Standard_E48_v3vsStandard_E48s_v3

Standard_E48_v3 and Standard_E48s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $3.024 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E48_v3Standard_E48s_v3
On-demand$3.024/hr$3.024/hr
Lowest rate$0.6045/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.6045/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 384 GiB48 vCPUs, 384 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_E48_v3Standard_E48s_v3Standard_E48s_v3 vs Standard_E48_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$3.024$3.024Same
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.604580% off$0.6045Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$2.08731% off$2.087Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$1.42153% off$1.421Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E48_v3 leads
Temp disk1,200 GiB vs 768 GiB
56% higher
Where Standard_E48s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

7 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_E48_v3Standard_E48s_v3
vCPUs4848
Physical cores2424
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ACU (compute units)160160
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E48_v3Standard_E48s_v3
Memory (GiB)384384
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E48_v3Standard_E48s_v3
Network24,000 Mbps24,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_E48_v3Standard_E48s_v3
Storage1200 GiB temp SSD768 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk1,200 GiB768 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)76,80076,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,152 MB/s1,152 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoYes
Instance details3 of 4 differStandard_E48_v3Standard_E48s_v3
FamilyEv3Esv3
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
OtherAll 2 matchStandard_E48_v3Standard_E48s_v3
Seriesev3-esv3-seriesev3-esv3-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E48_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E48_v3Standard_E48s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.024$3.024Same
East US 2eastus2$3.024$3.024Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.024$3.024Same
West US 2westus2$3.024$3.024Same
West US 3westus3$3.024$3.024Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$3.216$3.216Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$3.234$3.234Same
Central Indiacentralindia$3.281$3.281Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$3.281$3.281Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$3.281$3.281Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.311$3.311Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$3.311$3.311Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.326$3.326Same
West USwestus$3.36$3.36Same
North Europenortheurope$3.384$3.384Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$3.384$3.384Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$3.456$3.456Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$3.456$3.456Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$3.499$3.499Same
Central UScentralus$3.501$3.501Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$3.552$3.552Same
Italy Northitalynorth$3.552$3.552Same
UK Southuksouth$3.553$3.553Same
UK Westukwest$3.553$3.553Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$3.623$3.623Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$3.623$3.623Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$3.623$3.623Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$3.623$3.623Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$3.624$3.624Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$3.624$3.624Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$3.624$3.624Same
UAE Northuaenorth$3.629$3.629Same
West Indiawestindia$3.64$3.64Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$3.647$3.647Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$3.647$3.647Same
West Europewesteurope$3.647$3.647Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$3.648$3.648Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$3.648$3.648Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$3.722$3.722Same
France Centralfrancecentral$3.74$3.74Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$3.805$3.805Same
Japan Westjapanwest$3.84$3.84Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$3.84$3.84Same
South Indiasouthindia$4.001$4.001Same
East Asiaeastasia$4.008$4.008Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$4.012$4.012Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$4.012$4.012Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$4.032$4.032Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$4.181$4.181Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$4.368$4.368Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$4.596$4.596Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$4.717$4.717Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$4.743$4.743Same
France Southfrancesouth$4.863$4.863Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$5.04$5.04Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$5.215$5.215Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$5.216$5.216Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$5.637$5.637Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$5.975$5.975Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$7.332$7.332Same

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