Standard_E4-2ads_v6vsStandard_E4-2ads_v7

Standard_E4-2ads_v6 and Standard_E4-2ads_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.29 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E4-2ads_v6Standard_E4-2ads_v7
On-demand$0.29/hr$0.29/hr
Lowest rate$0.0612/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0541/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 32 GiB2 vCPUs, 32 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_E4-2ads_v6Standard_E4-2ads_v7Standard_E4-2ads_v7 vs Standard_E4-2ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.29$0.29Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.061281% off$0.0541▼ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—41% off$0.1713—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—62% off$0.1104—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.197232% off$0.1972Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.136353% off$0.1363Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E4-2ads_v6 leads
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higher
Where Standard_E4-2ads_v7 leads
Max data disks12 vs 8
50% higher

Specs

9 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 6 differStandard_E4-2ads_v6Standard_E4-2ads_v7
vCPUs22
Physical cores21
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E4-2ads_v6Standard_E4-2ads_v7
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E4-2ads_v6Standard_E4-2ads_v7
Network12,500 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E4-2ads_v6Standard_E4-2ads_v7
Storage220 GiB temp NVMe SSD220 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe220 GiB220 GiB
Max data disks812
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)7,6008,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)180 MB/s234 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E4-2ads_v6Standard_E4-2ads_v7
FamilyEadsv6Eadsv7
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E4-2ads_v6Standard_E4-2ads_v7
Serieseadsv6-serieseadsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E4-2ads_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E4-2ads_v6Standard_E4-2ads_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.188$0.188Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.188$0.188Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.29$0.29Same
East US 2eastus2$0.29$0.29Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.29$0.29Same
West US 2westus2$0.29$0.29Same
West US 3westus3$0.29$0.29Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.31$0.31Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.319$0.319Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.324$0.324Same
North Europenortheurope$0.324$0.324Same
Central UScentralus$0.328$0.29▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$0.338$0.338Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.341$0.341Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.341$0.341Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.341$0.341Same
West USwestus$0.341$0.341Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.345$0.364▲ 6%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.348$0.348Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.35$0.35Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.351$0.351Same
West Europewesteurope$0.351$0.351Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.358$0.358Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.358$0.358Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.364$0.364Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.364$0.364Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.368$0.368Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.378$0.378Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.378$0.378Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.388$0.388Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.402$0.402Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.415$0.415Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.415$0.415Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.466$0.466Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E4-2ads_v6Memory optimized, Eadsv6 family
Standard_E4-2ads_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Eadsv6 family

Compare Standard_E4-2ads_v6 with

Standard_E4-2ds_v6Standard_E4-2ads_v5
Standard_E4-2ads_v7Memory optimized, Eadsv7 family
Standard_E4-2ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Eadsv7 family

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