Standard_E48a_v4vsStandard_E48as_v4

Standard_E48a_v4 and Standard_E48as_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $3.024 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E48a_v4Standard_E48as_v4
On-demand$3.024/hr$3.024/hr
Lowest rate$0.6366/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.6366/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 384 GiB48 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_E48a_v4Standard_E48as_v4Standard_E48as_v4 vs Standard_E48a_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$3.024$3.024Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.636679% off$0.6366Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.77841% off$1.778Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.13762% off$1.137Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$2.04532% off$2.045Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$1.43153% off$1.431Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E48a_v4 leads
Temp disk1,200 GiB vs 768 GiB
56% higher
Where Standard_E48as_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

5 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_E48a_v4Standard_E48as_v4
vCPUs4848
Physical cores2424
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E48a_v4Standard_E48as_v4
Memory (GiB)384384
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E48a_v4Standard_E48as_v4
Network24,000 Mbps24,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E48a_v4Standard_E48as_v4
Storage32 x 384 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 diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E48a_v4Standard_E48as_v4
FamilyEav4Easv4
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E48a_v4Standard_E48as_v4
Serieseav4-serieseasv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E48a_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E48a_v4Standard_E48as_v4Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$1.906$1.906Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$1.906$1.906Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.906$1.906Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$2.955$2.955Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.024$3.024Same
East US 2eastus2$3.024$3.024Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.024$3.024Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$3.024$3.024Same
West US 2westus2$3.024$3.024Same
West US 3westus3$3.024$3.024Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$3.12$3.12Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$3.192$3.192Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$3.216$3.216Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$3.264$3.264Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$3.283$3.283Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.312$3.312Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$3.312$3.312Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.326$3.326Same
West USwestus$3.36$3.36Same
North Europenortheurope$3.384$3.384Same
Central UScentralus$3.417$3.417Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$3.456$3.456Same
France Centralfrancecentral$3.552$3.552Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$3.552$3.552Same
Italy Northitalynorth$3.552$3.552Same
UK Southuksouth$3.552$3.552Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$3.624$3.624Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$3.624$3.624Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$3.624$3.624Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$3.624$3.624Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$3.629$3.629Same
West Central USwestcentralus$3.629$3.629Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$3.648$3.648Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$3.648$3.648Same
Japan Westjapanwest$3.648$3.648Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$3.648$3.648Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$3.648$3.648Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$3.648$3.648Same
West Europewesteurope$3.648$3.648Same
UK Westukwest$3.659$3.659Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$3.722$3.722Same
UAE Northuaenorth$3.722$3.722Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$3.78$3.78Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$3.805$3.805Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$3.841$3.841Same
West Indiawestindia$3.871$3.871Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$3.931$3.931Same
East Asiaeastasia$4.008$4.008Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$4.032$4.032Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$4.181$4.181Same
South Indiasouthindia$4.264$4.264Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$4.324$4.324Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$4.324$4.324Same
France Southfrancesouth$4.618$4.618Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$4.742$4.742Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$4.824$4.824Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$4.838$4.838Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$5.242$5.242Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$5.622$5.622Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$5.622$5.622Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$6.271$6.271Same

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Standard_E48a_v4Memory optimized, Eav4 family
Standard_E48a_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Eav4 family

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Standard_E48as_v4Memory optimized, Easv4 family
Standard_E48as_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Easv4 family

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