Standard_E4ads_v5vsStandard_E4ds_v5

Standard_E4ads_v5 is 9% cheaper than Standard_E4ds_v5 on demand in East US, saving $18.98 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5
On-demand$0.262/hr9% less$0.288/hr
Lowest rate$0.0552/hr9% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0609/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 32 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald 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_E4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5Standard_E4ds_v5 vs Standard_E4ads_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.262$0.288▲ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.055279% off$0.0609▲ 10%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.154641% off$0.1699▲ 10%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.099562% off$0.1094▲ 10%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.177932% off$0.1951▲ 10%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.122553% off$0.1346▲ 10%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E4ads_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.262 vs $0.288 per hour
9% cheaper
Where Standard_E4ds_v5 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)145 MB/s vs 144 MB/s
1% higher

Specs

5 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5
Memory (GiB)3232
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage1 of 7 differStandard_E4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5
Storage150 GiB temp SSD150 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk150 GiB150 GiB
Max data disks88
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)6,4006,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)144 MB/s145 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5
FamilyEadsv5Edsv5
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5
Serieseadsv5-seriesedsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E4ads_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.166$0.302▲ 82%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.166$0.302▲ 82%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.166$0.302▲ 82%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.262$0.288▲ 10%
East US 2eastus2$0.262$0.288▲ 10%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.262$0.288▲ 10%
West US 2westus2$0.262$0.288▲ 10%
West US 3westus3$0.262$0.288▲ 10%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.278$0.304▲ 9%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.286$0.313▲ 9%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.286$0.313▲ 9%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.288$0.316▲ 10%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.288$0.316▲ 10%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.288$0.317▲ 10%
North Europenortheurope$0.292$0.32▲ 10%
Central UScentralus$0.296$0.325▲ 10%
West USwestus$0.296$0.324▲ 9%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.301$0.331▲ 10%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.301$0.329▲ 9%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.302$0.302Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.306$0.338▲ 10%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.308$0.336▲ 9%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.308$0.32▲ 4%
UK Southuksouth$0.308$0.338▲ 10%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.314$0.346▲ 10%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.314$0.346▲ 10%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.316$0.346▲ 9%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.316$0.346▲ 9%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.316$0.346▲ 9%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.316$0.346▲ 9%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.316$0.346▲ 9%
West Europewesteurope$0.316$0.346▲ 9%
UK Westukwest$0.317$0.348▲ 10%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.318$0.348▲ 9%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.318$0.348▲ 9%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.318$0.348▲ 9%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.318$0.348▲ 9%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.318$0.348▲ 9%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.318$0.348▲ 9%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.322$0.336▲ 4%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.322$0.336▲ 4%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.322$0.352▲ 9%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.328$0.36▲ 10%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.334$0.365▲ 9%
West Indiawestindia$0.335$0.369▲ 10%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.341$0.374▲ 10%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.346$0.38▲ 10%
East Asiaeastasia$0.347$0.35▲ 1%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.361$0.395▲ 9%
South Indiasouthindia$0.369$0.406▲ 10%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.375$0.381▲ 2%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.375$0.38▲ 1%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.392$0.428▲ 9%
France Southfrancesouth$0.398$0.439▲ 10%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.411$0.45▲ 9%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.416$0.456▲ 10%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.419$0.458▲ 9%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.45$0.494▲ 10%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.487$0.495▲ 2%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.487$0.504▲ 3%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.541$0.593▲ 10%

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