Standard_E48as_v6vsStandard_E48as_v7

Standard_E48as_v6 and Standard_E48as_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $2.861 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E48as_v6Standard_E48as_v7
On-demand$2.861/hr$2.861/hr
Lowest rate$0.6034/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.5339/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_E48as_v6Standard_E48as_v7Standard_E48as_v7 vs Standard_E48as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$2.861$2.861Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.603481% off$0.5339▼ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.68841% off$1.688Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.08762% off$1.087Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$1.94632% off$1.946Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$1.34553% off$1.345Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E48as_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E48as_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

8 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E48as_v6Standard_E48as_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_E48as_v6Standard_E48as_v7
Memory (GiB)384384
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E48as_v6Standard_E48as_v7
Network28,000 Mbps35,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_E48as_v6Standard_E48as_v7
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 diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E48as_v6Standard_E48as_v7
FamilyEasv6Easv7
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E48as_v6Standard_E48as_v7
Serieseasv6-serieseasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E48as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E48as_v6Standard_E48as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$1.848$1.848Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.848$1.848Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$2.861$2.861Same
East US 2eastus2$2.861$2.861Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$2.861$2.861Same
West US 2westus2$2.861$2.861Same
West US 3westus3$2.861$2.861Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$3.062$3.062Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.149$3.149Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.192$3.192Same
North Europenortheurope$3.192$3.192Same
Central UScentralus$3.235$2.861▼ 12%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$3.255$3.595▲ 10%
UK Southuksouth$3.326$3.326Same
France Centralfrancecentral$3.36$3.36Same
Italy Northitalynorth$3.36$3.36Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$3.36$3.36Same
West USwestus$3.36$3.36Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$3.427$3.427Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$3.456$3.456Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$3.461$3.461Same
West Europewesteurope$3.461$3.461Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$3.528$3.528Same
UAE Northuaenorth$3.528$3.528Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$3.595$3.595Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$3.595$3.595Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$3.629$3.629Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$3.725$3.725Same
Japan Westjapanwest$3.725$3.725Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$3.826$3.826Same
East Asiaeastasia$3.96$3.96Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$4.094$4.094Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$4.094$4.094Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$4.594$4.594Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E48as_v6Memory optimized, Easv6 family
Standard_E48as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Easv6 family

Compare Standard_E48as_v6 with

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Standard_E48as_v7Memory optimized, Easv7 family
Standard_E48as_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Easv7 family

Compare Standard_E48as_v7 with

Standard_D48as_v7Standard_E48ps_v7Standard_E48s_v7Standard_F48as_v7

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