Standard_L32as_v3vsStandard_L32s_v3

Standard_L32as_v3 is 10% cheaper than Standard_L32s_v3 on demand in East US, saving $210.24 a month.

At a glanceStandard_L32as_v3Standard_L32s_v3
On-demand$2.496/hr10% less$2.784/hr
Lowest rate$0.5331/hr13% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.61/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 256 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Genoa)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_L32as_v3Standard_L32s_v3Standard_L32s_v3 vs Standard_L32as_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$2.496$2.784▲ 12%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.533178% off$0.61▲ 14%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$1.59736% off$1.782▲ 12%
3-yr reservedNo upfront58% off$1.04858% off$1.169▲ 12%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment26% off$1.83926% off$2.051▲ 12%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$1.26249% off$1.408▲ 12%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_L32as_v3 leads
On-demand price$2.496 vs $2.784 per hour
10% cheaper
Where Standard_L32s_v3 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)865 MB/s vs 768 MB/s
13% higher

Specs

4 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_L32as_v3Standard_L32s_v3
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1616
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Genoa)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_L32as_v3Standard_L32s_v3
Memory (GiB)256256
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_L32as_v3Standard_L32s_v3
Network16,000 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage1 of 8 differStandard_L32as_v3Standard_L32s_v3
Storage4 x 1.92 TB NVMe + 320 GiB temp SSD4 x 1.92 TB NVMe + 320 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk320 GiB320 GiB
Local NVMe7,153 GiB7,153 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)51,20051,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)768 MB/s865 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_L32as_v3Standard_L32s_v3
FamilyLasv3Lsv3
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_L32as_v3Standard_L32s_v3
Serieslasv3-serieslsv3-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_L32as_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_L32as_v3Standard_L32s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$2.496$2.784▲ 12%
East US 2eastus2$2.496$2.792▲ 12%
North Central USnorthcentralus$2.496$2.792▲ 12%
West US 2westus2$2.496$2.792▲ 12%
West US 3westus3$2.496$2.792▲ 12%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.608$2.912▲ 12%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$2.634$3.01▲ 14%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$2.634$3.01▲ 14%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$2.746$3.062▲ 12%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.752$3.072▲ 12%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$2.752$3.072▲ 12%
North Europenortheurope$2.752$3.072▲ 12%
West USwestus$2.752$3.072▲ 12%
Central UScentralus$2.82$3.146▲ 12%
Central Indiacentralindia$2.832$3.168▲ 12%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$2.832$3.168▲ 12%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.832$3.168▲ 12%
Korea Southkoreasouth$2.87$3.211▲ 12%
France Centralfrancecentral$2.896$3.232▲ 12%
Italy Northitalynorth$2.896$3.328▲ 15%
UK Southuksouth$2.896$3.232▲ 12%
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.928$3.272▲ 12%
Japan Westjapanwest$2.928$3.272▲ 12%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.928$3.272▲ 12%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$2.976$3.328▲ 12%
West Europewesteurope$2.976$3.328▲ 12%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$2.992$3.344▲ 12%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$2.992$3.344▲ 12%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.992$3.344▲ 12%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.992$3.344▲ 12%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$2.992$2.938▼ 2%
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.995$3.341▲ 12%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$3.008$3.309▲ 10%
UK Westukwest$3.02$3.378▲ 12%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$3.024$3.376▲ 12%
UAE Northuaenorth$3.024$3.376▲ 12%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$3.12$3.49▲ 12%
West Indiawestindia$3.195$3.574▲ 12%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$3.245$3.63▲ 12%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$3.272$3.993▲ 22%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$3.28$3.664▲ 12%
East Asiaeastasia$3.296$3.68▲ 12%
Sweden Southswedensouth$3.39$3.786▲ 12%
South Indiasouthindia$3.519$3.937▲ 12%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$3.569$3.993▲ 12%
France Southfrancesouth$3.765$4.202▲ 12%
Germany Northgermanynorth$3.869$4.326▲ 12%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$3.89$3.819▼ 2%
UAE Centraluaecentral$3.931$4.389▲ 12%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$3.984$4.448▲ 12%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$4.254$5.19▲ 22%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$4.264$4.763▲ 12%
Norway Westnorwaywest$4.64$5.19▲ 12%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$5.179$5.782▲ 12%

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