64 vCPU, 256 GiB instances: AWS vs Azure
80 current instance types have 64 vCPUs and 256 GiB of memory: 43 on AWS EC2 and 37 on Azure. The cheapest 64 vCPU, 256 GiB option is Standard_D64ps_v6 on Azure at $2.246 per hour on demand (East US). The cheapest on AWS is m6g.16xlarge at $2.464, so Azure is 9% cheaper at this size.
Every 64 vCPU, 256 GiB option, cheapest first
| Cloud | Type | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | Spot /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | Standard_D64ps_v6 | 64 | 256 | $2.246 | $1.325 | $0.9804 |
| AWS | m6g.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $2.464 | $1.546 | $0.6408 |
| AWS | m6g.metal | 64 | 256 | $2.464 | $1.546 | $0.5709 |
| AWS | m7g.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $2.611 | $1.727 | $0.85 |
| AWS | m7g.metal | 64 | 256 | $2.611 | $1.727 | $0.7116 |
| AWS | m5a.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $2.752 | $1.734 | $0.6116 |
| Azure | Standard_D64as_v5 | 64 | 256 | $2.752 | $1.698 | $0.5809 |
| Azure | Standard_DC64as_cc_v5 | 64 | 256 | $2.752 | – | $0.5809 |
| Azure | Standard_DC64as_v5 | 64 | 256 | $2.752 | $2.202 | $0.5809 |
| AWS | m6a.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $2.765 | $1.829 | $0.7795 |
| AWS | m8g.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $2.872 | $1.90 | $0.7971 |
| AWS | m6gd.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $2.893 | $1.823 | $1.088 |
| AWS | m6gd.metal | 64 | 256 | $2.893 | $1.823 | $0.6257 |
| Azure | Standard_D64as_v6 | 64 | 256 | $2.906 | $1.714 | $0.6129 |
| Azure | Standard_D64as_v7 | 64 | 256 | $2.906 | $1.714 | $0.5638 |
| Azure | Standard_D64pds_v6 | 64 | 256 | $2.938 | $1.733 | $1.282 |
| AWS | m7i-flex.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.064 | $2.027 | $0.8833 |
| AWS | m5.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.072 | $1.935 | $0.5537 |
| AWS | m6i.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.072 | $2.032 | $0.8161 |
| Azure | Standard_D64_v3 | 64 | 256 | $3.072 | – | $0.6141 |
| Azure | Standard_D64_v4 | 64 | 256 | $3.072 | $1.812 | $0.6479 |
| Azure | Standard_D64_v5 | 64 | 256 | $3.072 | $1.895 | $0.6485 |
| Azure | Standard_D64a_v4 | 64 | 256 | $3.072 | $1.806 | $0.6479 |
| Azure | Standard_D64as_v4 | 64 | 256 | $3.072 | $1.806 | $0.6479 |
| Azure | Standard_D64s_v3 | 64 | 256 | $3.072 | – | $0.6141 |
| Azure | Standard_D64s_v4 | 64 | 256 | $3.072 | $1.806 | $0.6479 |
| Azure | Standard_D64s_v5 | 64 | 256 | $3.072 | $1.895 | $0.6485 |
| AWS | m9g.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.131 | – | $0.6953 |
| Azure | Standard_DC64as_v6 | 64 | 256 | $3.196 | $2.557 | $0.6744 |
| AWS | m4.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.20 | $1.982 | $0.6699 |
| AWS | m8i-flex.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.218 | – | $0.856 |
| AWS | m7i.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.226 | $2.134 | $0.8103 |
| Azure | Standard_D64s_v6 | 64 | 256 | $3.226 | $2.00 | $0.6804 |
| AWS | m5ad.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.296 | $2.076 | $0.9146 |
| Azure | Standard_D64ads_v5 | 64 | 256 | $3.296 | $1.945 | $0.6958 |
| Azure | Standard_DC64ads_cc_v5 | 64 | 256 | $3.296 | – | $0.6958 |
| Azure | Standard_DC64ads_v5 | 64 | 256 | $3.296 | $2.637 | $0.6958 |
| AWS | m8i.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.387 | – | $0.8179 |
| AWS | g6.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.397 | $2.211 | $1.208 |
| AWS | m7gd.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.417 | $2.153 | $1.311 |
| AWS | m7gd.metal | 64 | 256 | $3.417 | $2.153 | $3.198 |
| AWS | g4ad.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.468 | – | $1.334 |
| Azure | Standard_DC64es_v6 | 64 | 256 | $3.548 | $2.839 | $0.6557 |
| AWS | m5d.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.616 | $2.278 | $0.8855 |
| Azure | Standard_D64d_v4 | 64 | 256 | $3.616 | $2.126 | $0.7655 |
| Azure | Standard_D64d_v5 | 64 | 256 | $3.616 | $2.133 | $0.7756 |
| Azure | Standard_D64ds_v4 | 64 | 256 | $3.616 | $2.126 | $0.7655 |
| Azure | Standard_D64ds_v5 | 64 | 256 | $3.616 | $2.133 | $0.7756 |
| Azure | Standard_D64ads_v6 | 64 | 256 | $3.648 | $2.152 | $0.769 |
| Azure | Standard_D64ads_v7 | 64 | 256 | $3.648 | $2.152 | $0.7077 |
| AWS | m8gd.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.69 | – | $1.141 |
| AWS | m7a.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.709 | $2.454 | $0.797 |
| AWS | h1.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.744 | $2.545 | $0.9634 |
| AWS | m6id.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.797 | $2.392 | $0.7605 |
| AWS | m5n.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.808 | $2.399 | $1.307 |
| AWS | m8a.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $3.895 | – | $0.8559 |
| Azure | Standard_D64ds_v6 | 64 | 256 | $3.987 | $2.472 | $0.8397 |
| Azure | Standard_DC64ads_v6 | 64 | 256 | $4.013 | $3.21 | $0.8467 |
| AWS | m9gd.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $4.022 | – | $0.8413 |
| AWS | g5.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $4.096 | $2.58 | $1.139 |
| AWS | m8id.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $4.177 | – | $1.065 |
| Azure | Standard_D64s_v7 | 64 | 256 | $4.234 | – | $0.7824 |
| AWS | g4dn.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $4.352 | $2.742 | $1.139 |
| AWS | m5dn.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $4.352 | $2.742 | $0.9749 |
| Azure | Standard_F64as_v6 | 64 | 256 | $4.371 | $2.71 | $0.9214 |
| Azure | Standard_F64as_v7 | 64 | 256 | $4.371 | $2.71 | $0.848 |
| Azure | Standard_DC64eds_v6 | 64 | 256 | $4.385 | $3.508 | $0.8103 |
| Azure | Standard_D64ns_v6 | 64 | 256 | $4.455 | $2.62 | $0.9396 |
| AWS | m6in.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $4.455 | $2.807 | $0.8516 |
| AWS | m8gb.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $4.656 | – | $0.9147 |
| AWS | m8gn.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $4.656 | – | $0.8865 |
| AWS | m6idn.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $5.092 | $3.208 | $1.299 |
| Azure | Standard_D64nds_v6 | 64 | 256 | $5.092 | $3.004 | $1.072 |
| Azure | Standard_D64ds_v7 | 64 | 256 | $5.221 | – | $0.9648 |
| AWS | m8ib.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $5.347 | – | $1.669 |
| AWS | m8in.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $5.347 | – | $1.569 |
| Azure | Standard_F64ads_v7 | 64 | 256 | $5.488 | $3.403 | $1.065 |
| AWS | im4gn.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $5.821 | $3.733 | $1.204 |
| AWS | m8idb.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $6.11 | – | $1.868 |
| AWS | m8idn.16xlarge | 64 | 256 | $6.11 | – | $1.975 |
Other sizes
On-demand Linux prices in USD per hour, in each cloud's home region: US East (N. Virginia) for AWS, East US for Azure. Previous-generation types are left out.