Standard_F2ams_v6vsStandard_F2ams_v7

Standard_F2ams_v6 and Standard_F2ams_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.179 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_F2ams_v6Standard_F2ams_v7
On-demand$0.179/hr$0.179/hr
Lowest rate$0.0377/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0347/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 16 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 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_F2ams_v6Standard_F2ams_v7Standard_F2ams_v7 vs Standard_F2ams_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.179$0.179Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.037781% off$0.0347▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.11138% off$0.111Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.069861% off$0.0698Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.121732% off$0.1217Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.084153% off$0.0841Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_F2ams_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_F2ams_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_F2ams_v6Standard_F2ams_v7
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_F2ams_v6Standard_F2ams_v7
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_F2ams_v6Standard_F2ams_v7
Network12,500 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces23
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_F2ams_v6Standard_F2ams_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_F2ams_v6Standard_F2ams_v7
FamilyFamsv6Famsv7
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_F2ams_v6Standard_F2ams_v7
Seriesfamsv6-seriesfamsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_F2ams_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_F2ams_v6Standard_F2ams_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.116$0.116Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.116$0.116Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.179$0.179Same
East US 2eastus2$0.179$0.179Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.179$0.179Same
West US 2westus2$0.179$0.179Same
West US 3westus3$0.179$0.179Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.191$0.191Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.197$0.197Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.2$0.2Same
North Europenortheurope$0.2$0.2Same
Central UScentralus$0.202$0.179▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$0.208$0.208Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.21$0.21Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.21$0.21Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.21$0.21Same
West USwestus$0.21$0.21Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.214$0.214Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.216$0.216Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.216$0.216Same
West Europewesteurope$0.216$0.216Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.221$0.221Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.221$0.221Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.225$0.225Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.225$0.225Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.225$0.225Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.227$0.227Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.233$0.233Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.233$0.233Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.239$0.239Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.248$0.248Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.256$0.256Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.256$0.256Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.287$0.287Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_F2ams_v6Compute optimized, Famsv6 family
Standard_F2ams_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Famsv6 family
Standard_F2ams_v7Compute optimized, Famsv7 family
Standard_F2ams_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Famsv7 family

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