Standard_F48as_v6vsStandard_F48as_v7

Standard_F48as_v6 and Standard_F48as_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $3.278 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_F48as_v6Standard_F48as_v7
On-demand$3.278/hr$3.278/hr
Lowest rate$0.691/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.6359/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 192 GiB48 vCPUs, 192 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_F48as_v6Standard_F48as_v7Standard_F48as_v7 vs Standard_F48as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$3.278$3.278Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.69181% off$0.6359▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$2.03338% off$2.033Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$1.27961% off$1.279Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$2.26231% off$2.262Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$1.50854% off$1.508Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_F48as_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_F48as_v7 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)5,664 MB/s vs 2,160 MB/s
2.6× higher

Specs

7 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_F48as_v6Standard_F48as_v7
vCPUs4848
Physical cores4848
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_F48as_v6Standard_F48as_v7
Memory (GiB)192192
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_F48as_v6Standard_F48as_v7
Network28,000 Mbps70,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_F48as_v6Standard_F48as_v7
Max data disks3264
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)86,400192,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,160 MB/s5,664 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_F48as_v6Standard_F48as_v7
FamilyFasv6Fasv7
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_F48as_v6Standard_F48as_v7
Seriesfasv6-seriesfasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_F48as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_F48as_v6Standard_F48as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$2.117$2.117Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.117$2.117Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.278$3.278Same
East US 2eastus2$3.278$3.278Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.278$3.278Same
West US 2westus2$3.278$3.278Same
West US 3westus3$3.278$3.278Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$3.504$3.504Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.605$3.605Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.658$3.658Same
North Europenortheurope$3.658$3.658Same
Central UScentralus$3.706$3.278▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$3.811$3.811Same
France Centralfrancecentral$3.85$3.85Same
Italy Northitalynorth$3.85$3.85Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$3.85$3.85Same
West USwestus$3.85$3.85Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$3.926$3.926Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$3.96$3.96Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$3.965$3.965Same
West Europewesteurope$3.965$3.965Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$4.042$4.042Same
UAE Northuaenorth$4.042$4.042Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$4.118$4.118Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$4.118$4.118Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$4.118$4.118Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$4.152$4.152Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$4.267$4.267Same
Japan Westjapanwest$4.267$4.267Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$4.382$4.382Same
East Asiaeastasia$4.536$4.536Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$4.69$4.69Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$4.69$4.69Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$5.261$5.261Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_F48as_v6Compute optimized, Fasv6 family
Standard_F48as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Fasv6 family

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Standard_F48as_v7Compute optimized, Fasv7 family
Standard_F48as_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Fasv7 family

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Standard_D48as_v7Standard_E48as_v7

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