Standard_FX4mdsvsStandard_FX4mds_v2

Standard_FX4mds is 32% cheaper than Standard_FX4mds_v2 on demand in East US, saving $127.75 a month.

At a glanceStandard_FX4mdsStandard_FX4mds_v2
On-demand$0.372/hr32% less$0.547/hr
Lowest rate$0.0687/hr43% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1199/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 84 GiB4 vCPUs, 84 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Gold 6246R (Cascade Lake)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_FX4mdsStandard_FX4mds_v2Standard_FX4mds_v2 vs Standard_FX4mds
On-demandPay by the hour$0.372$0.547▲ 47%
SpotCan be interrupted82% off$0.068778% off$0.1199▲ 75%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.219543% off$0.3119▲ 42%
3-yr reservedNo upfront64% off$0.133973% off$0.1477▲ 10%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.256731% off$0.3774▲ 47%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.174865% off$0.1915▲ 10%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_FX4mds leads
On-demand price$0.372 vs $0.547 per hour
32% cheaper
Where Standard_FX4mds_v2 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)545 MB/s vs 105 MB/s
5.2× higher

Specs

11 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_FX4mdsStandard_FX4mds_v2
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Gold 6246R (Cascade Lake)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)310–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_FX4mdsStandard_FX4mds_v2
Memory (GiB)8484
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_FX4mdsStandard_FX4mds_v2
Network4,000 Mbps25,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage6 of 8 differStandard_FX4mdsStandard_FX4mds_v2
Storage168 GiB temp SSD220 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Temp disk168 GiB–
Local NVMe–220 GiB
Max data disks812
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)6,70016,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)105 MB/s545 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_FX4mdsStandard_FX4mds_v2
FamilyFXmdsFXmdsv2
CategoryCompute optimizedCompute optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_FX4mdsStandard_FX4mds_v2
Seriesfx-seriesfxmdsv2-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_FX4mds first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_FX4mdsStandard_FX4mds_v2Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.372$0.547▲ 47%
East US 2eastus2$0.372$0.547▲ 47%
West US 2westus2$0.372$0.547▲ 47%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.384$0.602▲ 57%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.384$0.689▲ 79%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.392$0.565▲ 44%
North Europenortheurope$0.416$0.657▲ 58%
West US 3westus3$0.422$0.547▲ 30%
UK Southuksouth$0.44$0.689▲ 57%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.446$0.656▲ 47%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.45$0.766▲ 70%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.45$0.794▲ 76%
West Europewesteurope$0.45$0.766▲ 70%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.452$0.794▲ 76%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.452$0.793▲ 75%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.454$0.794▲ 75%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.465$0.684▲ 47%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.465$0.684▲ 47%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.465$0.684▲ 47%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.556$1.067▲ 92%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.723$1.422▲ 97%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_FX4mdsCompute optimized, FXmds family
Standard_FX4mds prices and specsEvery size in the FXmds family
Standard_FX4mds_v2Compute optimized, FXmdsv2 family
Standard_FX4mds_v2 prices and specsEvery size in the FXmdsv2 family

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