Standard_M64lsvsStandard_M64ls_v4

Standard_M64ls is 32% cheaper than Standard_M64ls_v4 on demand in East US, saving $1,838.65 a month.

At a glanceStandard_M64lsStandard_M64ls_v4
On-demand$5.415/hr32% less$7.934/hr
Lowest rate$1.001/hr37% lessSpot, can be interrupted$1.587/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 512 GiB64 vCPUs, 1024 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon E7-8890 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M (Cascade Lake)Intel Xeon 6th gen Scalable (Granite 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_M64lsStandard_M64ls_v4Standard_M64ls_v4 vs Standard_M64ls
On-demandPay by the hour$5.415$7.934▲ 47%
SpotCan be interrupted82% off$1.00180% off$1.587▲ 59%
1-yr reservedNo upfront42% off$3.114——
3-yr reservedNo upfront72% off$1.515——
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$3.736——
3-yr savings planHourly commitment65% off$1.895——

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_M64ls leads
On-demand price$5.415 vs $7.934 per hour
32% cheaper
Where Standard_M64ls_v4 leads
Memory (GiB)1,024 vs 512
2× higher

Specs

19 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 6 differStandard_M64lsStandard_M64ls_v4
vCPUs6464
Physical cores32–
Threads per core2–
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon E7-8890 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M (Cascade Lake)Intel Xeon 6th gen Scalable (Granite Rapids)
ACU (compute units)160–
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_M64lsStandard_M64ls_v4
Memory (GiB)5121,024
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_M64lsStandard_M64ls_v4
Network16,000 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYes–
Max network interfaces8–
Storage7 of 7 differStandard_M64lsStandard_M64ls_v4
Storage2048 GiB temp SSD–
Temp disk2,048 GiB–
Max data disks64–
Premium SSDYes–
Max disk IOPS (uncached)40,000–
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,000 MB/s–
Ephemeral OS diskYes–
Instance details3 of 4 differStandard_M64lsStandard_M64ls_v4
FamilyMlsMlsv4
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2–
Encryption at hostYes–
Other2 of 2 differStandard_M64lsStandard_M64ls_v4
Seriesm-seriesmsv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_M64ls first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_M64lsStandard_M64ls_v4Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$5.415$7.934▲ 47%
East US 2eastus2$5.415$7.934▲ 47%
West US 2westus2$5.415$7.934▲ 47%
West USwestus$6.403$10.314▲ 61%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$6.498$11.107▲ 71%
West Europewesteurope$6.498$12.218▲ 88%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

Standard_M64lsMemory optimized, Mls family
Standard_M64ls prices and specsEvery size in the Mls family

Compare Standard_M64ls with

Standard_M64ls_v4Memory optimized, Mlsv4 family
Standard_M64ls_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Mlsv4 family

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