Standard_F2als_v6vsStandard_F2als_v7

Standard_F2als_v6 and Standard_F2als_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.121 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_F2als_v6Standard_F2als_v7
On-demand$0.121/hr$0.121/hr
Lowest rate$0.0255/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0235/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 4 GiB2 vCPUs, 4 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)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_F2als_v6Standard_F2als_v7Standard_F2als_v7 vs Standard_F2als_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.121$0.121Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.025581% off$0.0235▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.07538% off$0.075Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.04662% off$0.046Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$0.081133% off$0.0811Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.053256% off$0.0532Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_F2als_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_F2als_v7 leads
Max data disks12 vs 4
3× higher
Max network interfaces3 vs 2
50% higher

Specs

8 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_F2als_v6Standard_F2als_v7
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_F2als_v6Standard_F2als_v7
Memory (GiB)44
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_F2als_v6Standard_F2als_v7
Network12,500 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces23
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_F2als_v6Standard_F2als_v7
Max data disks412
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)4,0008,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)90 MB/s234 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_F2als_v6Standard_F2als_v7
FamilyFalsv6Falsv7
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_F2als_v6Standard_F2als_v7
Seriesfalsv6-seriesfalsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_F2als_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_F2als_v6Standard_F2als_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.0782$0.0782Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.0782$0.0782Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.121$0.121Same
East US 2eastus2$0.121$0.121Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.121$0.121Same
West US 2westus2$0.121$0.121Same
West US 3westus3$0.121$0.121Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.129$0.129Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.133$0.133Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.135$0.135Same
North Europenortheurope$0.135$0.135Same
Central UScentralus$0.137$0.121▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$0.141$0.141Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.142$0.142Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.142$0.142Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.142$0.142Same
West USwestus$0.142$0.142Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.145$0.145Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.146$0.146Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.146$0.146Same
West Europewesteurope$0.146$0.146Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.149$0.149Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.149$0.149Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.152$0.152Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.152$0.152Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.152$0.152Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.153$0.153Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.157$0.157Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.157$0.157Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.162$0.162Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.167$0.167Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.173$0.173Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.173$0.173Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.194$0.194Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_F2als_v6Compute optimized, Falsv6 family
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Standard_F2als_v7Compute optimized, Falsv7 family
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Standard_D2als_v7

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