Standard_E4-2as_v6vsStandard_E4-2as_v7

Standard_E4-2as_v6 and Standard_E4-2as_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.238 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E4-2as_v6Standard_E4-2as_v7
On-demand$0.238/hr$0.238/hr
Lowest rate$0.0502/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0444/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_E4-2as_v6Standard_E4-2as_v7Standard_E4-2as_v7 vs Standard_E4-2as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.238$0.238Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.050281% off$0.0444▼ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—41% off$0.1406—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—62% off$0.0906—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.161832% off$0.1618Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.111953% off$0.1119Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E4-2as_v6 leads
Physical cores2 vs 1
2× higher
Where Standard_E4-2as_v7 leads
Max data disks12 vs 8
50% higher

Specs

9 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 6 differStandard_E4-2as_v6Standard_E4-2as_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_E4-2as_v6Standard_E4-2as_v7
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E4-2as_v6Standard_E4-2as_v7
Network12,500 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_E4-2as_v6Standard_E4-2as_v7
Max data disks812
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)7,6008,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)180 MB/s234 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E4-2as_v6Standard_E4-2as_v7
FamilyEasv6Easv7
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E4-2as_v6Standard_E4-2as_v7
Serieseasv6-serieseasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E4-2as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E4-2as_v6Standard_E4-2as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.154$0.154Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.154$0.154Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.238$0.238Same
East US 2eastus2$0.238$0.238Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.238$0.238Same
West US 2westus2$0.238$0.238Same
West US 3westus3$0.238$0.238Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.255$0.255Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.262$0.262Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.266$0.266Same
North Europenortheurope$0.266$0.266Same
Central UScentralus$0.27$0.238▼ 12%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.271$0.3▲ 11%
UK Southuksouth$0.277$0.277Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.28$0.28Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.28$0.28Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.28$0.28Same
West USwestus$0.28$0.28Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.286$0.286Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.288$0.288Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.288$0.288Same
West Europewesteurope$0.288$0.288Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.294$0.294Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.294$0.294Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.3$0.3Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.3$0.3Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.302$0.302Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.31$0.31Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.31$0.31Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.319$0.319Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.33$0.33Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.341$0.341Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.341$0.341Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.383$0.383Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E4-2as_v6Memory optimized, Easv6 family
Standard_E4-2as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Easv6 family

Compare Standard_E4-2as_v6 with

Standard_E4-2s_v6Standard_E4-2as_v5
Standard_E4-2as_v7Memory optimized, Easv7 family
Standard_E4-2as_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Easv7 family

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