Standard_E48as_v7vsStandard_E48s_v7

Standard_E48as_v7 is 31% cheaper than Standard_E48s_v7 on demand in East US, saving $954.11 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E48as_v7Standard_E48s_v7
On-demand$2.861/hr31% less$4.168/hr
Lowest rate$0.5339/hr32% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.7857/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 384 GiB48 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)Intel@ Xeon 6 processor 6973P-C(Granite 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_E48as_v7Standard_E48s_v7Standard_E48s_v7 vs Standard_E48as_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$2.861$4.168▲ 46%
SpotCan be interrupted81% off$0.533981% off$0.7857▲ 47%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.688——
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.087——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$1.94632% off$2.834▲ 46%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$1.34553% off$1.959▲ 46%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E48as_v7 leads
On-demand price$2.861 vs $4.168 per hour
31% cheaper
Where Standard_E48s_v7 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,832 MB/s vs 2,808 MB/s
1% higher

Specs

4 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_E48as_v7Standard_E48s_v7
vCPUs4848
Physical cores2424
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)Intel@ Xeon 6 processor 6973P-C(Granite Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E48as_v7Standard_E48s_v7
Memory (GiB)384384
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E48as_v7Standard_E48s_v7
Network35,000 Mbps35,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage1 of 5 differStandard_E48as_v7Standard_E48s_v7
Max data disks6464
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)96,00096,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,808 MB/s2,832 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E48as_v7Standard_E48s_v7
FamilyEasv7Esv7
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E48as_v7Standard_E48s_v7
Serieseasv7-seriesesv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E48as_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E48as_v7Standard_E48s_v7Difference
Central UScentralus$2.861$4.001▲ 40%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$2.861$4.168▲ 46%
East US 2eastus2$2.861$4.168▲ 46%
North Central USnorthcentralus$2.861$4.168▲ 46%
West US 2westus2$2.861$4.168▲ 46%
West US 3westus3$2.861$4.168▲ 46%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$3.062$4.241▲ 39%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.149$4.601▲ 46%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.192$5.001▲ 57%
North Europenortheurope$3.192$4.811▲ 51%
UK Southuksouth$3.326$5.028▲ 51%
Italy Northitalynorth$3.36$4.835▲ 44%
Spain Centralspaincentral$3.36$4.626▲ 38%
West USwestus$3.36$5.435▲ 62%
South Central USsouthcentralus$3.427$5.001▲ 46%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$3.456$5.001▲ 45%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$3.461$4.801▲ 39%
West Europewesteurope$3.461$5.201▲ 50%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$3.528$5.135▲ 46%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$3.595$5.001▲ 39%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$3.826$5.135▲ 34%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$4.094$5.502▲ 34%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$4.594$6.669▲ 45%

Keep exploring

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

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