Standard_L64as_v3vsStandard_L64as_v4

Standard_L64as_v3 is 9% cheaper than Standard_L64as_v4 on demand in East US, saving $373.76 a month.

At a glanceStandard_L64as_v3Standard_L64as_v4
On-demand$4.992/hr9% less$5.504/hr
Lowest rate$1.066/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.154/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 512 GiB64 vCPUs, 512 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_L64as_v3Standard_L64as_v4Standard_L64as_v4 vs Standard_L64as_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$4.992$5.504▲ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.06679% off$1.154▲ 8%
1-yr reservedNo upfront36% off$3.19539% off$3.357▲ 5%
3-yr reservedNo upfront58% off$2.09760% off$2.202▲ 5%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment26% off$3.67927% off$4.018▲ 9%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment49% off$2.52550% off$2.752▲ 9%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_L64as_v3 leads
On-demand price$4.992 vs $5.504 per hour
9% cheaper
Local NVMe14,305 GiB vs 14,304 GiB
0% higher
Where Standard_L64as_v4 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,880 MB/s vs 1,280 MB/s
2.3× higher

Specs

10 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_L64as_v3Standard_L64as_v4
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Genoa)AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_L64as_v3Standard_L64as_v4
Memory (GiB)512512
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_L64as_v3Standard_L64as_v4
Network32,000 Mbps36,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage5 of 8 differStandard_L64as_v3Standard_L64as_v4
Storage8 x 1.92 TB NVMe + 640 GiB temp SSD8 x 1920 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Temp disk640 GiB–
Local NVMe14,305 GiB14,304 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,000115,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,280 MB/s2,880 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_L64as_v3Standard_L64as_v4
FamilyLasv3Lasv4
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_L64as_v3Standard_L64as_v4
Serieslasv3-serieslasv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_L64as_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_L64as_v3Standard_L64as_v4Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$4.992$5.504▲ 10%
East US 2eastus2$4.992$5.504▲ 10%
North Central USnorthcentralus$4.992$5.491▲ 10%
West US 2westus2$4.992$5.504▲ 10%
West US 3westus3$4.992$5.504▲ 10%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$5.216$5.738▲ 10%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$5.267$5.798▲ 10%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$5.491$6.04▲ 10%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$5.504$6.054▲ 10%
North Europenortheurope$5.504$6.08▲ 10%
West USwestus$5.504$6.08▲ 10%
Central UScentralus$5.641$6.208▲ 10%
Central Indiacentralindia$5.664$6.23▲ 10%
France Centralfrancecentral$5.792$6.371▲ 10%
Italy Northitalynorth$5.792$6.371▲ 10%
UK Southuksouth$5.792$6.40▲ 10%
Japan Eastjapaneast$5.856$6.442▲ 10%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$5.856$6.442▲ 10%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$5.952$6.547▲ 10%
West Europewesteurope$5.952$6.528▲ 10%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$5.984$7.981▲ 33%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$5.984$6.582▲ 10%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$5.984$6.582▲ 10%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$5.984$6.582▲ 10%
South Central USsouthcentralus$5.99$6.592▲ 10%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$6.016$6.88▲ 14%
UK Westukwest$6.04$7.21▲ 19%
UAE Northuaenorth$6.048$6.653▲ 10%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$6.24$6.88▲ 10%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$6.544$7.198▲ 10%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$6.56$7.216▲ 10%
East Asiaeastasia$6.592$7.251▲ 10%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$7.139$7.852▲ 10%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$7.968$8.765▲ 10%

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