Standard_E4ps_v7vsStandard_E4s_v7

Standard_E4ps_v7 is 14% cheaper than Standard_E4s_v7 on demand in East US, saving $35.04 a month. They use different processor architectures (arm64 and x86_64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glanceStandard_E4ps_v7Standard_E4s_v7
On-demand$0.299/hr14% less$0.347/hr
Lowest rate$0.0598/hr9% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0654/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Architecturearm64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_E4ps_v7Standard_E4s_v7Standard_E4s_v7 vs Standard_E4ps_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$0.299$0.347▲ 16%
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.059881% off$0.0654▲ 9%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.1765——
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.1137——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.203332% off$0.236▲ 16%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.140553% off$0.1631▲ 16%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E4ps_v7 leads
On-demand price$0.299 vs $0.347 per hour
14% cheaper
Where Standard_E4s_v7 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

19 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 5 differStandard_E4ps_v7Standard_E4s_v7
vCPUs44
Physical cores–2
Threads per core–2
Architecturearm64x86_64
Processor–Intel@ Xeon 6 processor 6973P-C(Granite Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_E4ps_v7Standard_E4s_v7
Memory (GiB)–32
Networking3 of 3 differStandard_E4ps_v7Standard_E4s_v7
Network–25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networking–Yes
Max network interfaces–4
Storage5 of 5 differStandard_E4ps_v7Standard_E4s_v7
Max data disks–12
Premium SSD–Yes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)–8,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)–236 MB/s
Ephemeral OS disk–No
Instance details4 of 4 differStandard_E4ps_v7Standard_E4s_v7
FamilyEpsv7Esv7
Category–Memory optimized
VM generations–V2
Encryption at host–Yes
Other2 of 2 differStandard_E4ps_v7Standard_E4s_v7
Specs sourcederived from size nameAzure Resource SKUs API
Series–esv7-series

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E4ps_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E4ps_v7Standard_E4s_v7Difference
Central UScentralus$0.299$0.333▲ 11%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.299$0.347▲ 16%
East US 2eastus2$0.299$0.347▲ 16%
West US 2westus2$0.299$0.347▲ 16%
West US 3westus3$0.299$0.347▲ 16%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.329$0.383▲ 16%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.35$0.37▲ 6%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.359$0.417▲ 16%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.359$0.347▼ 3%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.359$0.417▲ 16%
UK Southuksouth$0.374$0.419▲ 12%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.389$0.4▲ 3%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.389$0.403▲ 4%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.389$0.386▼ 1%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.389$0.353▼ 9%
West USwestus$0.389$0.453▲ 16%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.404$0.428▲ 6%
North Europenortheurope$0.428$0.401▼ 6%
West Europewesteurope$0.428$0.433▲ 1%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.434$0.417▼ 4%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.437$0.428▼ 2%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.598$0.556▼ 7%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E4ps_v7Epsv7 family
Standard_E4ps_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Epsv7 family

Compare Standard_E4ps_v7 with

Standard_D4ps_v7Standard_E4as_v7Standard_E4ps_v6
Standard_E4s_v7Memory optimized, Esv7 family
Standard_E4s_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv7 family

Compare Standard_E4s_v7 with

Standard_D4s_v7Standard_E4as_v7Standard_E4s_v6

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