Standard_E8-4ads_v6vsStandard_E8-4ads_v7

Standard_E8-4ads_v6 and Standard_E8-4ads_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.581 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E8-4ads_v6Standard_E8-4ads_v7
On-demand$0.581/hr$0.581/hr
Lowest rate$0.1225/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1084/hr12% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 64 GiB4 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_E8-4ads_v6Standard_E8-4ads_v7Standard_E8-4ads_v7 vs Standard_E8-4ads_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.581$0.581Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.122581% off$0.1084▼ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront—41% off$0.3427—
3-yr reservedNo upfront—62% off$0.2207—
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.395132% off$0.3951Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.273153% off$0.2731Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E8-4ads_v6 leads
Physical cores4 vs 2
2× higher
Where Standard_E8-4ads_v7 leads
Max data disks26 vs 16
63% higher

Specs

9 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 6 differStandard_E8-4ads_v6Standard_E8-4ads_v7
vCPUs44
Physical cores42
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E8-4ads_v6Standard_E8-4ads_v7
Memory (GiB)6464
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_E8-4ads_v6Standard_E8-4ads_v7
Network12,500 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E8-4ads_v6Standard_E8-4ads_v7
Storage440 GiB temp NVMe SSD440 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe440 GiB440 GiB
Max data disks1626
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)15,20016,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)360 MB/s468 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E8-4ads_v6Standard_E8-4ads_v7
FamilyEadsv6Eadsv7
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E8-4ads_v6Standard_E8-4ads_v7
Serieseadsv6-serieseadsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E8-4ads_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E8-4ads_v6Standard_E8-4ads_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.375$0.375Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.375$0.375Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.581$0.581Same
East US 2eastus2$0.581$0.581Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.581$0.581Same
West US 2westus2$0.581$0.581Same
West US 3westus3$0.581$0.581Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.621$0.621Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.638$0.638Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.648$0.648Same
North Europenortheurope$0.648$0.648Same
Central UScentralus$0.656$0.581▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$0.675$0.675Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.682$0.682Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.682$0.682Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.682$0.682Same
West USwestus$0.682$0.682Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.69$0.729▲ 6%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.695$0.695Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.7$0.7Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.702$0.702Same
West Europewesteurope$0.702$0.702Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.715$0.715Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.715$0.715Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.729$0.729Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.729$0.729Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.736$0.736Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.756$0.756Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.756$0.756Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.776$0.776Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.803$0.803Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.83$0.83Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.83$0.83Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.931$0.931Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E8-4ads_v6Memory optimized, Eadsv6 family
Standard_E8-4ads_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Eadsv6 family

Compare Standard_E8-4ads_v6 with

Standard_E8-4ds_v6Standard_E8-4ads_v5
Standard_E8-4ads_v7Memory optimized, Eadsv7 family
Standard_E8-4ads_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Eadsv7 family

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