Standard_E64_v3vsStandard_E64is_v3

Standard_E64_v3 and Standard_E64is_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $3.629 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E64_v3Standard_E64is_v3
On-demand$3.629/hr$3.629/hr
Lowest rate$0.7254/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.7254/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 432 GiB64 vCPUs, 432 GiB
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_v3Standard_E64is_v3Standard_E64is_v3 vs Standard_E64_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$3.629$3.629Same
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.725480% off$0.7254Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$2.50431% off$2.504Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$1.70653% off$1.706Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E64_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E64is_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

16 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 5 differStandard_E64_v3Standard_E64is_v3
vCPUs6464
Physical cores32–
Threads per core2–
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ACU (compute units)160–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E64_v3Standard_E64is_v3
Memory (GiB)432432
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_E64_v3Standard_E64is_v3
Network30,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYes–
Max network interfaces8–
Storage7 of 7 differStandard_E64_v3Standard_E64is_v3
Storage1600 GiB temp SSD864 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk1,600 GiB–
Max data disks32–
Premium SSDNo–
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,000–
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,200 MB/s–
Ephemeral OS diskNo–
Instance details3 of 4 differStandard_E64_v3Standard_E64is_v3
FamilyEv3Eisv3
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1–
Encryption at hostNo–
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E64_v3Standard_E64is_v3
Seriesev3-esv3-seriesev3-esv3-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E64_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E64_v3Standard_E64is_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.629$3.629Same
East US 2eastus2$3.629$3.629Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.629$3.629Same
West US 2westus2$3.629$3.629Same
West US 3westus3$3.629$3.629Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$3.881$3.778▼ 3%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.974$3.974Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$3.974$3.974Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.992$3.992Same
West USwestus$4.032$4.032Same
North Europenortheurope$4.061$4.061Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$4.061$4.061Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$4.147$4.147Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$4.147$4.147Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$4.199$4.199Same
West Central USwestcentralus$4.199$4.199Same
Central UScentralus$4.20$4.199Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$4.262$4.262Same
Italy Northitalynorth$4.262$4.262Same
UK Southuksouth$4.264$4.264Same
UK Westukwest$4.264$4.264Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$4.288$4.288Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$4.347$4.347Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$4.347$4.347Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$4.347$4.347Same
UAE Northuaenorth$4.355$4.376Same
West Indiawestindia$4.368$4.368Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$4.376$4.376Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$4.376$4.376Same
West Europewesteurope$4.376$4.376Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$4.378$4.378Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$4.378$4.378Same
France Centralfrancecentral$4.488$4.488Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$4.566$4.566Same
Japan Westjapanwest$4.609$4.609Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$4.609$4.609Same
South Indiasouthindia$4.801$4.801Same
East Asiaeastasia$4.81$4.81Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$4.814$4.814Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$4.814$4.814Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$4.814$4.536▼ 6%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$4.863$4.863Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$4.963$4.963Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$5.242$5.242Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$5.516$5.516Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$5.574$5.574Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$5.661$5.689Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$5.691$5.691Same
France Southfrancesouth$5.835$5.835Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$6.096$6.096Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$6.257$6.257Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$6.258$6.258Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$6.764$6.764Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$7.171$7.171Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$8.798$8.798Same

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