Standard_E8s_v4vsStandard_E8s_v5

Standard_E8s_v4 and Standard_E8s_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.504 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E8s_v4Standard_E8s_v5
On-demand$0.504/hr$0.504/hr
Lowest rate$0.1061/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1061/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 64 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 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_E8s_v4Standard_E8s_v5Standard_E8s_v5 vs Standard_E8s_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$0.504$0.504Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.106179% off$0.1061Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.296341% off$0.2974Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.189560% off$0.1991▲ 5%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.340832% off$0.3408Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.238553% off$0.2385Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E8s_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E8s_v5 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)290 MB/s vs 192 MB/s
51% higher

Specs

5 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E8s_v4Standard_E8s_v5
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
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–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E8s_v4Standard_E8s_v5
Memory (GiB)6464
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E8s_v4Standard_E8s_v5
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
Storage1 of 5 differStandard_E8s_v4Standard_E8s_v5
Max data disks1616
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)12,80012,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)192 MB/s290 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E8s_v4Standard_E8s_v5
FamilyEsv4Esv5
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E8s_v4Standard_E8s_v5
Seriesesv4-seriesesv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E8s_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E8s_v4Standard_E8s_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.504$0.504Same
East US 2eastus2$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
Central Indiacentralindia$0.52$0.52Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.52$0.52Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.52$0.52Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.52$0.52Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.536$0.536Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.547$0.547Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.547$0.547Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.547$0.547Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.552$0.552Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.552$0.552Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.554$0.554Same
West USwestus$0.56$0.56Same
North Europenortheurope$0.564$0.564Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.564$0.564Same
Central UScentralus$0.57$0.57Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.576$0.58▲ 1%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.592$0.592Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.592$0.592Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.592$0.592Same
UK Southuksouth$0.592$0.592Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.604$0.604Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.604$0.604Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.604$0.604Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.605$0.605Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.605$0.605Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.608$0.608Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.608$0.608Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.608$0.608Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.608$0.608Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.608$0.608Same
West Europewesteurope$0.608$0.608Same
West Indiawestindia$0.608$0.645▲ 6%
UK Westukwest$0.61$0.61Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.62$0.592▼ 5%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.62$0.62Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.634$0.634Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.655$0.655Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.667$0.711▲ 7%
East Asiaeastasia$0.668$0.668Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.6688$0.668Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.669$0.608▼ 9%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.669$0.669Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.672$0.672Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.711$0.711Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.766$0.77▲ 1%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.786$0.807▲ 3%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.791$0.79Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.804$0.804Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.847$0.874▲ 3%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.869$0.869Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.8829$0.884Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$1.045$1.045Same

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

Standard_E8s_v4Memory optimized, Esv4 family
Standard_E8s_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv4 family

Compare Standard_E8s_v4 with

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Standard_E8s_v5Memory optimized, Esv5 family
Standard_E8s_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Esv5 family

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