Standard_E64s_v3vsStandard_E64s_v4

Standard_E64s_v3 is 10% cheaper than Standard_E64s_v4 on demand in East US, saving $294.19 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E64s_v3Standard_E64s_v4
On-demand$3.629/hr10% less$4.032/hr
Lowest rate$0.7254/hr15% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.8487/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 432 GiB64 vCPUs, 504 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_E64s_v3Standard_E64s_v4Standard_E64s_v4 vs Standard_E64s_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$3.629$4.032▲ 11%
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.725479% off$0.8487▲ 17%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—41% off$2.371—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—62% off$1.516—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$2.50432% off$2.726▲ 9%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$1.70653% off$1.908▲ 12%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E64s_v3 leads
On-demand price$3.629 vs $4.032 per hour
10% cheaper
Where Standard_E64s_v4 leads
ACU (compute units)195 vs 160
22% higher
Memory (GiB)504 vs 432
17% higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E64s_v3Standard_E64s_v4
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Processor–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)160195
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_E64s_v3Standard_E64s_v4
Memory (GiB)432504
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E64s_v3Standard_E64s_v4
Network30,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E64s_v3Standard_E64s_v4
Storage864 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_E64s_v3Standard_E64s_v4
FamilyEsv3Esv4
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E64s_v3Standard_E64s_v4
Seriesev3-esv3-seriesesv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E64s_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E64s_v3Standard_E64s_v4Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.629$4.032▲ 11%
East US 2eastus2$3.629$4.032▲ 11%
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.629$4.032▲ 11%
West US 2westus2$3.629$4.032▲ 11%
West US 3westus3$3.629$4.032▲ 11%
Korea Southkoreasouth$3.881$4.608▲ 19%
Central Indiacentralindia$3.937$4.16▲ 6%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$3.937$4.16▲ 6%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$3.937$4.16▲ 6%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.974$4.416▲ 11%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$3.974$4.416▲ 11%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.992$4.435▲ 11%
West USwestus$4.032$4.48▲ 11%
North Europenortheurope$4.061$4.512▲ 11%
Spain Centralspaincentral$4.061$4.512▲ 11%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$4.147$4.378▲ 6%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$4.147$4.378▲ 6%
South Central USsouthcentralus$4.199$4.838▲ 15%
West Central USwestcentralus$4.199$4.838▲ 15%
Central UScentralus$4.20$4.556▲ 8%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$4.262$4.736▲ 11%
Italy Northitalynorth$4.262$4.736▲ 11%
UK Southuksouth$4.264$4.736▲ 11%
UK Westukwest$4.264$4.879▲ 14%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$4.288$4.288Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$4.347$4.832▲ 11%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$4.347$4.832▲ 11%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$4.347$4.832▲ 11%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$4.347$5.242▲ 21%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$4.347$4.832▲ 11%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$4.347$5.04▲ 16%
UAE Northuaenorth$4.355$4.963▲ 14%
West Indiawestindia$4.368$4.864▲ 11%
Japan Eastjapaneast$4.376$4.864▲ 11%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$4.376$4.864▲ 11%
West Europewesteurope$4.376$4.864▲ 11%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$4.378$4.864▲ 11%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$4.378$4.864▲ 11%
France Centralfrancecentral$4.488$4.736▲ 6%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$4.566$5.075▲ 11%
Japan Westjapanwest$4.609$5.35▲ 16%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$4.609$4.864▲ 6%
South Indiasouthindia$4.801$5.334▲ 11%
East Asiaeastasia$4.81$5.344▲ 11%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$4.814$5.35▲ 11%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$4.814$5.35▲ 11%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$4.814$4.832Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$4.863$5.376▲ 11%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$4.963$4.963Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$5.242$4.16▼ 21%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$5.516$4.378▼ 21%
UAE Centraluaecentral$5.661$6.29▲ 11%
Germany Northgermanynorth$5.691$6.324▲ 11%
France Southfrancesouth$5.835$6.129▲ 5%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$6.096$6.774▲ 11%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$6.257$7.066▲ 13%
Norway Westnorwaywest$6.258$6.956▲ 11%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$6.764$6.432▼ 5%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$7.171$5.691▼ 21%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$8.798$8.362▼ 5%

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