Standard_E64s_v4vsStandard_E64s_v5

Standard_E64s_v4 and Standard_E64s_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $4.032 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E64s_v4Standard_E64s_v5
On-demand$4.032/hr$4.032/hr
Lowest rate$0.8487/hr0% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.8491/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 504 GiB64 vCPUs, 512 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire 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_E64s_v4Standard_E64s_v5Standard_E64s_v5 vs Standard_E64s_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$4.032$4.032Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.848779% off$0.8491Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$2.37141% off$2.379Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.51660% off$1.593▲ 5%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$2.72632% off$2.726Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$1.90853% off$1.908Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E64s_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E64s_v5 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,735 MB/s vs 1,200 MB/s
45% higher
Memory (GiB)512 vs 504
2% higher

Specs

6 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E64s_v4Standard_E64s_v5
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)195–
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_E64s_v4Standard_E64s_v5
Memory (GiB)504512
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E64s_v4Standard_E64s_v5
Network30,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage1 of 5 differStandard_E64s_v4Standard_E64s_v5
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,00080,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,200 MB/s1,735 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E64s_v4Standard_E64s_v5
FamilyEsv4Esv5
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E64s_v4Standard_E64s_v5
Seriesesv4-seriesesv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E64s_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E64s_v4Standard_E64s_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$4.032$4.032Same
East US 2eastus2$4.032$4.032Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$4.032$4.032Same
West US 2westus2$4.032$4.032Same
West US 3westus3$4.032$4.032Same
Central Indiacentralindia$4.16$4.16Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$4.16$4.16Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$4.16$4.16Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$4.16$4.16Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$4.288$4.288Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$4.378$4.378Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$4.378$4.378Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$4.378$4.378Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$4.416$4.416Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$4.416$4.416Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$4.435$4.435Same
West USwestus$4.48$4.48Same
North Europenortheurope$4.512$4.512Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$4.512$4.512Same
Central UScentralus$4.556$4.556Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$4.608$4.637▲ 1%
France Centralfrancecentral$4.736$4.736Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$4.736$4.736Same
Italy Northitalynorth$4.736$4.736Same
UK Southuksouth$4.736$4.736Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$4.832$4.832Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$4.832$4.832Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$4.832$4.832Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$4.838$4.838Same
West Central USwestcentralus$4.838$4.838Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$4.864$4.864Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$4.864$4.864Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$4.864$4.864Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$4.864$4.864Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$4.864$4.864Same
West Europewesteurope$4.864$4.864Same
West Indiawestindia$4.864$5.161▲ 6%
UK Westukwest$4.879$4.879Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$4.963$4.736▼ 5%
UAE Northuaenorth$4.963$4.963Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$5.075$5.074Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$5.242$5.242Same
South Indiasouthindia$5.334$5.685▲ 7%
East Asiaeastasia$5.344$5.344Same
Japan Westjapanwest$5.35$4.864▼ 9%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$5.35$5.35Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$5.35$5.344Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$5.376$5.376Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$5.691$5.691Same
France Southfrancesouth$6.129$6.157Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$6.29$6.452▲ 3%
Germany Northgermanynorth$6.324$6.323Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$6.432$6.432Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$6.774$6.989▲ 3%
Norway Westnorwaywest$6.956$6.956Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$7.066$7.072Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$8.362$8.362Same

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Standard_E64s_v4Memory optimized, Esv4 family
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.