Standard_E4ds_v7vsStandard_E4pds_v7

Standard_E4pds_v7 is 10% cheaper than Standard_E4ds_v7 on demand in East US, saving $31.39 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 glanceStandard_E4ds_v7Standard_E4pds_v7
On-demand$0.416/hr$0.373/hr10% less
Lowest rate$0.0784/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0746/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Architecturex86_64arm64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_E4ds_v7Standard_E4pds_v7Standard_E4pds_v7 vs Standard_E4ds_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$0.416$0.373▼ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted81% off$0.078480% off$0.0746▼ 5%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—41% off$0.2201—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—62% off$0.1417—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.282932% off$0.2536▼ 10%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.195553% off$0.1753▼ 10%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E4ds_v7 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E4pds_v7 leads
On-demand price$0.373 vs $0.416 per hour
10% cheaper

Specs

21 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 5 differStandard_E4ds_v7Standard_E4pds_v7
vCPUs44
Physical cores2–
Threads per core2–
Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorIntel@ Xeon 6 6973P-C (Granite Rapids)–
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_E4ds_v7Standard_E4pds_v7
Memory (GiB)32–
Networking3 of 3 differStandard_E4ds_v7Standard_E4pds_v7
Network25,000 Mbps–
Accelerated networkingYes–
Max network interfaces4–
Storage7 of 7 differStandard_E4ds_v7Standard_E4pds_v7
Storage220 GiB temp NVMe SSD–
Local NVMe220 GiB–
Max data disks12–
Premium SSDYes–
Max disk IOPS (uncached)8,000–
Max disk throughput (uncached)236 MB/s–
Ephemeral OS diskYes–
Instance details4 of 4 differStandard_E4ds_v7Standard_E4pds_v7
FamilyEdsv7Epdsv7
CategoryMemory optimized–
VM generationsV2–
Encryption at hostYes–
Other2 of 2 differStandard_E4ds_v7Standard_E4pds_v7
Seriesedsv7-series–
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIderived from size name

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E4ds_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E4ds_v7Standard_E4pds_v7Difference
Central UScentralus$0.399$0.373▼ 7%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.416$0.373▼ 10%
East US 2eastus2$0.416$0.373▼ 10%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.416$0.448▲ 8%
West US 2westus2$0.416$0.373▼ 10%
West US 3westus3$0.416$0.373▼ 10%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.423$0.485▲ 15%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.442$0.436▼ 1%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.459$0.41▼ 11%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.462$0.485▲ 5%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.479$0.485▲ 1%
North Europenortheurope$0.48$0.533▲ 11%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.482$0.485▲ 1%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.499$0.541▲ 8%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.499$0.448▼ 10%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.499$0.448▼ 10%
UK Southuksouth$0.502$0.466▼ 7%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.512$0.504▼ 2%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.512$0.545▲ 6%
West Europewesteurope$0.519$0.533▲ 3%
West USwestus$0.542$0.485▼ 11%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.665$0.746▲ 12%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E4ds_v7Memory optimized, Edsv7 family
Standard_E4ds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Edsv7 family

Compare Standard_E4ds_v7 with

Standard_D4ds_v7Standard_E4ads_v7Standard_E4ds_v6
Standard_E4pds_v7Epdsv7 family
Standard_E4pds_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Epdsv7 family

Compare Standard_E4pds_v7 with

Standard_D4pds_v7Standard_E4ads_v7Standard_E4pds_v6

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