Standard_L32s_v3vsStandard_L32s_v4

Standard_L32s_v3 and Standard_L32s_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $2.784 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_L32s_v3Standard_L32s_v4
On-demand$2.784/hr$2.784/hr
Lowest rate$0.61/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.5844/hr4% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 256 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice 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_L32s_v3Standard_L32s_v4Standard_L32s_v4 vs Standard_L32s_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$2.784$2.784Same
SpotCan be interrupted78% off$0.6179% off$0.5844▼ 4%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$1.78239% off$1.698▼ 5%
3-yr reservedNo upfront58% off$1.16960% off$1.114▼ 5%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment26% off$2.05127% off$2.032▼ 1%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$1.40850% off$1.392▼ 1%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_L32s_v3 leads
Local NVMe7,153 GiB vs 7,152 GiB
0% higher
Where Standard_L32s_v4 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

9 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_L32s_v3Standard_L32s_v4
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1616
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_L32s_v3Standard_L32s_v4
Memory (GiB)256256
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_L32s_v3Standard_L32s_v4
Network16,000 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage5 of 8 differStandard_L32s_v3Standard_L32s_v4
Storage4 x 1.92 TB NVMe + 320 GiB temp SSD8 x 960 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Temp disk320 GiB–
Local NVMe7,153 GiB7,152 GiB
Max data disks3264
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)51,20051,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)865 MB/s1,696 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_L32s_v3Standard_L32s_v4
FamilyLsv3Lsv4
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_L32s_v3Standard_L32s_v4
Serieslsv3-serieslsv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_L32s_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_L32s_v3Standard_L32s_v4Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$2.784$2.784Same
East US 2eastus2$2.792$2.792Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$2.792$3.341▲ 20%
West US 2westus2$2.792$2.792Same
West US 3westus3$2.792$2.792Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.912$2.912Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$2.938$3.344▲ 14%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$3.01$3.257▲ 8%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$3.01$3.257▲ 8%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.062$3.062Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.072$3.072Same
North Europenortheurope$3.072$3.072Same
West USwestus$3.072$3.072Same
Central UScentralus$3.146$3.144Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$3.157$3.157Same
Central Indiacentralindia$3.168$3.168Same
France Centralfrancecentral$3.232$3.232Same
UK Southuksouth$3.232$3.232Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$3.272$3.272Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$3.272$3.272Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$3.328$3.328Same
Italy Northitalynorth$3.328$3.328Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$3.328$3.328Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$3.328$3.027▼ 9%
West Europewesteurope$3.328$3.328Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$3.341$3.34Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$3.344$3.336Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$3.344$3.344Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$3.344$3.344Same
West Central USwestcentralus$3.35$3.352Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$3.376$3.376Same
UAE Northuaenorth$3.376$3.376Same
UK Westukwest$3.378$3.38Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$3.511$3.511Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$3.63$3.628Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$3.664$3.664Same
East Asiaeastasia$3.68$4.315▲ 17%
South Indiasouthindia$3.937$3.937Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$3.993$3.661▼ 8%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$3.993$3.992Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$4.448$4.448Same

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