Standard_E64as_v6vsStandard_E64as_v7

Standard_E64as_v6 and Standard_E64as_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $3.814 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E64as_v6Standard_E64as_v7
On-demand$3.814/hr$3.814/hr
Lowest rate$0.8044/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.7117/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 512 GiB64 vCPUs, 512 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_E64as_v6Standard_E64as_v7Standard_E64as_v7 vs Standard_E64as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$3.814$3.814Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.804481% off$0.7117▼ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$2.25141% off$2.251Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.4562% off$1.45Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$2.59432% off$2.594Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$1.79353% off$1.793Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E64as_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E64as_v7 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

8 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E64as_v6Standard_E64as_v7
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E64as_v6Standard_E64as_v7
Memory (GiB)512512
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E64as_v6Standard_E64as_v7
Network36,000 Mbps45,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_E64as_v6Standard_E64as_v7
Max data disks3264
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)115,200128,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,880 MB/s3,744 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E64as_v6Standard_E64as_v7
FamilyEasv6Easv7
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E64as_v6Standard_E64as_v7
Serieseasv6-serieseasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E64as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E64as_v6Standard_E64as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$2.464$2.464Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.464$2.464Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.814$3.814Same
East US 2eastus2$3.814$3.814Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.814$3.814Same
West US 2westus2$3.814$3.814Same
West US 3westus3$3.814$3.814Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$4.083$4.083Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$4.198$4.198Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$4.256$4.256Same
North Europenortheurope$4.256$4.256Same
Central UScentralus$4.314$3.814▼ 12%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$4.34$4.794▲ 10%
UK Southuksouth$4.435$4.435Same
France Centralfrancecentral$4.48$4.48Same
Italy Northitalynorth$4.48$4.48Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$4.48$4.48Same
West USwestus$4.48$4.48Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$4.57$4.57Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$4.608$4.608Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$4.614$4.614Same
West Europewesteurope$4.614$4.614Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$4.704$4.704Same
UAE Northuaenorth$4.704$4.704Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$4.794$4.794Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$4.794$4.794Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$4.838$4.838Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$4.966$4.966Same
Japan Westjapanwest$4.966$4.966Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$5.101$5.101Same
East Asiaeastasia$5.28$5.28Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$5.459$5.459Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$5.459$5.459Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$6.125$6.125Same

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