Standard_L64as_v4vsStandard_L64s_v4

Standard_L64as_v4 is 1% cheaper than Standard_L64s_v4 on demand in East US, saving $46.72 a month.

At a glanceStandard_L64as_v4Standard_L64s_v4
On-demand$5.504/hr1% less$5.568/hr
Lowest rate$1.154/hr1% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.169/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 512 GiB64 vCPUs, 512 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)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_L64as_v4Standard_L64s_v4Standard_L64s_v4 vs Standard_L64as_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$5.504$5.568▲ 1%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$1.15479% off$1.169▲ 1%
1-yr reservedNo upfront39% off$3.35739% off$3.397▲ 1%
3-yr reservedNo upfront60% off$2.20260% off$2.227▲ 1%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment27% off$4.01827% off$4.065▲ 1%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment50% off$2.75250% off$2.784▲ 1%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_L64as_v4 leads
On-demand price$5.504 vs $5.568 per hour
1% cheaper
Max disk IOPS (uncached)115,200 vs 102,400
13% higher
Where Standard_L64s_v4 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

7 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_L64as_v4Standard_L64s_v4
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_L64as_v4Standard_L64s_v4
Memory (GiB)512512
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_L64as_v4Standard_L64s_v4
Network36,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_L64as_v4Standard_L64s_v4
Storage8 x 1920 GiB temp NVMe SSD8 x 1920 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe14,304 GiB14,304 GiB
Max data disks3264
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)115,200102,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)2,880 MB/s3,392 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_L64as_v4Standard_L64s_v4
FamilyLasv4Lsv4
CategoryStorage optimizedStorage optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_L64as_v4Standard_L64s_v4
Serieslasv4-serieslsv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_L64as_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_L64as_v4Standard_L64s_v4Difference
North Central USnorthcentralus$5.491$6.682▲ 22%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$5.504$5.568▲ 1%
East US 2eastus2$5.504$5.584▲ 1%
West US 2westus2$5.504$5.584▲ 1%
West US 3westus3$5.504$5.584▲ 1%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$5.738$5.824▲ 1%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$5.798$6.515▲ 12%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$6.04$6.125▲ 1%
Spain Centralspaincentral$6.051$6.054Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$6.054$6.144▲ 1%
North Europenortheurope$6.08$6.144▲ 1%
West USwestus$6.08$6.144▲ 1%
Central UScentralus$6.208$6.288▲ 1%
Central Indiacentralindia$6.23$6.336▲ 2%
France Centralfrancecentral$6.371$6.464▲ 1%
Italy Northitalynorth$6.371$6.656▲ 4%
UK Southuksouth$6.40$6.464▲ 1%
Japan Eastjapaneast$6.442$6.544▲ 2%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$6.442$6.544▲ 2%
West Europewesteurope$6.528$6.656▲ 2%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$6.547$6.656▲ 2%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$6.547$6.656▲ 2%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$6.582$6.688▲ 2%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$6.582$6.688▲ 2%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$6.582$6.688▲ 2%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$6.586$7.022▲ 7%
South Central USsouthcentralus$6.592$6.68▲ 1%
West Central USwestcentralus$6.605$6.704▲ 1%
UAE Northuaenorth$6.653$6.752▲ 1%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$7.198$7.984▲ 11%
UK Westukwest$7.21$6.76▼ 6%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$7.216$7.328▲ 2%
East Asiaeastasia$7.251$8.63▲ 19%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$7.852$7.322▼ 7%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$7.981$6.671▼ 16%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$8.765$8.896▲ 1%

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