64 vCPU, 512 GiB instances: AWS vs Azure
88 current instance types have 64 vCPUs and 512 GiB of memory: 43 on AWS EC2 and 45 on Azure. The cheapest 64 vCPU, 512 GiB option is Standard_E64ps_v6 on Azure at $2.95 per hour on demand (East US). The cheapest on AWS is r6g.16xlarge at $3.226, so Azure is 9% cheaper at this size.
Every 64 vCPU, 512 GiB option, cheapest first
| Cloud | Type | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | Spot /hr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | Standard_E64ps_v6 | 64 | 512 | $2.95 | $1.741 | $1.373 |
| AWS | r6g.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $3.226 | $2.032 | $0.8924 |
| AWS | r6g.metal | 64 | 512 | $3.226 | $2.032 | $0.6405 |
| AWS | r7g.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $3.427 | $2.267 | $1.10 |
| AWS | r7g.metal | 64 | 512 | $3.427 | $2.267 | $0.7477 |
| AWS | r5a.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $3.616 | $2.278 | $1.092 |
| Azure | Standard_E64as_v5 | 64 | 512 | $3.616 | $2.133 | $0.7615 |
| Azure | Standard_EC64as_cc_v5 | 64 | 512 | $3.616 | – | $0.7633 |
| Azure | Standard_EC64as_v5 | 64 | 512 | $3.616 | $2.893 | $0.7633 |
| AWS | r6a.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $3.629 | $2.401 | $0.7207 |
| AWS | r6gd.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $3.686 | $2.322 | $0.7454 |
| AWS | r6gd.metal | 64 | 512 | $3.686 | $2.322 | $0.77 |
| Azure | Standard_E64pds_v6 | 64 | 512 | $3.744 | $2.209 | $1.742 |
| AWS | r8g.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $3.77 | $2.494 | $0.8157 |
| Azure | Standard_E64as_v6 | 64 | 512 | $3.814 | $2.251 | $0.8044 |
| Azure | Standard_E64as_v7 | 64 | 512 | $3.814 | $2.251 | $0.7117 |
| AWS | r5.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.032 | $2.54 | $0.4179 |
| AWS | r6i.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.032 | $2.667 | $0.8317 |
| Azure | Standard_E64_v5 | 64 | 512 | $4.032 | $2.488 | $0.8491 |
| Azure | Standard_E64a_v4 | 64 | 512 | $4.032 | $2.371 | $0.8487 |
| Azure | Standard_E64as_v4 | 64 | 512 | $4.032 | $2.371 | $0.8487 |
| Azure | Standard_E64s_v5 | 64 | 512 | $4.032 | $2.379 | $0.8491 |
| AWS | r9g.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.109 | – | $0.8035 |
| AWS | r5ad.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.192 | $2.641 | $0.8968 |
| Azure | Standard_E64ads_v5 | 64 | 512 | $4.192 | $2.473 | $0.8828 |
| Azure | Standard_EC64ads_cc_v5 | 64 | 512 | $4.192 | – | $0.8849 |
| Azure | Standard_EC64ads_v5 | 64 | 512 | $4.192 | $3.354 | $0.8849 |
| Azure | Standard_EC64as_v6 | 64 | 512 | $4.196 | $3.357 | $0.8854 |
| AWS | r8i-flex.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.223 | – | $1.038 |
| AWS | r7i.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.234 | $2.80 | $1.321 |
| Azure | Standard_E64s_v6 | 64 | 512 | $4.234 | $2.625 | $0.8781 |
| AWS | r7gd.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.355 | $2.737 | $1.851 |
| AWS | r7gd.metal | 64 | 512 | $4.355 | $2.737 | $4.074 |
| AWS | r8i.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.445 | – | $0.8961 |
| AWS | r5d.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.608 | $2.903 | $0.9726 |
| Azure | Standard_E64d_v5 | 64 | 512 | $4.608 | $2.719 | $0.9746 |
| Azure | Standard_E64ds_v5 | 64 | 512 | $4.608 | $2.719 | $0.9746 |
| Azure | Standard_E64ads_v6 | 64 | 512 | $4.646 | $2.741 | $0.9798 |
| Azure | Standard_E64ads_v7 | 64 | 512 | $4.646 | $2.741 | $0.8669 |
| Azure | Standard_EC64es_v6 | 64 | 512 | $4.657 | $3.726 | $0.8606 |
| AWS | r8gd.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.703 | – | $2.106 |
| AWS | r5b.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.768 | $3.004 | $1.818 |
| AWS | r5n.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.768 | $3.004 | $0.8252 |
| Azure | Standard_E64bs_v5 | 64 | 512 | $4.768 | $2.813 | $1.004 |
| AWS | r6id.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.838 | $3.041 | $3.727 |
| AWS | r7a.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.869 | $3.221 | $0.9915 |
| AWS | i4g.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $4.942 | $3.207 | $1.128 |
| Azure | Standard_L64as_v3 | 64 | 512 | $4.992 | $3.195 | $1.066 |
| Azure | Standard_L64s_v2 | 64 | 512 | $4.992 | – | $1.156 |
| Azure | Standard_EC64ads_v6 | 64 | 512 | $5.111 | $4.089 | $1.078 |
| AWS | r8a.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $5.112 | – | $2.401 |
| AWS | r9gd.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $5.126 | – | $1.237 |
| Azure | Standard_E64ds_v6 | 64 | 512 | $5.233 | $3.244 | $1.093 |
| AWS | r8id.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $5.322 | – | $1.425 |
| AWS | r5dn.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $5.344 | $3.367 | $1.172 |
| Azure | Standard_E64bds_v5 | 64 | 512 | $5.344 | $3.153 | $1.146 |
| Azure | Standard_M64ls | 64 | 512 | $5.415 | $3.114 | $1.001 |
| AWS | i4i.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $5.491 | $3.563 | $1.237 |
| AWS | i8g.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $5.491 | – | $1.217 |
| Azure | Standard_L64as_v4 | 64 | 512 | $5.504 | $3.357 | $1.154 |
| Azure | Standard_E64s_v7 | 64 | 512 | $5.557 | – | $1.048 |
| Azure | Standard_L64s_v3 | 64 | 512 | $5.568 | $3.563 | $1.22 |
| Azure | Standard_L64s_v4 | 64 | 512 | $5.568 | $3.397 | $1.169 |
| AWS | r6in.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $5.579 | $3.514 | $0.6151 |
| Azure | Standard_E64ns_v6 | 64 | 512 | $5.579 | $3.28 | $1.157 |
| Azure | Standard_M64bs_v3 | 64 | 512 | $5.58 | $3.292 | $1.031 |
| Azure | Standard_E64bs_v6 | 64 | 512 | $5.581 | $3.293 | $1.038 |
| Azure | Standard_F64ams_v6 | 64 | 512 | $5.728 | $3.551 | $1.208 |
| Azure | Standard_F64ams_v7 | 64 | 512 | $5.728 | $3.551 | $1.111 |
| Azure | Standard_EC64eds_v6 | 64 | 512 | $5.756 | $4.605 | $1.064 |
| AWS | r8gb.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $5.83 | – | $1.294 |
| AWS | r8gn.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $5.83 | – | $1.467 |
| Azure | Standard_M64bds_v3 | 64 | 512 | $5.86 | $3.456 | $1.446 |
| AWS | r7iz.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $5.952 | $3.75 | $1.215 |
| AWS | r7iz.metal-16xl | 64 | 512 | $5.952 | $3.75 | $1.089 |
| AWS | i7i.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $6.04 | – | $1.701 |
| Azure | Standard_E64nds_v6 | 64 | 512 | $6.252 | $3.676 | $1.305 |
| AWS | r6idn.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $6.253 | $3.939 | $1.375 |
| Azure | Standard_E64bds_v6 | 64 | 512 | $6.253 | $3.689 | $1.162 |
| Azure | Standard_L64as_v5 | 64 | 512 | $6.512 | $3.972 | $1.302 |
| Azure | Standard_E64ds_v7 | 64 | 512 | $6.653 | – | $1.254 |
| AWS | r8ib.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $6.694 | – | $2.197 |
| AWS | r8in.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $6.694 | – | $2.356 |
| Azure | Standard_F64amds_v7 | 64 | 512 | $6.977 | $4.326 | $1.353 |
| AWS | r8idb.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $7.503 | – | $2.064 |
| AWS | r8idn.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $7.503 | – | $2.943 |
| AWS | g6e.16xlarge | 64 | 512 | $7.577 | $4.774 | $2.181 |
| Azure | Standard_L64aos_v5 | 64 | 512 | $9.753 | $5.755 | $1.951 |
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.