Standard_E4ads_v6vsStandard_E4pds_v6
Standard_E4pds_v6 is 19% cheaper than Standard_E4ads_v6 on demand in East US, saving $40.88 a month. They use different processor architectures (x86_64 and arm64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | Standard_E4ads_v6 | Standard_E4pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.29/hr | $0.234/hr19% less |
| Lowest rate | $0.0612/hr44% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.1089/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 4 vCPUs, 32 GiB | 4 vCPUs, 32 GiB |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | Azure Cobalt 100 [ARM-64] |
| Architecture | x86_64 | arm64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Standard_E4ads_v6 | Standard_E4pds_v6 | Standard_E4pds_v6 vs Standard_E4ads_v6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.29 | $0.234 | ▼ 19% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 79% off$0.0612 | 53% off$0.1089 | ▲ 78% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 41% off$0.1713 | 41% off$0.138 | ▼ 19% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 62% off$0.1104 | 62% off$0.0889 | ▼ 19% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 32% off$0.1972 | 32% off$0.1591 | ▼ 19% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$0.1363 | 53% off$0.11 | ▼ 19% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_E4ads_v6 leads
Max disk IOPS (uncached)7,600 vs 6,400
19% higherWhere Standard_E4pds_v6 leads
On-demand price$0.234 vs $0.29 per hour
19% cheaperPhysical cores4 vs 2
2× higherMax data disks12 vs 8
50% higherSpecs
10 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute5 of 6 differ | Standard_E4ads_v6 | Standard_E4pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | arm64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) | Azure Cobalt 100 [ARM-64] |
| ACU (compute units) | 230 | – |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_E4ads_v6 | Standard_E4pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 32 | 32 |
| NetworkingAll 3 match | Standard_E4ads_v6 | Standard_E4pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 12,500 Mbps | 12,500 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 | 2 |
| Storage3 of 7 differ | Standard_E4ads_v6 | Standard_E4pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 220 GiB temp NVMe SSD | 220 GiB temp NVMe SSD |
| Local NVMe | 220 GiB | 220 GiB |
| Max data disks | 8 | 12 |
| Premium SSD | Yes | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 7,600 | 6,400 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 180 MB/s | 212 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | Yes |
| Instance details1 of 4 differ | Standard_E4ads_v6 | Standard_E4pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Eadsv6 | Epdsv6 |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes | Yes |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_E4ads_v6 | Standard_E4pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | eadsv6-series | epdsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_E4ads_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_E4ads_v6 | Standard_E4pds_v6 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Indiacentralindia | $0.188 | $0.154 | ▼ 18% |
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $0.29 | $0.234 | ▼ 19% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $0.29 | $0.234 | ▼ 19% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $0.29 | $0.234 | ▼ 19% |
| West US 2westus2 | $0.29 | $0.234 | ▼ 19% |
| West US 3westus3 | $0.29 | $0.234 | ▼ 19% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $0.31 | $0.249 | ▼ 20% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $0.319 | $0.257 | ▼ 19% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $0.324 | $0.26 | ▼ 20% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $0.324 | $0.26 | ▼ 20% |
| North Europenortheurope | $0.324 | $0.261 | ▼ 19% |
| Central UScentralus | $0.328 | $0.264 | ▼ 20% |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $0.328 | $0.274 | ▼ 16% |
| UK Southuksouth | $0.338 | $0.27 | ▼ 20% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $0.341 | $0.273 | ▼ 20% |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $0.341 | $0.272 | ▼ 20% |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $0.341 | $0.261 | ▼ 23% |
| West USwestus | $0.341 | $0.273 | ▼ 20% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $0.348 | $0.281 | ▼ 19% |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $0.348 | $0.281 | ▼ 19% |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $0.35 | $0.28 | ▼ 20% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $0.351 | $0.28 | ▼ 20% |
| UK Westukwest | $0.351 | $0.283 | ▼ 19% |
| West Europewesteurope | $0.351 | $0.28 | ▼ 20% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $0.358 | $0.305 | ▼ 15% |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $0.358 | $0.286 | ▼ 20% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $0.364 | $0.292 | ▼ 20% |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $0.364 | $0.306 | ▼ 16% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $0.364 | $0.292 | ▼ 20% |
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | $0.368 | $0.293 | ▼ 20% |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $0.368 | $0.294 | ▼ 20% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $0.378 | $0.304 | ▼ 20% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $0.378 | $0.301 | ▼ 20% |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $0.378 | $0.301 | ▼ 20% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $0.388 | $0.328 | ▼ 15% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $0.402 | $0.322 | ▼ 20% |
| Sweden Southswedensouth | $0.405 | $0.395 | ▼ 2% |
| South Indiasouthindia | $0.408 | $0.353 | ▼ 13% |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $0.415 | $0.334 | ▼ 20% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $0.415 | $0.365 | ▼ 12% |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $0.465 | $0.435 | ▼ 6% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $0.466 | $0.372 | ▼ 20% |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $0.503 | $0.426 | ▼ 15% |
| Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest | $0.54 | $0.435 | ▼ 19% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.