Standard_E64-32ads_v5vsStandard_E64-32ads_v6

Standard_E64-32ads_v5 is 10% cheaper than Standard_E64-32ads_v6 on demand in East US, saving $331.42 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E64-32ads_v5Standard_E64-32ads_v6
On-demand$4.192/hr10% less$4.646/hr
Lowest rate$0.8828/hr10% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.9798/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 512 GiB32 vCPUs, 512 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_E64-32ads_v5Standard_E64-32ads_v6Standard_E64-32ads_v6 vs Standard_E64-32ads_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$4.192$4.646▲ 11%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.882879% off$0.9798▲ 11%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$2.473——
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.593——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$2.84732% off$3.159▲ 11%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$1.9653% off$2.184▲ 11%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E64-32ads_v5 leads
On-demand price$4.192 vs $4.646 per hour
10% cheaper
Where Standard_E64-32ads_v6 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,880 MB/s vs 1,200 MB/s
2.4× higher
Physical cores32 vs 16
2× higher

Specs

11 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E64-32ads_v5Standard_E64-32ads_v6
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1632
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
ACU (compute units)230230
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E64-32ads_v5Standard_E64-32ads_v6
Memory (GiB)512512
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E64-32ads_v5Standard_E64-32ads_v6
Network32,000 Mbps36,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage5 of 8 differStandard_E64-32ads_v5Standard_E64-32ads_v6
Storage2400 GiB temp SSD4 x 880 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Temp disk2,400 GiB–
Local NVMe–3,520 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,000115,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,200 MB/s2,880 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_E64-32ads_v5Standard_E64-32ads_v6
FamilyEadsv5Eadsv6
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E64-32ads_v5Standard_E64-32ads_v6
Serieseadsv5-serieseadsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E64-32ads_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E64-32ads_v5Standard_E64-32ads_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$2.658$3.002▲ 13%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$2.658$3.002▲ 13%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.658$3.002▲ 13%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$4.192$4.646▲ 11%
East US 2eastus2$4.192$4.646▲ 11%
North Central USnorthcentralus$4.192$4.646▲ 11%
West US 2westus2$4.192$4.646▲ 11%
West US 3westus3$4.192$4.646▲ 11%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$4.448$4.966▲ 12%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$4.579$5.251▲ 15%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$4.579$5.251▲ 15%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$4.608$5.184▲ 13%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$4.608$5.184▲ 13%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$4.611$5.107▲ 11%
North Europenortheurope$4.672$5.184▲ 11%
West USwestus$4.736$5.453▲ 15%
Central UScentralus$4.737$5.248▲ 11%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$4.82$5.524▲ 15%
Korea Southkoreasouth$4.821$5.338▲ 11%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$4.832$4.867▲ 1%
France Centralfrancecentral$4.896$5.453▲ 11%
UK Southuksouth$4.928$5.402▲ 10%
Italy Northitalynorth$4.934$5.453▲ 11%
Spain Centralspaincentral$4.934$5.453▲ 11%
South Central USsouthcentralus$5.03$5.562▲ 11%
West Central USwestcentralus$5.03$5.562▲ 11%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$5.056$5.613▲ 11%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$5.056$5.722▲ 13%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$5.056$5.60▲ 11%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$5.056$5.888▲ 16%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$5.056$5.888▲ 16%
West Europewesteurope$5.056$5.613▲ 11%
UK Westukwest$5.072$5.613▲ 11%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$5.088$5.83▲ 15%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$5.088$5.83▲ 15%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$5.088$5.83▲ 15%
Japan Eastjapaneast$5.088$6.048▲ 19%
Japan Westjapanwest$5.088$6.048▲ 19%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$5.088$5.83▲ 15%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$5.149$6.643▲ 29%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$5.149$5.722▲ 11%
UAE Northuaenorth$5.149$5.722▲ 11%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$5.24$5.83▲ 11%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$5.342$5.83▲ 9%
West Indiawestindia$5.366$5.939▲ 11%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$5.45$6.048▲ 11%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$5.536$6.208▲ 12%
East Asiaeastasia$5.552$6.426▲ 16%
Sweden Southswedensouth$5.782$6.477▲ 12%
South Indiasouthindia$5.911$6.534▲ 11%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$5.995$6.643▲ 11%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$5.995$6.643▲ 11%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$6.266$7.181▲ 15%
France Southfrancesouth$6.365$7.072▲ 11%
Germany Northgermanynorth$6.573$7.29▲ 11%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$6.656$7.45▲ 12%
UAE Centraluaecentral$6.701$7.443▲ 11%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$7.197$8.045▲ 12%
Norway Westnorwaywest$7.793$8.64▲ 11%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$7.793$8.64▲ 11%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$8.653$9.664▲ 12%

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