Standard_E96as_v4vsStandard_E96as_v5
Standard_E96as_v5 is 10% cheaper than Standard_E96as_v4 on demand in East US, saving $455.52 a month.
| At a glance | Standard_E96as_v4 | Standard_E96as_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $6.048/hr | $5.424/hr10% less |
| Lowest rate | $1.273/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $1.142/hr10% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 96 vCPUs, 672 GiB | 96 vCPUs, 672 GiB |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Standard_E96as_v4 | Standard_E96as_v5 | Standard_E96as_v5 vs Standard_E96as_v4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $6.048 | $5.424 | ▼ 10% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 79% off$1.273 | 79% off$1.142 | ▼ 10% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 41% off$3.556 | 41% off$3.20 | ▼ 10% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 62% off$2.274 | 62% off$2.061 | ▼ 9% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 32% off$4.09 | 32% off$3.678 | ▼ 10% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$2.862 | 53% off$2.568 | ▼ 10% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_E96as_v4 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where Standard_E96as_v5 leads
On-demand price$5.424 vs $6.048 per hour
10% cheaperMax disk throughput (uncached)1,600 MB/s vs 1,200 MB/s
33% higherSpecs
9 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute2 of 6 differ | Standard_E96as_v4 | Standard_E96as_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 96 | 96 |
| Physical cores | 48 | 48 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan) | AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) |
| ACU (compute units) | – | 230 |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_E96as_v4 | Standard_E96as_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 672 | 672 |
| Networking1 of 3 differ | Standard_E96as_v4 | Standard_E96as_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 32,000 Mbps | 40,000 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| Storage4 of 7 differ | Standard_E96as_v4 | Standard_E96as_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1344 GiB temp SSD | – |
| Temp disk | 1,344 GiB | – |
| Max data disks | 32 | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,200 MB/s | 1,600 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | No |
| Instance details1 of 4 differ | Standard_E96as_v4 | Standard_E96as_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Easv4 | Easv5 |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes | Yes |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_E96as_v4 | Standard_E96as_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | easv4-series | easv5-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_E96as_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_E96as_v4 | Standard_E96as_v5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Indiacentralindia | $3.813 | $3.432 | ▼ 10% |
| Jio India Centraljioindiacentral | $3.813 | $3.432 | ▼ 10% |
| Jio India Westjioindiawest | $3.813 | $3.432 | ▼ 10% |
| Taiwan Northtaiwannorth | $5.91 | $5.91 | Same |
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $6.048 | $5.424 | ▼ 10% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $6.048 | $5.424 | ▼ 10% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $6.048 | $5.424 | ▼ 10% |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $6.048 | $6.528 | ▲ 8% |
| West US 2westus2 | $6.048 | $5.424 | ▼ 10% |
| West US 3westus3 | $6.048 | $5.424 | ▼ 10% |
| India South Centralindiasouthcentral | $6.24 | $5.616 | ▼ 10% |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $6.384 | $6.384 | Same |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $6.432 | $5.808 | ▼ 10% |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $6.528 | $5.875 | ▼ 10% |
| Malaysia Westmalaysiawest | $6.566 | $5.875 | ▼ 11% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $6.624 | $5.952 | ▼ 10% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $6.624 | $5.952 | ▼ 10% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $6.653 | $5.966 | ▼ 10% |
| West USwestus | $6.72 | $6.048 | ▼ 10% |
| North Europenortheurope | $6.768 | $6.096 | ▼ 10% |
| Central UScentralus | $6.834 | $6.129 | ▼ 10% |
| Korea Southkoreasouth | $6.912 | $6.238 | ▼ 10% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $7.104 | $6.384 | ▼ 10% |
| Israel Centralisraelcentral | $7.104 | $6.72 | ▼ 5% |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $7.104 | $6.384 | ▼ 10% |
| UK Southuksouth | $7.104 | $6.384 | ▼ 10% |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $7.248 | $6.528 | ▼ 10% |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2 | $7.248 | $6.528 | ▼ 10% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $7.248 | $6.528 | ▼ 10% |
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | $7.248 | $6.528 | ▼ 10% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $7.258 | $6.509 | ▼ 10% |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $7.258 | $6.509 | ▼ 10% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $7.296 | $6.576 | ▼ 10% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $7.296 | $6.576 | ▼ 10% |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $7.296 | $6.576 | ▼ 10% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $7.296 | $6.528 | ▼ 11% |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $7.296 | $6.576 | ▼ 10% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $7.296 | $6.528 | ▼ 11% |
| West Europewesteurope | $7.296 | $6.576 | ▼ 10% |
| UK Westukwest | $7.318 | $6.563 | ▼ 10% |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $7.445 | $6.72 | ▼ 10% |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $7.445 | $6.72 | ▼ 10% |
| US Gov Texasusgovtexas | $7.56 | $6.78 | ▼ 10% |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $7.61 | $6.854 | ▼ 10% |
| Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest | $7.683 | $7.683 | Same |
| West Indiawestindia | $7.741 | $6.943 | ▼ 10% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $7.862 | $7.051 | ▼ 10% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $8.016 | $7.224 | ▼ 10% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $8.064 | $7.248 | ▼ 10% |
| Sweden Southswedensouth | $8.362 | $7.55 | ▼ 10% |
| South Indiasouthindia | $8.528 | $7.648 | ▼ 10% |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $8.649 | $7.756 | ▼ 10% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $8.649 | $7.756 | ▼ 10% |
| France Southfrancesouth | $9.235 | $8.299 | ▼ 10% |
| Germany Northgermanynorth | $9.485 | $8.549 | ▼ 10% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $9.648 | $8.688 | ▼ 10% |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $9.677 | $8.736 | ▼ 10% |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $10.483 | $9.422 | ▼ 10% |
| Norway Westnorwaywest | $11.243 | $10.083 | ▼ 10% |
| Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest | $11.243 | $10.083 | ▼ 10% |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $12.542 | $11.294 | ▼ 10% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.