912▼ 10%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$3.494$3.141▼ 10%
Norway Westnorwaywest$3.748$3.361▼ 10%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$3.748$3.361▼ 10%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$4.181$3.765▼ 10%

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