Standard_L48as_v3vsStandard_L48as_v4

Standard_L48as_v3 is 9% cheaper than Standard_L48as_v4 on demand in East US, saving $280.32 a month.

At a glanceStandard_L48as_v3Standard_L48as_v4
On-demand$3.744/hr9% less$4.128/hr
Lowest rate$0.7997/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.8652/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 384 GiB48 vCPUs, 384 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_L48as_v3Standard_L48as_v4Standard_L48as_v4 vs Standard_L48as_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$3.744$4.128▲ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.799779% off$0.8652▲ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$2.39639% off$2.518▲ 5%
3-yr reservedNo upfront58% off$1.57360% off$1.651▲ 5%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment26% off$2.75927% off$3.013▲ 9%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$1.89350% off$2.064▲ 9%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_L48as_v3 leads
On-demand price$3.744 vs $4.128 per hour
9% cheaper
Local NVMe10,729 GiB vs 10,728 GiB
0% higher
Where Standard_L48as_v4 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,160 MB/s vs 1,152 MB/s
88% higher

Specs

10 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_L48as_v3Standard_L48as_v4
vCPUs4848
Physical cores2424
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_L48as_v3Standard_L48as_v4
Memory (GiB)384384
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_L48as_v3Standard_L48as_v4
Network24,000 Mbps28,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage5 of 8 differStandard_L48as_v3Standard_L48as_v4
Storage6 x 1.92 TB NVMe + 480 GiB temp SSD6 x 1920 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Temp disk480 GiB–
Local NVMe10,729 GiB10,728 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)76,80086,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,152 MB/s2,160 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_L48as_v3Standard_L48as_v4
FamilyLasv3Lasv4
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_L48as_v3Standard_L48as_v4
Serieslasv3-serieslasv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_L48as_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_L48as_v3Standard_L48as_v4Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.744$4.128▲ 10%
East US 2eastus2$3.744$4.128▲ 10%
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.744$4.118▲ 10%
West US 2westus2$3.744$4.128▲ 10%
West US 3westus3$3.744$4.128▲ 10%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$3.912$4.303▲ 10%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$3.95$4.349▲ 10%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$4.118$4.53▲ 10%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$4.128$4.541▲ 10%
North Europenortheurope$4.128$4.56▲ 10%
West USwestus$4.128$4.56▲ 10%
Central UScentralus$4.231$4.656▲ 10%
Central Indiacentralindia$4.248$4.673▲ 10%
France Centralfrancecentral$4.344$4.778▲ 10%
Italy Northitalynorth$4.344$4.778▲ 10%
UK Southuksouth$4.344$4.80▲ 10%
Japan Eastjapaneast$4.392$4.831▲ 10%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$4.392$4.831▲ 10%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$4.464$4.91▲ 10%
West Europewesteurope$4.464$4.896▲ 10%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$4.488$5.986▲ 33%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$4.488$4.937▲ 10%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$4.488$4.937▲ 10%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$4.488$4.937▲ 10%
South Central USsouthcentralus$4.493$4.944▲ 10%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$4.512$5.16▲ 14%
UK Westukwest$4.53$5.408▲ 19%
UAE Northuaenorth$4.536$4.99▲ 10%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$4.68$5.16▲ 10%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$4.908$5.399▲ 10%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$4.92$5.412▲ 10%
East Asiaeastasia$4.944$5.438▲ 10%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$5.354$5.889▲ 10%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$5.976$6.574▲ 10%

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