Standard_E48ads_v6vsStandard_E48ads_v7

Standard_E48ads_v6 and Standard_E48ads_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $3.485 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E48ads_v6Standard_E48ads_v7
On-demand$3.485/hr$3.485/hr
Lowest rate$0.735/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.6503/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 384 GiB48 vCPUs, 384 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_E48ads_v6Standard_E48ads_v7Standard_E48ads_v7 vs Standard_E48ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$3.485$3.485Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.73581% off$0.6503▼ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$2.05641% off$2.056Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.32462% off$1.324Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$2.3732% off$2.37Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$1.63853% off$1.638Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E48ads_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E48ads_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E48ads_v6Standard_E48ads_v7
vCPUs4848
Physical cores2424
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E48ads_v6Standard_E48ads_v7
Memory (GiB)384384
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E48ads_v6Standard_E48ads_v7
Network28,000 Mbps35,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E48ads_v6Standard_E48ads_v7
Storage6 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD6 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe2,640 GiB2,640 GiB
Max data disks3264
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)86,40096,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,160 MB/s2,808 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E48ads_v6Standard_E48ads_v7
FamilyEadsv6Eadsv7
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E48ads_v6Standard_E48ads_v7
Serieseadsv6-serieseadsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E48ads_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E48ads_v6Standard_E48ads_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$2.251$2.251Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.251$2.251Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.485$3.485Same
East US 2eastus2$3.485$3.485Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.485$3.485Same
West US 2westus2$3.485$3.485Same
West US 3westus3$3.485$3.485Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$3.725$3.725Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.83$3.83Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.888$3.888Same
North Europenortheurope$3.888$3.888Same
Central UScentralus$3.936$3.485▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$4.051$4.051Same
France Centralfrancecentral$4.09$4.09Same
Italy Northitalynorth$4.09$4.09Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$4.09$4.09Same
West USwestus$4.09$4.09Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$4.143$4.373▲ 6%
South Central USsouthcentralus$4.171$4.171Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$4.20$4.20Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$4.21$4.21Same
West Europewesteurope$4.21$4.21Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$4.291$4.291Same
UAE Northuaenorth$4.291$4.291Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$4.373$4.373Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$4.373$4.373Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$4.416$4.416Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$4.536$4.536Same
Japan Westjapanwest$4.536$4.536Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$4.656$4.656Same
East Asiaeastasia$4.819$4.819Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$4.982$4.982Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$4.982$4.982Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$5.587$5.587Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E48ads_v6Memory optimized, Eadsv6 family
Standard_E48ads_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Eadsv6 family

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Standard_E48ads_v7Memory optimized, Eadsv7 family
Standard_E48ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Eadsv7 family

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