Standard_E64_v5vsStandard_E64d_v5

Standard_E64_v5 is 12% cheaper than Standard_E64d_v5 on demand in East US, saving $420.48 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E64_v5Standard_E64d_v5
On-demand$4.032/hr12% less$4.608/hr
Lowest rate$0.8491/hr13% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.9746/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 512 GiB64 vCPUs, 512 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice 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_v5Standard_E64d_v5Standard_E64d_v5 vs Standard_E64_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$4.032$4.608▲ 14%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.849179% off$0.9746▲ 15%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$2.48841% off$2.719▲ 9%
3-yr reservedNo upfront60% off$1.59362% off$1.751▲ 10%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$2.72632% off$3.122▲ 14%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$1.90853% off$2.153▲ 13%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E64_v5 leads
On-demand price$4.032 vs $4.608 per hour
12% cheaper
Where Standard_E64d_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

6 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_E64_v5Standard_E64d_v5
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E64_v5Standard_E64d_v5
Memory (GiB)512512
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E64_v5Standard_E64d_v5
Network30,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E64_v5Standard_E64d_v5
Storage–2400 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk–2,400 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoNo
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,00080,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,735 MB/s1,735 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E64_v5Standard_E64d_v5
FamilyEv5Edv5
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E64_v5Standard_E64d_v5
Seriesev5-seriesedv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E64_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E64_v5Standard_E64d_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$4.032$4.608▲ 14%
East US 2eastus2$4.032$4.608▲ 14%
North Central USnorthcentralus$4.032$4.608▲ 14%
West US 2westus2$4.032$4.608▲ 14%
West US 3westus3$4.032$4.608▲ 14%
Central Indiacentralindia$4.16$4.832▲ 16%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$4.16$4.832▲ 16%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$4.16$4.832▲ 16%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$4.16$4.832▲ 16%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$4.288$4.864▲ 13%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$4.378$5.011▲ 14%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$4.378$5.011▲ 14%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$4.378$5.262▲ 20%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$4.416$5.056▲ 14%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$4.416$5.056▲ 14%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$4.435$5.069▲ 14%
West USwestus$4.48$5.184▲ 16%
North Europenortheurope$4.512$5.12▲ 13%
Spain Centralspaincentral$4.512$5.12▲ 13%
Central UScentralus$4.556$5.207▲ 14%
Korea Southkoreasouth$4.637$5.299▲ 14%
France Centralfrancecentral$4.736$5.408▲ 14%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$4.736$5.376▲ 14%
Italy Northitalynorth$4.736$5.376▲ 14%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$4.736$5.376▲ 14%
UK Southuksouth$4.736$5.408▲ 14%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$4.832$5.568▲ 15%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$4.832$5.568▲ 15%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$4.832$5.568▲ 15%
South Central USsouthcentralus$4.838$5.53▲ 14%
West Central USwestcentralus$4.838$5.53▲ 14%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$4.864$5.536▲ 14%
Japan Eastjapaneast$4.864$5.568▲ 14%
Japan Westjapanwest$4.864$5.568▲ 14%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$4.864$5.536▲ 14%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$4.864$5.536▲ 14%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$4.864$5.568▲ 14%
West Europewesteurope$4.864$5.536▲ 14%
UK Westukwest$4.879$5.576▲ 14%
UAE Northuaenorth$4.963$5.632▲ 13%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$5.074$5.846▲ 15%
West Indiawestindia$5.161$5.898▲ 14%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$5.242$5.99▲ 14%
East Asiaeastasia$5.344$5.60▲ 5%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$5.35$6.09▲ 14%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$5.35$6.09▲ 14%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$5.376$6.08▲ 13%
Sweden Southswedensouth$5.574$6.323▲ 13%
South Indiasouthindia$5.685$6.497▲ 14%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$5.691$6.84▲ 20%
France Southfrancesouth$6.157$7.03▲ 14%
Germany Northgermanynorth$6.323$7.197▲ 14%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$6.432$7.296▲ 13%
UAE Centraluaecentral$6.452$7.322▲ 13%
Norway Westnorwaywest$6.956$7.916▲ 14%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$6.989$7.904▲ 13%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$7.077$8.063▲ 14%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$8.362$9.485▲ 13%

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