Standard_E96a_v4vsStandard_E96as_v4

Standard_E96a_v4 and Standard_E96as_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $6.048 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E96a_v4Standard_E96as_v4
On-demand$6.048/hr$6.048/hr
Lowest rate$1.273/hrSpot, can be interrupted$1.273/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size96 vCPUs, 672 GiB96 vCPUs, 672 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_E96a_v4Standard_E96as_v4Standard_E96as_v4 vs Standard_E96a_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$6.048$6.048Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.27379% off$1.273Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$3.55641% off$3.556Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$2.27462% off$2.274Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$4.0932% off$4.09Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$2.86253% off$2.862Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E96a_v4 leads
Temp disk2,400 GiB vs 1,344 GiB
79% higher
Where Standard_E96as_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

5 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_E96a_v4Standard_E96as_v4
vCPUs9696
Physical cores4848
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E96a_v4Standard_E96as_v4
Memory (GiB)672672
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E96a_v4Standard_E96as_v4
Network32,000 Mbps32,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_E96a_v4Standard_E96as_v4
Storage32 x 672 GiB temp SSD1344 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk2,400 GiB1,344 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,00080,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,200 MB/s1,200 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E96a_v4Standard_E96as_v4
FamilyEav4Easv4
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E96a_v4Standard_E96as_v4
Serieseav4-serieseasv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E96a_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E96a_v4Standard_E96as_v4Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$3.813$3.813Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$3.813$3.813Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$3.813$3.813Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$5.91$5.91Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$6.048$6.048Same
East US 2eastus2$6.048$6.048Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$6.048$6.048Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$6.048$6.048Same
West US 2westus2$6.048$6.048Same
West US 3westus3$6.048$6.048Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$6.24$6.24Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$6.384$6.384Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$6.432$6.432Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$6.528$6.528Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$6.566$6.566Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$6.624$6.624Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$6.624$6.624Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$6.653$6.653Same
West USwestus$6.72$6.72Same
North Europenortheurope$6.768$6.768Same
Central UScentralus$6.834$6.834Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$6.912$6.912Same
France Centralfrancecentral$7.104$7.104Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$7.104$7.104Same
Italy Northitalynorth$7.104$7.104Same
UK Southuksouth$7.104$7.104Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$7.248$7.248Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$7.248$7.248Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$7.248$7.248Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$7.248$7.248Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$7.258$7.258Same
West Central USwestcentralus$7.258$7.258Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$7.296$7.296Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$7.296$7.296Same
Japan Westjapanwest$7.296$7.296Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$7.296$7.296Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$7.296$7.296Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$7.296$7.296Same
West Europewesteurope$7.296$7.296Same
UK Westukwest$7.318$7.318Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$7.445$7.445Same
UAE Northuaenorth$7.445$7.445Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$7.56$7.56Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$7.61$7.61Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$7.683$7.683Same
West Indiawestindia$7.741$7.741Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$7.862$7.862Same
East Asiaeastasia$8.016$8.016Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$8.064$8.064Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$8.362$8.362Same
South Indiasouthindia$8.528$8.528Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$8.649$8.649Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$8.649$8.649Same
France Southfrancesouth$9.235$9.235Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$9.485$9.485Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$9.648$9.648Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$9.677$9.677Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$10.483$10.483Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$11.243$11.243Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$11.243$11.243Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$12.542$12.542Same

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