Standard_F4als_v6vsStandard_F4als_v7

Standard_F4als_v6 and Standard_F4als_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.242 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_F4als_v6Standard_F4als_v7
On-demand$0.242/hr$0.242/hr
Lowest rate$0.051/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0469/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 8 GiB4 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_F4als_v6Standard_F4als_v7Standard_F4als_v7 vs Standard_F4als_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.242$0.242Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.05181% off$0.0469▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.1538% off$0.15Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.09262% off$0.092Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment33% off$0.162133% off$0.1621Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment56% off$0.106556% off$0.1065Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_F4als_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_F4als_v7 leads
Max data disks26 vs 8
3.3× higher
Max network interfaces4 vs 2
2× higher

Specs

8 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_F4als_v6Standard_F4als_v7
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_F4als_v6Standard_F4als_v7
Memory (GiB)88
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_F4als_v6Standard_F4als_v7
Network12,500 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces24
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_F4als_v6Standard_F4als_v7
Max data disks826
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)7,60016,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)180 MB/s468 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_F4als_v6Standard_F4als_v7
FamilyFalsv6Falsv7
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_F4als_v6Standard_F4als_v7
Seriesfalsv6-seriesfalsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_F4als_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_F4als_v6Standard_F4als_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.156$0.156Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.156$0.156Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.242$0.242Same
East US 2eastus2$0.242$0.242Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.242$0.242Same
West US 2westus2$0.242$0.242Same
West US 3westus3$0.242$0.242Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.259$0.259Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.266$0.266Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.27$0.27Same
North Europenortheurope$0.27$0.27Same
Central UScentralus$0.273$0.242▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$0.281$0.281Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.284$0.284Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.284$0.284Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.284$0.284Same
West USwestus$0.284$0.284Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.29$0.29Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.292$0.292Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.292$0.292Same
West Europewesteurope$0.292$0.292Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.298$0.298Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.298$0.298Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.304$0.304Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.304$0.304Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.304$0.304Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.306$0.306Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.315$0.315Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.315$0.315Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.323$0.323Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.335$0.335Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.346$0.346Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.346$0.346Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.388$0.388Same

Keep exploring

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

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