Standard_M64vsStandard_M64ls

Standard_M64ls is 19% cheaper than Standard_M64 on demand in East US, saving $915.42 a month.

At a glanceStandard_M64Standard_M64ls
On-demand$6.669/hr$5.415/hr19% less
Lowest rate$1.232/hrSpot, can be interrupted$1.001/hr19% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 1024 GiB64 vCPUs, 512 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon E7-8890 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M (Cascade Lake)Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M (Cascade Lake)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_M64Standard_M64lsStandard_M64ls vs Standard_M64
On-demandPay by the hour$6.669$5.415▼ 19%
SpotCan be interrupted82% off$1.23282% off$1.001▼ 19%
1-yr reservedNo upfront42% off$3.83542% off$3.114▼ 19%
3-yr reservedNo upfront72% off$1.86672% off$1.515▼ 19%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$4.60131% off$3.736▼ 19%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment65% off$2.33365% off$1.895▼ 19%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_M64 leads
Temp disk7,168 GiB vs 2,048 GiB
3.5× higher
Memory (GiB)1,024 vs 512
2× higher
Where Standard_M64ls leads
On-demand price$5.415 vs $6.669 per hour
19% cheaper

Specs

4 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 6 matchStandard_M64Standard_M64ls
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon E7-8890 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M (Cascade Lake)Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M (Cascade Lake)
ACU (compute units)160160
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_M64Standard_M64ls
Memory (GiB)1,024512
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_M64Standard_M64ls
Network16,000 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage2 of 7 differStandard_M64Standard_M64ls
Storage7168 GiB temp SSD2048 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk7,168 GiB2,048 GiB
Max data disks6464
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)40,00040,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,000 MB/s1,000 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_M64Standard_M64ls
FamilyMMls
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
OtherAll 2 matchStandard_M64Standard_M64ls
Seriesm-seriesm-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_M64 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_M64Standard_M64lsDifference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$6.669$5.415▼ 19%
East US 2eastus2$6.669$5.415▼ 19%
North Central USnorthcentralus$6.669$5.415▼ 19%
West US 2westus2$6.669$5.415▼ 19%
West US 3westus3$6.669$5.415▼ 19%
Central Indiacentralindia$6.881$5.587▼ 19%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$6.881$5.587▼ 19%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$6.881$5.587▼ 19%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$7.336$5.957▼ 19%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$7.336$5.957▼ 19%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$7.336$5.957▼ 19%
Central UScentralus$7.536$6.493▼ 14%
North Europenortheurope$8.003$6.011▼ 25%
South Central USsouthcentralus$8.003$6.498▼ 19%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$8.003$6.498▼ 19%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$8.003$6.498▼ 19%
France Centralfrancecentral$8.403$6.351▼ 24%
UK Southuksouth$8.403$6.335▼ 25%
UK Westukwest$8.403$6.335▼ 25%
West USwestus$8.67$6.403▼ 26%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$8.703$6.336▼ 27%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$8.703$6.336▼ 27%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$8.80$6.66▼ 24%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$8.803$6.664▼ 24%
UAE Northuaenorth$8.803$6.664▼ 24%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$8.936$7.218▼ 19%
Spain Centralspaincentral$9.337$6.498▼ 30%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$9.337$6.498▼ 30%
Italy Northitalynorth$9.337$6.498▼ 30%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$9.337$6.498▼ 30%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$9.337$6.498▼ 30%
West Europewesteurope$9.337$6.498▼ 30%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$9.537$8.217▼ 14%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$9.67$6.498▼ 33%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$9.67$6.498▼ 33%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$9.67$6.498▼ 33%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$9.67$6.498▼ 33%
Japan Eastjapaneast$9.67$6.498▼ 33%
Japan Westjapanwest$9.67$6.498▼ 33%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$9.67$6.498▼ 33%
Korea Southkoreasouth$9.67$6.498▼ 33%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$9.67$6.498▼ 33%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$9.67$7.852▼ 19%
South Indiasouthindia$10.104$6.823▼ 32%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$10.153$6.823▼ 33%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$10.271$7.148▼ 30%
UAE Centraluaecentral$10.404$8.447▼ 19%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$11.204$9.097▼ 19%
East Asiaeastasia$12.089$7.175▼ 41%
Germany Northgermanynorth$12.138$8.447▼ 30%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$13.005$8.637▼ 34%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$13.352$9.292▼ 30%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$15.005$10.261▼ 32%

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