Standard_E48s_v3vsStandard_E48s_v4
Standard_E48s_v3 and Standard_E48s_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $3.024 per hour.
| At a glance | Standard_E48s_v3 | Standard_E48s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $3.024/hr | $3.024/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.6045/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.6366/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB | 48 vCPUs, 384 GiB |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Standard_E48s_v3 | Standard_E48s_v4 | Standard_E48s_v4 vs Standard_E48s_v3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $3.024 | $3.024 | Same |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 80% off$0.6045 | 79% off$0.6366 | ▲ 5% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 41% off$1.778 | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 62% off$1.137 | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 31% off$2.087 | 32% off$2.045 | ▼ 2% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$1.421 | 53% off$1.431 | ▲ 1% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_E48s_v3 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where Standard_E48s_v4 leads
ACU (compute units)195 vs 160
22% higherSpecs
7 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute2 of 6 differ | Standard_E48s_v3 | Standard_E48s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 | 48 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 24 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | – | Intel Xeon 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| ACU (compute units) | 160 | 195 |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_E48s_v3 | Standard_E48s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 384 | 384 |
| NetworkingAll 3 match | Standard_E48s_v3 | Standard_E48s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 24,000 Mbps | 24,000 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| Storage3 of 7 differ | Standard_E48s_v3 | Standard_E48s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 768 GiB temp SSD | – |
| Temp disk | 768 GiB | – |
| Max data disks | 32 | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 76,800 | 76,800 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,152 MB/s | 1,152 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | No |
| Instance details1 of 4 differ | Standard_E48s_v3 | Standard_E48s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Esv3 | Esv4 |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes | Yes |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_E48s_v3 | Standard_E48s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | ev3-esv3-series | esv4-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_E48s_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_E48s_v3 | Standard_E48s_v4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $3.024 | $3.024 | Same |
| East US 2eastus2 | $3.024 | $3.024 | Same |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $3.024 | $3.024 | Same |
| West US 2westus2 | $3.024 | $3.024 | Same |
| West US 3westus3 | $3.024 | $3.024 | Same |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $3.216 | $3.216 | Same |
| Korea Southkoreasouth | $3.234 | $3.456 | ▲ 7% |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $3.281 | $3.12 | ▼ 5% |
| Jio India Centraljioindiacentral | $3.281 | $3.12 | ▼ 5% |
| Jio India Westjioindiawest | $3.281 | $3.12 | ▼ 5% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $3.311 | $3.312 | Same |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $3.311 | $3.312 | Same |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $3.326 | $3.326 | Same |
| West USwestus | $3.36 | $3.36 | Same |
| North Europenortheurope | $3.384 | $3.384 | Same |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $3.384 | $3.384 | Same |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $3.456 | $3.283 | ▼ 5% |
| Malaysia Westmalaysiawest | $3.456 | $3.283 | ▼ 5% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $3.499 | $3.629 | ▲ 4% |
| Central UScentralus | $3.501 | $3.417 | ▼ 2% |
| Israel Centralisraelcentral | $3.552 | $3.552 | Same |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $3.552 | $3.552 | Same |
| UK Southuksouth | $3.553 | $3.552 | Same |
| UK Westukwest | $3.553 | $3.659 | ▲ 3% |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $3.623 | $3.624 | Same |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2 | $3.623 | $3.624 | Same |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $3.623 | $3.624 | Same |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $3.623 | $3.931 | ▲ 9% |
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | $3.624 | $3.624 | Same |
| US Gov Texasusgovtexas | $3.624 | $3.78 | ▲ 4% |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $3.624 | $3.624 | Same |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $3.629 | $3.722 | ▲ 3% |
| West Indiawestindia | $3.64 | $3.648 | Same |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $3.647 | $3.648 | Same |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $3.647 | $3.648 | Same |
| West Europewesteurope | $3.647 | $3.648 | Same |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $3.648 | $3.648 | Same |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $3.648 | $3.648 | Same |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $3.722 | $3.722 | Same |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $3.74 | $3.552 | ▼ 5% |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $3.805 | $3.806 | Same |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $3.84 | $4.013 | ▲ 5% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $3.84 | $3.648 | ▼ 5% |
| South Indiasouthindia | $4.001 | $4.001 | Same |
| East Asiaeastasia | $4.008 | $4.008 | Same |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $4.012 | $4.013 | Same |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $4.012 | $4.013 | Same |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $4.032 | $4.032 | Same |
| India South Centralindiasouthcentral | $4.368 | $3.12 | ▼ 29% |
| Taiwan Northtaiwannorth | $4.596 | $3.283 | ▼ 29% |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $4.717 | $4.717 | Same |
| Germany Northgermanynorth | $4.743 | $4.743 | Same |
| France Southfrancesouth | $4.863 | $4.596 | ▼ 5% |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $5.04 | $5.08 | ▲ 1% |
| Norway Westnorwaywest | $5.215 | $5.217 | Same |
| Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest | $5.216 | $5.30 | ▲ 2% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $5.637 | $4.824 | ▼ 14% |
| Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest | $5.975 | $4.268 | ▼ 29% |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $7.332 | $6.271 | ▼ 14% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.