Standard_M64svsStandard_M64s_v2
Standard_M64s_v2 is 3% cheaper than Standard_M64s on demand in East US, saving $153.30 a month.
| At a glance | Standard_M64s | Standard_M64s_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $6.669/hr | $6.459/hr3% less |
| Lowest rate | $1.232/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $1.194/hr3% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 64 vCPUs, 1024 GiB | 64 vCPUs, 1024 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M (Cascade Lake) | Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 (Cascade Lake) |
| 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_M64s | Standard_M64s_v2 | Standard_M64s_v2 vs Standard_M64s |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $6.669 | $6.459 | ▼ 3% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 82% off$1.232 | 82% off$1.194 | ▼ 3% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 42% off$3.835 | 42% off$3.756 | ▼ 2% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 72% off$1.866 | 72% off$1.813 | ▼ 3% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 31% off$4.601 | 31% off$4.456 | ▼ 3% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 65% off$2.333 | 65% off$2.26 | ▼ 3% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_M64s leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where Standard_M64s_v2 leads
On-demand price$6.459 vs $6.669 per hour
3% cheaperSpecs
8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute2 of 6 differ | Standard_M64s | Standard_M64s_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 | 64 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 32 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon E7-8890 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8280M (Cascade Lake) | Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 (Cascade Lake) |
| ACU (compute units) | 160 | – |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_M64s | Standard_M64s_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 1,024 | 1,024 |
| NetworkingAll 3 match | Standard_M64s | Standard_M64s_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 16,000 Mbps | 16,000 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| Storage3 of 7 differ | Standard_M64s | Standard_M64s_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 2048 GiB temp SSD | – |
| Temp disk | 2,048 GiB | – |
| Max data disks | 64 | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 40,000 | 40,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,000 MB/s | 1,000 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | No |
| Instance details2 of 4 differ | Standard_M64s | Standard_M64s_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Ms | Msv2 |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes | Yes |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_M64s | Standard_M64s_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | m-series | msv2-mm-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_M64s first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_M64s | Standard_M64s_v2 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $6.669 | $6.459 | ▼ 3% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $6.669 | $6.459 | ▼ 3% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $6.669 | $6.459 | ▼ 3% |
| West US 2westus2 | $6.669 | $6.459 | ▼ 3% |
| West US 3westus3 | $6.669 | $6.459 | ▼ 3% |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $6.881 | $6.663 | ▼ 3% |
| Jio India Centraljioindiacentral | $6.881 | $6.663 | ▼ 3% |
| Jio India Westjioindiawest | $6.881 | $6.663 | ▼ 3% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $7.336 | $7.104 | ▼ 3% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $7.336 | $7.104 | ▼ 3% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $7.336 | $7.105 | ▼ 3% |
| Central UScentralus | $7.536 | $7.298 | ▼ 3% |
| North Europenortheurope | $8.003 | $7.75 | ▼ 3% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $8.003 | $7.75 | ▼ 3% |
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | $8.003 | $7.751 | ▼ 3% |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $8.003 | $7.75 | ▼ 3% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $8.403 | $8.138 | ▼ 3% |
| UK Southuksouth | $8.403 | $8.138 | ▼ 3% |
| UK Westukwest | $8.403 | $7.815 | ▼ 7% |
| West USwestus | $8.67 | $8.396 | ▼ 3% |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $8.703 | $8.429 | ▼ 3% |
| Malaysia Westmalaysiawest | $8.703 | $8.429 | ▼ 3% |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $8.80 | $8.53 | ▼ 3% |
| Israel Centralisraelcentral | $8.803 | $8.525 | ▼ 3% |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $8.803 | $8.525 | ▼ 3% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $8.936 | $8.655 | ▼ 3% |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $9.337 | $9.042 | ▼ 3% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $9.337 | $9.042 | ▼ 3% |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $9.337 | $9.042 | ▼ 3% |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $9.337 | $9.042 | ▼ 3% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $9.337 | $8.138 | ▼ 13% |
| West Europewesteurope | $9.337 | $9.042 | ▼ 3% |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $9.537 | $9.236 | ▼ 3% |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $9.67 | $9.37 | ▼ 3% |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2 | $9.67 | $9.366 | ▼ 3% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $9.67 | $9.365 | ▼ 3% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $9.67 | $8.397 | ▼ 13% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $9.67 | $9.365 | ▼ 3% |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $9.67 | $9.365 | ▼ 3% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $9.67 | $9.365 | ▼ 3% |
| Korea Southkoreasouth | $9.67 | $8.074 | ▼ 17% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $9.67 | $9.365 | ▼ 3% |
| Taiwan Northtaiwannorth | $9.67 | $9.365 | ▼ 3% |
| South Indiasouthindia | $10.104 | $9.752 | ▼ 3% |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $10.153 | $9.833 | ▼ 3% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $10.271 | $9.946 | ▼ 3% |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $10.404 | $10.075 | ▼ 3% |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $11.204 | $11.252 | Same |
| East Asiaeastasia | $12.089 | $10.334 | ▼ 15% |
| Germany Northgermanynorth | $12.138 | $11.755 | ▼ 3% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $13.005 | $12.594 | ▼ 3% |
| Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest | $13.352 | $9.947 | ▼ 26% |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $15.005 | $14.532 | ▼ 3% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.