Standard_E4-2ds_v4vsStandard_E4-2ds_v5

Standard_E4-2ds_v4 and Standard_E4-2ds_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.288 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E4-2ds_v4Standard_E4-2ds_v5
On-demand$0.288/hr$0.288/hr
Lowest rate$0.0605/hr1% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0609/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 32 GiB2 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), 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_E4-2ds_v4Standard_E4-2ds_v5Standard_E4-2ds_v5 vs Standard_E4-2ds_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$0.288$0.288Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.060579% off$0.0609▲ 1%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.169341% off$0.1699Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.108362% off$0.1094▲ 1%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.195132% off$0.1951Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.134653% off$0.1346Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E4-2ds_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E4-2ds_v5 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)145 MB/s vs 96 MB/s
51% higher

Specs

6 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E4-2ds_v4Standard_E4-2ds_v5
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)195–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E4-2ds_v4Standard_E4-2ds_v5
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E4-2ds_v4Standard_E4-2ds_v5
Network10,000 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage1 of 7 differStandard_E4-2ds_v4Standard_E4-2ds_v5
Storage150 GiB temp SSD150 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk150 GiB150 GiB
Max data disks88
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)6,4006,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)96 MB/s145 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E4-2ds_v4Standard_E4-2ds_v5
FamilyEdsv4Edsv5
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E4-2ds_v4Standard_E4-2ds_v5
Seriesedsv4-seriesedsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E4-2ds_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E4-2ds_v4Standard_E4-2ds_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.288$0.288Same
East US 2eastus2$0.288$0.288Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.288$0.288Same
West US 2westus2$0.288$0.288Same
West US 3westus3$0.288$0.288Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.302$0.302Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.302$0.302Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.302$0.302Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.302$0.302Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.304$0.304Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.313$0.313Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.313$0.313Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.316$0.316Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.316$0.316Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.317$0.317Same
North Europenortheurope$0.32$0.32Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.32$0.32Same
West USwestus$0.324$0.324Same
Central UScentralus$0.325$0.325Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.329$0.331▲ 1%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.329$0.329Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.336$0.336Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.336$0.336Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.338$0.338Same
UK Southuksouth$0.338$0.338Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.346$0.374▲ 8%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.346$0.346Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.346$0.346Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.346$0.346Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.346$0.346Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.346$0.346Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.346$0.346Same
West Europewesteurope$0.346$0.346Same
West Indiawestindia$0.347$0.369▲ 6%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.348$0.348Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.348$0.348Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.348$0.348Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.348$0.348Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.348$0.348Same
UK Westukwest$0.348$0.348Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.35$0.35Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.352$0.336▼ 5%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.352$0.352Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.36$0.36Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.365$0.365Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.374$0.346▼ 7%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.38$0.38Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.3806$0.38Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.381$0.381Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.381$0.406▲ 7%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.382$0.348▼ 9%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.395$0.395Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.428$0.428Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.438$0.439Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.449$0.458▲ 2%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.452$0.45Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.456$0.456Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.484$0.494▲ 2%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.495$0.495Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.5031$0.504Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.597$0.593▼ 1%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E4-2ds_v4Memory optimized, Edsv4 family
Standard_E4-2ds_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Edsv4 family
Standard_E4-2ds_v5Memory optimized, Edsv5 family
Standard_E4-2ds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Edsv5 family

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