Standard_E4-2as_v4vsStandard_E4-2as_v5

Standard_E4-2as_v5 is 10% cheaper than Standard_E4-2as_v4 on demand in East US, saving $18.98 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E4-2as_v4Standard_E4-2as_v5
On-demand$0.252/hr$0.226/hr10% less
Lowest rate$0.053/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0476/hr10% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 32 GiB2 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_E4-2as_v4Standard_E4-2as_v5Standard_E4-2as_v5 vs Standard_E4-2as_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$0.252$0.226▼ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.05379% off$0.0476▼ 10%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.148241% off$0.1333▼ 10%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.094762% off$0.0859▼ 9%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.170432% off$0.1533▼ 10%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.119353% off$0.107▼ 10%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E4-2as_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E4-2as_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.226 vs $0.252 per hour
10% cheaper
Max disk throughput (uncached)144 MB/s vs 96 MB/s
50% higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 6 differStandard_E4-2as_v4Standard_E4-2as_v5
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
ACU (compute units)230230
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E4-2as_v4Standard_E4-2as_v5
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E4-2as_v4Standard_E4-2as_v5
Network4,000 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_E4-2as_v4Standard_E4-2as_v5
Storage64 GiB temp SSD–
Temp disk64 GiB–
Max data disks88
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)6,4006,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)96 MB/s144 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E4-2as_v4Standard_E4-2as_v5
FamilyEasv4Easv5
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E4-2as_v4Standard_E4-2as_v5
Serieseasv4-serieseasv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E4-2as_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E4-2as_v4Standard_E4-2as_v5Difference
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.246$0.246Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.252$0.226▼ 10%
East US 2eastus2$0.252$0.226▼ 10%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.252$0.226▼ 10%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.252$0.272▲ 8%
West US 2westus2$0.252$0.226▼ 10%
West US 3westus3$0.252$0.226▼ 10%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.26$0.143▼ 45%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.26$0.234▼ 10%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.26$0.143▼ 45%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.26$0.143▼ 45%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.266$0.266Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.268$0.242▼ 10%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.272$0.245▼ 10%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.274$0.245▼ 11%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.276$0.248▼ 10%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.276$0.248▼ 10%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.277$0.249▼ 10%
West USwestus$0.28$0.252▼ 10%
North Europenortheurope$0.282$0.254▼ 10%
Central UScentralus$0.285$0.255▼ 11%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.288$0.26▼ 10%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.296$0.266▼ 10%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.296$0.28▼ 5%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.296$0.266▼ 10%
UK Southuksouth$0.296$0.266▼ 10%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.302$0.272▼ 10%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.302$0.272▼ 10%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.302$0.272▼ 10%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.302$0.271▼ 10%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.302$0.272▼ 10%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.302$0.271▼ 10%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.304$0.274▼ 10%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.304$0.274▼ 10%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.304$0.274▼ 10%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.304$0.272▼ 11%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.304$0.274▼ 10%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.304$0.272▼ 11%
West Europewesteurope$0.304$0.274▼ 10%
UK Westukwest$0.305$0.273▼ 10%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.31$0.28▼ 10%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.31$0.28▼ 10%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.315$0.282▼ 10%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.317$0.286▼ 10%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.32$0.32Same
West Indiawestindia$0.323$0.289▼ 11%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.328$0.294▼ 10%
East Asiaeastasia$0.334$0.301▼ 10%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.336$0.302▼ 10%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.348$0.315▼ 9%
South Indiasouthindia$0.355$0.319▼ 10%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.36$0.323▼ 10%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.36$0.323▼ 10%
France Southfrancesouth$0.385$0.346▼ 10%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.395$0.356▼ 10%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.402$0.362▼ 10%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.403$0.364▼ 10%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.437$0.393▼ 10%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.468$0.42▼ 10%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.468$0.42▼ 10%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.523$0.471▼ 10%

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