Standard_F8as_v6vsStandard_F8as_v7

Standard_F8as_v6 and Standard_F8as_v7 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.546 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_F8as_v6Standard_F8as_v7
On-demand$0.546/hr$0.546/hr
Lowest rate$0.1151/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1059/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 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_F8as_v6Standard_F8as_v7Standard_F8as_v7 vs Standard_F8as_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.546$0.546Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.115181% off$0.1059▼ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.338838% off$0.3388Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.213161% off$0.2131Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.376731% off$0.3767Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.251254% off$0.2512Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_F8as_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_F8as_v7 leads
Max data disks48 vs 16
3× higher

Specs

7 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_F8as_v6Standard_F8as_v7
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_F8as_v6Standard_F8as_v7
Memory (GiB)3232
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_F8as_v6Standard_F8as_v7
Network12,500 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
Storage3 of 5 differStandard_F8as_v6Standard_F8as_v7
Max data disks1648
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)15,20032,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)360 MB/s936 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_F8as_v6Standard_F8as_v7
FamilyFasv6Fasv7
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_F8as_v6Standard_F8as_v7
Seriesfasv6-seriesfasv7-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_F8as_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_F8as_v6Standard_F8as_v7Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.353$0.353Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.353$0.353Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.546$0.546Same
East US 2eastus2$0.546$0.546Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.546$0.546Same
West US 2westus2$0.546$0.546Same
West US 3westus3$0.546$0.546Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.584$0.584Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.601$0.601Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.61$0.61Same
North Europenortheurope$0.61$0.61Same
Central UScentralus$0.618$0.546▼ 12%
UK Southuksouth$0.635$0.635Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.642$0.642Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.642$0.642Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.642$0.642Same
West USwestus$0.642$0.642Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.654$0.654Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.66$0.66Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.661$0.661Same
West Europewesteurope$0.661$0.661Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.674$0.674Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.674$0.674Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.686$0.686Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.686$0.686Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.686$0.686Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.692$0.692Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.711$0.711Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.711$0.711Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.73$0.73Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.756$0.756Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.782$0.782Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.782$0.782Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.877$0.877Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_F8as_v6Compute optimized, Fasv6 family
Standard_F8as_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Fasv6 family

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Standard_F8as_v7Compute optimized, Fasv7 family
Standard_F8as_v7 prices and specsEvery size in the Fasv7 family

Compare Standard_F8as_v7 with

Standard_D8as_v7Standard_E8as_v7

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