Standard_E32_v3vsStandard_E32s_v3

Standard_E32_v3 and Standard_E32s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $2.016 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E32_v3Standard_E32s_v3
On-demand$2.016/hr$2.016/hr
Lowest rate$0.403/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.403/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_E32s_v3Standard_E32s_v3 vs Standard_E32_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$2.016$2.016Same
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.40380% off$0.403Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$1.39131% off$1.391Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.947553% off$0.9475Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E32_v3 leads
Temp disk800 GiB vs 512 GiB
56% higher
Where Standard_E32s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

7 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_E32_v3Standard_E32s_v3
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1616
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ACU (compute units)160160
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E32_v3Standard_E32s_v3
Memory (GiB)256256
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E32_v3Standard_E32s_v3
Network16,000 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_E32_v3Standard_E32s_v3
Storage800 GiB temp SSD512 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk800 GiB512 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)51,20051,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)768 MB/s768 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoYes
Instance details3 of 4 differStandard_E32_v3Standard_E32s_v3
FamilyEv3Esv3
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
OtherAll 2 matchStandard_E32_v3Standard_E32s_v3
Seriesev3-esv3-seriesev3-esv3-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_E32s_v3Difference
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$2.128Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.144$2.144Same
Central Indiacentralindia$2.192$2.192Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$2.192$2.192Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.192$2.192Same
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$2.304Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$2.304$2.304Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$2.304$2.304Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.333$2.333Same
West Central USwestcentralus$2.333$2.333Same
Central UScentralus$2.334$2.334Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.336$2.336Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$2.336$2.336Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$2.368$2.368Same
Italy Northitalynorth$2.368$2.368Same
UAE Northuaenorth$2.419$2.419Same
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$2.496Same
UK Southuksouth$2.496$2.496Same
UK Westukwest$2.496$2.496Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$2.537$2.537Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$2.554$2.554Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$2.554$2.554Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.554$2.554Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$2.554$2.554Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$2.554$2.554Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$2.554$2.554Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$2.554$2.554Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.56$2.56Same
Japan Westjapanwest$2.56$2.56Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.56$2.56Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.56$2.56Same
West Europewesteurope$2.56$2.56Same
South Indiasouthindia$2.667$2.667Same
East Asiaeastasia$2.672$2.672Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$2.688$2.688Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$2.787$2.787Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$2.816$2.816Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$2.816$2.816Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$2.912$2.912Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$3.064$3.064Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$3.145$3.145Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$3.162$3.162Same
France Southfrancesouth$3.245$3.245Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$3.36$3.36Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$3.661$3.661Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$3.661$3.661Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$3.758$3.758Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$3.984$3.984Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$4.888$4.888Same

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