Standard_E8-2as_v6vsStandard_E8-2as_v7

Standard_E8-2as_v6 and Standard_E8-2as_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.477 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E8-2as_v6Standard_E8-2as_v7
On-demand$0.477/hr$0.477/hr
Lowest rate$0.1006/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.089/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 64 GiB2 vCPUs, 64 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_E8-2as_v6Standard_E8-2as_v7Standard_E8-2as_v7 vs Standard_E8-2as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.477$0.477Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.100681% off$0.089▼ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—41% off$0.2813—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—62% off$0.1812—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.324432% off$0.3244Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.224253% off$0.2242Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E8-2as_v6 leads
Physical cores4 vs 1
4× higher
Where Standard_E8-2as_v7 leads
Max data disks26 vs 16
63% higher

Specs

9 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 6 differStandard_E8-2as_v6Standard_E8-2as_v7
vCPUs22
Physical cores41
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E8-2as_v6Standard_E8-2as_v7
Memory (GiB)6464
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E8-2as_v6Standard_E8-2as_v7
Network12,500 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_E8-2as_v6Standard_E8-2as_v7
Max data disks1626
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)15,20016,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)360 MB/s468 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E8-2as_v6Standard_E8-2as_v7
FamilyEasv6Easv7
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E8-2as_v6Standard_E8-2as_v7
Serieseasv6-serieseasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E8-2as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E8-2as_v6Standard_E8-2as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.308$0.308Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.308$0.308Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.477$0.477Same
East US 2eastus2$0.477$0.477Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.477$0.477Same
West US 2westus2$0.477$0.477Same
West US 3westus3$0.477$0.477Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.51$0.51Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.525$0.525Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.532$0.532Same
North Europenortheurope$0.532$0.532Same
Central UScentralus$0.539$0.477▼ 12%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.542$0.599▲ 11%
UK Southuksouth$0.554$0.554Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.56$0.56Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.56$0.56Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.56$0.56Same
West USwestus$0.56$0.56Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.571$0.571Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.576$0.576Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.577$0.577Same
West Europewesteurope$0.577$0.577Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.588$0.588Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.588$0.588Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.599$0.599Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.599$0.599Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.605$0.605Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.621$0.621Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.621$0.621Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.638$0.638Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.66$0.66Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.682$0.682Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.682$0.682Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.766$0.766Same

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

Standard_E8-2as_v6Memory optimized, Easv6 family
Standard_E8-2as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Easv6 family

Compare Standard_E8-2as_v6 with

Standard_E8-2s_v6Standard_E8-2as_v5
Standard_E8-2as_v7Memory optimized, Easv7 family
Standard_E8-2as_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Easv7 family

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