Standard_L80as_v3vsStandard_L80as_v4
Standard_L80as_v3 is 9% cheaper than Standard_L80as_v4 on demand in East US, saving $467.20 a month.
| At a glance | Standard_L80as_v3 | Standard_L80as_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $6.24/hr9% less | $6.88/hr |
| Lowest rate | $1.333/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $1.442/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 80 vCPUs, 640 GiB | 80 vCPUs, 640 GiB |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7763v (Genoa) | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Standard_L80as_v3 | Standard_L80as_v4 | Standard_L80as_v4 vs Standard_L80as_v3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $6.24 | $6.88 | ▲ 10% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 79% off$1.333 | 79% off$1.442 | ▲ 8% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 36% off$3.994 | 39% off$4.197 | ▲ 5% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 58% off$2.621 | 60% off$2.752 | ▲ 5% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 26% off$4.598 | 27% off$5.022 | ▲ 9% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 49% off$3.156 | 50% off$3.44 | ▲ 9% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_L80as_v3 leads
On-demand price$6.24 vs $6.88 per hour
9% cheaperLocal NVMe17,881 GiB vs 17,880 GiB
0% higherWhere Standard_L80as_v4 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)3,600 MB/s vs 1,400 MB/s
2.6× higherSpecs
10 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute1 of 5 differ | Standard_L80as_v3 | Standard_L80as_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 80 | 80 |
| Physical cores | 40 | 40 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | AMD EPYC 7763v (Genoa) | AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa) |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_L80as_v3 | Standard_L80as_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 640 | 640 |
| Networking1 of 3 differ | Standard_L80as_v3 | Standard_L80as_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 32,000 Mbps | 40,000 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| Storage5 of 8 differ | Standard_L80as_v3 | Standard_L80as_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 10 x 1.92 TB NVMe + 800 GiB temp SSD | 10 x 1920 GiB temp NVMe SSD |
| Temp disk | 800 GiB | – |
| Local NVMe | 17,881 GiB | 17,880 GiB |
| Max data disks | 32 | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 80,000 | 144,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,400 MB/s | 3,600 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | Yes |
| Instance details2 of 4 differ | Standard_L80as_v3 | Standard_L80as_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Lasv3 | Lasv4 |
| Category | Storage optimized | Storage optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes | Yes |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_L80as_v3 | Standard_L80as_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | lasv3-series | lasv4-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_L80as_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_L80as_v3 | Standard_L80as_v4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $6.24 | $6.88 | ▲ 10% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $6.24 | $6.88 | ▲ 10% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $6.24 | $6.864 | ▲ 10% |
| West US 2westus2 | $6.24 | $6.88 | ▲ 10% |
| West US 3westus3 | $6.24 | $6.88 | ▲ 10% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $6.52 | $7.172 | ▲ 10% |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $6.584 | $7.248 | ▲ 10% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $6.864 | $7.55 | ▲ 10% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $6.88 | $7.568 | ▲ 10% |
| North Europenortheurope | $6.88 | $7.60 | ▲ 10% |
| West USwestus | $6.88 | $7.60 | ▲ 10% |
| Central UScentralus | $7.051 | $7.76 | ▲ 10% |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $7.08 | $7.788 | ▲ 10% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $7.24 | $7.964 | ▲ 10% |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $7.24 | $7.964 | ▲ 10% |
| UK Southuksouth | $7.24 | $8.00 | ▲ 10% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $7.32 | $8.052 | ▲ 10% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $7.32 | $8.052 | ▲ 10% |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $7.44 | $8.184 | ▲ 10% |
| West Europewesteurope | $7.44 | $8.16 | ▲ 10% |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $7.48 | $9.976 | ▲ 33% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $7.48 | $8.228 | ▲ 10% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $7.48 | $8.228 | ▲ 10% |
| Taiwan Northtaiwannorth | $7.48 | $8.228 | ▲ 10% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $7.488 | $8.24 | ▲ 10% |
| UK Westukwest | $7.55 | $9.013 | ▲ 19% |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $7.56 | $8.316 | ▲ 10% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $8.18 | $8.998 | ▲ 10% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $8.20 | $9.02 | ▲ 10% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $8.24 | $9.064 | ▲ 10% |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $8.923 | $9.816 | ▲ 10% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $9.96 | $10.956 | ▲ 10% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.