Standard_E64-16as_v4vsStandard_E64-16s_v4

Standard_E64-16as_v4 and Standard_E64-16s_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $4.032 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E64-16as_v4Standard_E64-16s_v4
On-demand$4.032/hr$4.032/hr
Lowest rate$0.8487/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.8487/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size16 vCPUs, 512 GiB16 vCPUs, 504 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)Intel Xeon 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade 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_E64-16as_v4Standard_E64-16s_v4Standard_E64-16s_v4 vs Standard_E64-16as_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$4.032$4.032Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.848779% off$0.8487Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$2.37141% off$2.371Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.51662% off$1.516Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$2.72632% off$2.726Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$1.90853% off$1.908Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E64-16as_v4 leads
ACU (compute units)230 vs 195
18% higher
Memory (GiB)512 vs 504
2% higher
Where Standard_E64-16s_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

9 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E64-16as_v4Standard_E64-16s_v4
vCPUs1616
Physical cores88
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)Intel Xeon 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)230195
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_E64-16as_v4Standard_E64-16s_v4
Memory (GiB)512504
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E64-16as_v4Standard_E64-16s_v4
Network32,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E64-16as_v4Standard_E64-16s_v4
Storage1024 GiB temp SSD–
Temp disk864 GiB–
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,00080,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,200 MB/s1,200 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E64-16as_v4Standard_E64-16s_v4
FamilyEasv4Esv4
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E64-16as_v4Standard_E64-16s_v4
Serieseasv4-seriesesv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E64-16as_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E64-16as_v4Standard_E64-16s_v4Difference
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$3.94$4.378▲ 11%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$4.032$4.032Same
East US 2eastus2$4.032$4.032Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$4.032$4.032Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$4.032$4.832▲ 20%
West US 2westus2$4.032$4.032Same
West US 3westus3$4.032$4.032Same
Central Indiacentralindia$4.16$4.16Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$4.16$4.16Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$4.16$4.16Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$4.16$4.16Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$4.256$4.512▲ 6%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$4.288$4.288Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$4.352$4.378▲ 1%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$4.378$4.378Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$4.416$4.416Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$4.416$4.416Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$4.435$4.435Same
West USwestus$4.48$4.48Same
North Europenortheurope$4.512$4.512Same
Central UScentralus$4.556$4.556Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$4.608$4.608Same
France Centralfrancecentral$4.736$4.736Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$4.736$4.736Same
Italy Northitalynorth$4.736$4.736Same
UK Southuksouth$4.736$4.736Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$4.832$4.832Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$4.832$4.832Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$4.832$4.832Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$4.832$4.832Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$4.838$4.838Same
West Central USwestcentralus$4.838$4.838Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$4.864$4.864Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$4.864$4.864Same
Japan Westjapanwest$4.864$5.35▲ 10%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$4.864$4.864Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$4.864$4.864Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$4.864$4.864Same
West Europewesteurope$4.864$4.864Same
UK Westukwest$4.879$4.879Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$4.963$4.963Same
UAE Northuaenorth$4.963$4.963Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$5.04$5.04Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$5.074$5.075Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$5.122$5.691▲ 11%
West Indiawestindia$5.161$4.864▼ 6%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$5.242$5.242Same
East Asiaeastasia$5.344$5.344Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$5.376$5.376Same
South Indiasouthindia$5.685$5.334▼ 6%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$5.766$5.35▼ 7%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$5.766$5.35▼ 7%
France Southfrancesouth$6.157$6.129Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$6.323$6.324Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$6.432$6.432Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$6.451$6.29▼ 2%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$6.989$6.774▼ 3%
Norway Westnorwaywest$7.495$6.956▼ 7%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$7.495$7.066▼ 6%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$8.362$8.362Same

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