Standard_F4as_v6vsStandard_F4as_v7

Standard_F4as_v6 and Standard_F4as_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.273 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_F4as_v6Standard_F4as_v7
On-demand$0.273/hr$0.273/hr
Lowest rate$0.0575/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.053/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 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_F4as_v6Standard_F4as_v7Standard_F4as_v7 vs Standard_F4as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.273$0.273Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.057581% off$0.053▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.169438% off$0.1694Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.106561% off$0.1065Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.188431% off$0.1884Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.125654% off$0.1256Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_F4as_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_F4as_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_F4as_v6Standard_F4as_v7
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_F4as_v6Standard_F4as_v7
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_F4as_v6Standard_F4as_v7
Network12,500 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces24
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_F4as_v6Standard_F4as_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_F4as_v6Standard_F4as_v7
FamilyFasv6Fasv7
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_F4as_v6Standard_F4as_v7
Seriesfasv6-seriesfasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_F4as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_F4as_v6Standard_F4as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.176$0.176Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.176$0.176Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.273$0.273Same
East US 2eastus2$0.273$0.273Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.273$0.273Same
West US 2westus2$0.273$0.273Same
West US 3westus3$0.273$0.273Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.292$0.292Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.3$0.3Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.305$0.305Same
North Europenortheurope$0.305$0.305Same
Central UScentralus$0.309$0.273▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$0.318$0.318Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.321$0.321Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.321$0.321Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.321$0.321Same
West USwestus$0.321$0.321Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.327$0.327Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.33$0.33Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.33$0.33Same
West Europewesteurope$0.33$0.33Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.337$0.337Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.337$0.337Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.343$0.343Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.343$0.343Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.343$0.343Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.346$0.346Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.356$0.356Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.356$0.356Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.365$0.365Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.378$0.378Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.391$0.391Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.391$0.391Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.438$0.438Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_F4as_v6Compute optimized, Fasv6 family
Standard_F4as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Fasv6 family

Compare Standard_F4as_v6 with

Standard_D4as_v6Standard_E4as_v6
Standard_F4as_v7Compute optimized, Fasv7 family
Standard_F4as_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Fasv7 family

Compare Standard_F4as_v7 with

Standard_D4as_v7Standard_E4as_v7

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