Standard_E4-2ads_v6vsStandard_E4-2ds_v6

Standard_E4-2ads_v6 is 11% cheaper than Standard_E4-2ds_v6 on demand in East US, saving $27.01 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E4-2ads_v6Standard_E4-2ds_v6
On-demand$0.29/hr11% less$0.327/hr
Lowest rate$0.0612/hr10% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0683/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 32 GiB2 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
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_E4-2ds_v6Standard_E4-2ds_v6 vs Standard_E4-2ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.29$0.327▲ 13%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.061279% off$0.0683▲ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—38% off$0.2027—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—61% off$0.1275—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.197232% off$0.2224▲ 13%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.136353% off$0.1537▲ 13%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E4-2ads_v6 leads
On-demand price$0.29 vs $0.327 per hour
11% cheaper
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higher
Max disk IOPS (uncached)7,600 vs 6,400
19% higher
Where Standard_E4-2ds_v6 leads
Max data disks12 vs 8
50% higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 6 differStandard_E4-2ads_v6Standard_E4-2ds_v6
vCPUs22
Physical cores21
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E4-2ads_v6Standard_E4-2ds_v6
Memory (GiB)3232
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E4-2ads_v6Standard_E4-2ds_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E4-2ads_v6Standard_E4-2ds_v6
Storage220 GiB temp NVMe SSD220 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe220 GiB220 GiB
Max data disks812
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)7,6006,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)180 MB/s212 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E4-2ads_v6Standard_E4-2ds_v6
FamilyEadsv6Edsv6
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E4-2ads_v6Standard_E4-2ds_v6
Serieseadsv6-seriesedsv6-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_E4-2ds_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.188$0.337▲ 79%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.188$0.337▲ 79%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.188$0.337▲ 79%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.29$0.327▲ 13%
East US 2eastus2$0.29$0.327▲ 13%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.29$0.327▲ 13%
West US 2westus2$0.29$0.327▲ 13%
West US 3westus3$0.29$0.327▲ 13%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.304$0.338▲ 11%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.31$0.348▲ 12%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.319$0.36▲ 13%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.324$0.358▲ 10%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.324$0.358▲ 10%
North Europenortheurope$0.324$0.366▲ 13%
Central UScentralus$0.328$0.37▲ 13%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.328$0.335▲ 2%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.328$0.335▲ 2%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.334$0.376▲ 13%
UK Southuksouth$0.338$0.384▲ 14%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.341$0.384▲ 13%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.341$0.384▲ 13%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.341$0.366▲ 7%
West USwestus$0.341$0.363▲ 6%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.345$0.374▲ 8%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.348$0.392▲ 13%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.348$0.392▲ 13%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.35$0.394▲ 13%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.351$0.395▲ 13%
UK Westukwest$0.351$0.396▲ 13%
West Europewesteurope$0.351$0.395▲ 13%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.358$0.395▲ 10%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.358$0.384▲ 7%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.358$0.402▲ 12%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.364$0.392▲ 8%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.364$0.392▲ 8%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.364$0.392▲ 8%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.364$0.412▲ 13%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.364$0.395▲ 9%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.364$0.409▲ 12%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.368$0.392▲ 7%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.368$0.392▲ 7%
West Indiawestindia$0.371$0.419▲ 13%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.378$0.425▲ 12%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.378$0.395▲ 4%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.378$0.395▲ 4%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.388$0.435▲ 12%
East Asiaeastasia$0.402$0.45▲ 12%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.405$0.452▲ 12%
South Indiasouthindia$0.408$0.461▲ 13%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.415$0.384▼ 7%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.415$0.468▲ 13%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.415$0.435▲ 5%
France Southfrancesouth$0.442$0.499▲ 13%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.449$0.486▲ 8%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.456$0.513▲ 12%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.465$0.523▲ 12%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.466$0.522▲ 12%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.503$0.567▲ 13%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.54$0.564▲ 4%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.54$0.574▲ 6%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.604$0.678▲ 12%

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