Standard_E8_v3vsStandard_E8s_v3

Standard_E8_v3 and Standard_E8s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.504 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E8_v3Standard_E8s_v3
On-demand$0.504/hr$0.504/hr
Lowest rate$0.1008/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1008/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 64 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 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_E8_v3Standard_E8s_v3Standard_E8s_v3 vs Standard_E8_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$0.504$0.504Same
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.100880% off$0.1008Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.347831% off$0.3478Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.236953% off$0.2369Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E8_v3 leads
Temp disk200 GiB vs 128 GiB
56% higher
Where Standard_E8s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

7 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_E8_v3Standard_E8s_v3
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ACU (compute units)160160
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E8_v3Standard_E8s_v3
Memory (GiB)6464
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E8_v3Standard_E8s_v3
Network4,000 Mbps4,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_E8_v3Standard_E8s_v3
Storage200 GiB temp SSD128 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk200 GiB128 GiB
Max data disks1616
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)12,80012,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)192 MB/s192 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoYes
Instance details3 of 4 differStandard_E8_v3Standard_E8s_v3
FamilyEv3Esv3
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
OtherAll 2 matchStandard_E8_v3Standard_E8s_v3
Seriesev3-esv3-seriesev3-esv3-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E8_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E8_v3Standard_E8s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.504$0.504Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.504$0.504Same
West US 2westus2$0.504$0.504Same
West US 3westus3$0.504$0.504Same
East US 2eastus2$0.532$0.532Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.536$0.536Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.548$0.548Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.548$0.548Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.548$0.548Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.554$0.554Same
West USwestus$0.56$0.56Same
North Europenortheurope$0.564$0.564Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.564$0.564Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.576$0.576Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.576$0.576Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.576$0.576Same
Central UScentralus$0.583$0.583Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.583$0.583Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.583$0.583Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.584$0.584Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.584$0.584Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.592$0.592Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.592$0.592Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.605$0.605Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.608$0.608Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.608$0.608Same
West Indiawestindia$0.608$0.608Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.62$0.62Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.624$0.624Same
UK Southuksouth$0.624$0.624Same
UK Westukwest$0.624$0.624Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.634$0.634Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.638$0.638Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.638$0.638Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.638$0.638Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.638$0.638Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.638$0.638Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.638$0.638Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.638$0.638Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.64$0.64Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.64$0.64Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.64$0.64Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.64$0.64Same
West Europewesteurope$0.64$0.64Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.667$0.667Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.668$0.668Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.672$0.672Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.697$0.697Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.704$0.704Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.704$0.704Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.728$0.728Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.766$0.766Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.786$0.786Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.79$0.79Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.81$0.81Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.84$0.84Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.9148$0.9148Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.915$0.915Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.94$0.94Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.996$0.996Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$1.222$1.222Same

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Standard_E8_v3Memory optimized, Ev3 family
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Standard_E8s_v3Memory optimized, Esv3 family
Standard_E8s_v3 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv3 family

Compare Standard_E8s_v3 with

Standard_D8s_v3Standard_E8s_v4

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