Standard_E32-8as_v6vsStandard_E32-8as_v7

Standard_E32-8as_v6 and Standard_E32-8as_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $1.907 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E32-8as_v6Standard_E32-8as_v7
On-demand$1.907/hr$1.907/hr
Lowest rate$0.4022/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.3558/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 256 GiB8 vCPUs, 256 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_E32-8as_v6Standard_E32-8as_v7Standard_E32-8as_v7 vs Standard_E32-8as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$1.907$1.907Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.402281% off$0.3558▼ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—41% off$1.125—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—62% off$0.7247—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$1.29732% off$1.297Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.896353% off$0.8963Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E32-8as_v6 leads
Physical cores16 vs 4
4× higher
Where Standard_E32-8as_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

9 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 6 differStandard_E32-8as_v6Standard_E32-8as_v7
vCPUs88
Physical cores164
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E32-8as_v6Standard_E32-8as_v7
Memory (GiB)256256
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E32-8as_v6Standard_E32-8as_v7
Network20,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_E32-8as_v6Standard_E32-8as_v7
Max data disks3264
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)57,60064,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,440 MB/s1,872 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E32-8as_v6Standard_E32-8as_v7
FamilyEasv6Easv7
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E32-8as_v6Standard_E32-8as_v7
Serieseasv6-serieseasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E32-8as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E32-8as_v6Standard_E32-8as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$1.232$1.232Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.232$1.232Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.907$1.907Same
East US 2eastus2$1.907$1.907Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.907$1.907Same
West US 2westus2$1.907$1.907Same
West US 3westus3$1.907$1.907Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.042$2.042Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$2.099$2.099Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.128$2.128Same
North Europenortheurope$2.128$2.128Same
Central UScentralus$2.157$1.907▼ 12%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$2.17$2.397▲ 10%
UK Southuksouth$2.218$2.218Same
France Centralfrancecentral$2.24$2.24Same
Italy Northitalynorth$2.24$2.24Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$2.24$2.24Same
West USwestus$2.24$2.24Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.285$2.285Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$2.304$2.304Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.307$2.307Same
West Europewesteurope$2.307$2.307Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.352$2.352Same
UAE Northuaenorth$2.352$2.352Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.397$2.397Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.397$2.397Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$2.419$2.419Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.483$2.483Same
Japan Westjapanwest$2.483$2.483Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$2.55$2.55Same
East Asiaeastasia$2.64$2.64Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$2.73$2.73Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$2.73$2.73Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$3.062$3.062Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E32-8as_v6Memory optimized, Easv6 family
Standard_E32-8as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Easv6 family

Compare Standard_E32-8as_v6 with

Standard_E32-8s_v6Standard_E32-8as_v5
Standard_E32-8as_v7Memory optimized, Easv7 family
Standard_E32-8as_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Easv7 family

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