Standard_E32_v3vsStandard_E32_v4

Standard_E32_v3 and Standard_E32_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $2.016 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E32_v3Standard_E32_v4
On-demand$2.016/hr$2.016/hr
Lowest rate$0.403/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.4244/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 256 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 GiB
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_v3Standard_E32_v4Standard_E32_v4 vs Standard_E32_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$2.016$2.016Same
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.40379% off$0.4244▲ 5%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—41% off$1.185—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—62% off$0.758—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$1.39132% off$1.363▼ 2%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.947553% off$0.9542▲ 1%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E32_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E32_v4 leads
ACU (compute units)195 vs 160
22% higher

Specs

7 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E32_v3Standard_E32_v4
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1616
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Processor–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)160195
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E32_v3Standard_E32_v4
Memory (GiB)256256
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E32_v3Standard_E32_v4
Network16,000 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage2 of 7 differStandard_E32_v3Standard_E32_v4
Storage800 GiB temp SSD–
Temp disk800 GiB–
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoNo
Max disk IOPS (uncached)51,20051,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)768 MB/s768 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_E32_v3Standard_E32_v4
FamilyEv3Ev4
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoNo
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E32_v3Standard_E32_v4
Seriesev3-esv3-seriesev4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E32_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E32_v3Standard_E32_v4Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$2.016$2.016Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$2.016$2.016Same
West US 2westus2$2.016$2.016Same
West US 3westus3$2.016$2.016Same
East US 2eastus2$2.128$2.016▼ 5%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.144$2.144Same
Central Indiacentralindia$2.192$2.08▼ 5%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$2.192$2.08▼ 5%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.192$2.08▼ 5%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$2.218$2.218Same
West USwestus$2.24$2.24Same
North Europenortheurope$2.256$2.256Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$2.256$2.256Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$2.304$2.189▼ 5%
Korea Southkoreasouth$2.304$2.304Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$2.304$2.189▼ 5%
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.333$2.419▲ 4%
West Central USwestcentralus$2.333$2.419▲ 4%
Central UScentralus$2.334$2.278▼ 2%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.336$2.208▼ 5%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$2.336$2.208▼ 5%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$2.368$2.368Same
Italy Northitalynorth$2.368$2.368Same
UAE Northuaenorth$2.419$2.482▲ 3%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.432$2.432Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$2.432$2.432Same
West Indiawestindia$2.432$2.432Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$2.482$2.482Same
France Centralfrancecentral$2.496$2.368▼ 5%
UK Southuksouth$2.496$2.368▼ 5%
UK Westukwest$2.496$2.439▼ 2%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$2.537$2.538Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$2.554$2.416▼ 5%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$2.554$2.416▼ 5%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.554$2.416▼ 5%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$2.554$2.621▲ 3%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$2.554$2.416▼ 5%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$2.554$2.52▼ 1%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$2.554$2.416▼ 5%
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.56$2.432▼ 5%
Japan Westjapanwest$2.56$2.675▲ 4%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.56$2.432▼ 5%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.56$2.432▼ 5%
West Europewesteurope$2.56$2.432▼ 5%
South Indiasouthindia$2.667$2.667Same
East Asiaeastasia$2.672$2.672Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$2.688$2.688Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$2.816$2.675▼ 5%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$2.816$2.675▼ 5%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$2.912$2.08▼ 29%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$3.064$2.189▼ 29%
UAE Centraluaecentral$3.145$3.145Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$3.162$3.162Same
France Southfrancesouth$3.245$3.064▼ 6%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$3.36$3.387▲ 1%
Norway Westnorwaywest$3.661$3.478▼ 5%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$3.661$3.533▼ 3%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$3.758$3.216▼ 14%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$3.984$2.845▼ 29%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$4.888$4.181▼ 14%

Keep exploring

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

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Standard_E32_v4Memory optimized, Ev4 family
Standard_E32_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Ev4 family

Compare Standard_E32_v4 with

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