Standard_F2as_v6vsStandard_F2as_v7

Standard_F2as_v6 and Standard_F2as_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.137 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_F2as_v6Standard_F2as_v7
On-demand$0.137/hr$0.137/hr
Lowest rate$0.0289/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0266/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 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_F2as_v6Standard_F2as_v7Standard_F2as_v7 vs Standard_F2as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.137$0.137Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.028981% off$0.0266▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.084738% off$0.0847Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.053361% off$0.0533Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.094531% off$0.0945Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.06354% off$0.063Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_F2as_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_F2as_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_F2as_v6Standard_F2as_v7
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_F2as_v6Standard_F2as_v7
Memory (GiB)88
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_F2as_v6Standard_F2as_v7
Network12,500 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces23
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_F2as_v6Standard_F2as_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_F2as_v6Standard_F2as_v7
FamilyFasv6Fasv7
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_F2as_v6Standard_F2as_v7
Seriesfasv6-seriesfasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_F2as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_F2as_v6Standard_F2as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.0882$0.0882Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.0882$0.0882Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.137$0.137Same
East US 2eastus2$0.137$0.137Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.137$0.137Same
West US 2westus2$0.137$0.137Same
West US 3westus3$0.137$0.137Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.146$0.146Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.15$0.15Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.152$0.152Same
North Europenortheurope$0.152$0.152Same
Central UScentralus$0.154$0.137▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$0.159$0.159Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.16$0.16Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.16$0.16Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.16$0.16Same
West USwestus$0.16$0.16Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.164$0.164Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.165$0.165Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.165$0.165Same
West Europewesteurope$0.165$0.165Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.168$0.168Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.168$0.168Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.172$0.172Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.172$0.172Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.172$0.172Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.173$0.173Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.178$0.178Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.178$0.178Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.183$0.183Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.189$0.189Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.195$0.195Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.195$0.195Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.219$0.219Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_F2as_v6Compute optimized, Fasv6 family
Standard_F2as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Fasv6 family

Compare Standard_F2as_v6 with

Standard_D2as_v6Standard_E2as_v6
Standard_F2as_v7Compute optimized, Fasv7 family
Standard_F2as_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Fasv7 family

Compare Standard_F2as_v7 with

Standard_D2as_v7Standard_E2as_v7

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