Standard_E8as_v7vsStandard_F8as_v7

Standard_E8as_v7 is 13% cheaper than Standard_F8as_v7 on demand in East US, saving $50.37 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E8as_v7Standard_F8as_v7
On-demand$0.477/hr13% less$0.546/hr
Lowest rate$0.089/hr16% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1059/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 64 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)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_E8as_v7Standard_F8as_v7Standard_F8as_v7 vs Standard_E8as_v7
On-demandPay by the hour$0.477$0.546▲ 14%
SpotCan be interrupted81% off$0.08981% off$0.1059▲ 19%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.281338% off$0.3388▲ 20%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.181261% off$0.2131▲ 18%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.324431% off$0.3767▲ 16%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.224254% off$0.2512▲ 12%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E8as_v7 leads
On-demand price$0.477 vs $0.546 per hour
13% cheaper
Memory (GiB)64 vs 32
2× higher
Where Standard_F8as_v7 leads
Physical cores8 vs 4
2× higher
Max disk IOPS (uncached)32,000 vs 16,000
2× higher

Specs

9 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 5 differStandard_E8as_v7Standard_F8as_v7
vCPUs88
Physical cores48
Threads per core21
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_E8as_v7Standard_F8as_v7
Memory (GiB)6432
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E8as_v7Standard_F8as_v7
Network25,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_E8as_v7Standard_F8as_v7
Max data disks2648
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)16,00032,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)468 MB/s936 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_E8as_v7Standard_F8as_v7
FamilyEasv7Fasv7
CategoryMemory optimizedCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E8as_v7Standard_F8as_v7
Serieseasv7-seriesfasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E8as_v7 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E8as_v7Standard_F8as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.308$0.353▲ 15%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.308$0.353▲ 15%
Central UScentralus$0.477$0.546▲ 14%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.477$0.546▲ 14%
East US 2eastus2$0.477$0.546▲ 14%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.477$0.546▲ 14%
West US 2westus2$0.477$0.546▲ 14%
West US 3westus3$0.477$0.546▲ 14%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.51$0.584▲ 15%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.525$0.601▲ 14%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.532$0.61▲ 15%
North Europenortheurope$0.532$0.61▲ 15%
UK Southuksouth$0.554$0.635▲ 15%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.56$0.642▲ 15%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.56$0.642▲ 15%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.56$0.642▲ 15%
West USwestus$0.56$0.642▲ 15%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.571$0.654▲ 15%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.576$0.66▲ 15%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.577$0.661▲ 15%
West Europewesteurope$0.577$0.661▲ 15%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.588$0.674▲ 15%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.588$0.674▲ 15%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.599$0.686▲ 15%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.599$0.686▲ 15%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.599$0.686▲ 15%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.605$0.692▲ 14%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.621$0.711▲ 14%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.621$0.711▲ 14%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.638$0.73▲ 14%
East Asiaeastasia$0.66$0.756▲ 15%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.682$0.782▲ 15%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.682$0.782▲ 15%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.766$0.877▲ 14%

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