Standard_F4ams_v6vsStandard_F4ams_v7

Standard_F4ams_v6 and Standard_F4ams_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.358 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_F4ams_v6Standard_F4ams_v7
On-demand$0.358/hr$0.358/hr
Lowest rate$0.0755/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0695/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 32 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 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_F4ams_v6Standard_F4ams_v7Standard_F4ams_v7 vs Standard_F4ams_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.358$0.358Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.075581% off$0.0695▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.221938% off$0.2219Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.139661% off$0.1396Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.243432% off$0.2434Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.168353% off$0.1683Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_F4ams_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_F4ams_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_F4ams_v6Standard_F4ams_v7
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_F4ams_v6Standard_F4ams_v7
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_F4ams_v6Standard_F4ams_v7
Network12,500 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces24
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_F4ams_v6Standard_F4ams_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_F4ams_v6Standard_F4ams_v7
FamilyFamsv6Famsv7
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_F4ams_v6Standard_F4ams_v7
Seriesfamsv6-seriesfamsv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_F4ams_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_F4ams_v6Standard_F4ams_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.231$0.231Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.231$0.231Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.358$0.358Same
East US 2eastus2$0.358$0.358Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.358$0.358Same
West US 2westus2$0.358$0.358Same
West US 3westus3$0.358$0.358Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.383$0.383Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.394$0.394Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.4$0.4Same
North Europenortheurope$0.4$0.4Same
Central UScentralus$0.404$0.358▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$0.416$0.416Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.42$0.42Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.42$0.42Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.42$0.42Same
West USwestus$0.42$0.42Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.428$0.428Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.432$0.432Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.433$0.433Same
West Europewesteurope$0.433$0.433Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.441$0.441Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.441$0.441Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.449$0.449Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.449$0.449Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.449$0.449Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.454$0.454Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.466$0.466Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.466$0.466Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.478$0.478Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.495$0.495Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.512$0.512Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.512$0.512Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.574$0.574Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_F4ams_v6Compute optimized, Famsv6 family
Standard_F4ams_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Famsv6 family
Standard_F4ams_v7Compute optimized, Famsv7 family
Standard_F4ams_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.