Standard_E4_v3vsStandard_E4s_v3

Standard_E4_v3 and Standard_E4s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.252 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E4_v3Standard_E4s_v3
On-demand$0.252/hr$0.252/hr
Lowest rate$0.0504/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0504/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 32 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_E4_v3Standard_E4s_v3Standard_E4s_v3 vs Standard_E4_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$0.252$0.252Same
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.050480% off$0.0504Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.173931% off$0.1739Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.118453% off$0.1184Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E4_v3 leads
Temp disk100 GiB vs 64 GiB
56% higher
Where Standard_E4s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

7 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_E4_v3Standard_E4s_v3
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ACU (compute units)160160
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E4_v3Standard_E4s_v3
Memory (GiB)3232
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E4_v3Standard_E4s_v3
Network2,000 Mbps2,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_E4_v3Standard_E4s_v3
Storage100 GiB temp SSD64 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk100 GiB64 GiB
Max data disks88
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)6,4006,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)96 MB/s96 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoYes
Instance details3 of 4 differStandard_E4_v3Standard_E4s_v3
FamilyEv3Esv3
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
OtherAll 2 matchStandard_E4_v3Standard_E4s_v3
Seriesev3-esv3-seriesev3-esv3-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E4_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E4_v3Standard_E4s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.252$0.252Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.252$0.252Same
West US 2westus2$0.252$0.252Same
West US 3westus3$0.252$0.252Same
East US 2eastus2$0.266$0.266Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.268$0.268Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.274$0.274Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.274$0.274Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.274$0.274Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.277$0.277Same
North Europenortheurope$0.282$0.282Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.282$0.282Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.288$0.288Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.288$0.288Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.288$0.288Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.292$0.292Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.292$0.292Same
Central UScentralus$0.292$0.292Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.292$0.292Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.292$0.292Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.296$0.296Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.296$0.296Same
West USwestus$0.296$0.296Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.302$0.302Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.304$0.304Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.304$0.304Same
West Indiawestindia$0.304$0.304Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.31$0.31Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.312$0.312Same
UK Southuksouth$0.312$0.312Same
UK Westukwest$0.312$0.312Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.317$0.317Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.319$0.319Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.319$0.319Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.319$0.319Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.319$0.319Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.319$0.319Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.319$0.319Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.319$0.319Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.32$0.32Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.32$0.32Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.32$0.32Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.32$0.32Same
West Europewesteurope$0.32$0.32Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.334$0.334Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.334$0.334Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.336$0.336Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.348$0.348Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.352$0.352Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.352$0.352Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.364$0.364Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.383$0.383Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.393$0.393Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.395$0.395Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.4056$0.4056Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.42$0.42Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.4574$0.4574Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.458$0.458Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.47$0.47Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.498$0.498Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.611$0.611Same

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