A4m v2

api name Standard_A4m_v2 · Azure Virtual Machines · Av2 family

The A4m v2 is a general purpose Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 4 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon, starting at $0.199 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
32 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$0.237

$173/mo · eastus

spot
$0.0474

−80% vs on-demand

regions
58

across 7 areas

Previous generation. Azure still sells A4m v2, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.

A4m v2 price by region

58 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved · 1-yr Savings plan · 3-yr Savings plan

West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America$0.199$0.0368$0.1345$0.0897
West US 3westus3North America$0.208$0.0384$0.1406$0.0938
West Central USwestcentralusNorth America$0.221$0.0408$0.1525$0.1039
Austria EastaustriaeastEurope$0.226$0.0418$0.169$0.121
Belgium CentralbelgiumcentralEurope$0.226$0.0418$0.169$0.121
Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope$0.226$0.0418$0.169$0.121
Italy NorthitalynorthEurope$0.226$0.0418$0.169$0.121
North EuropenortheuropeEurope$0.226$0.0418$0.1658$0.1212
Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope$0.226$0.0418––
Spain CentralspaincentralEurope$0.226$0.0418$0.169$0.121
Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope$0.226$0.0417$0.1718$0.1243
West EuropewesteuropeEurope$0.226$0.0418$0.169$0.121
Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia$0.233$0.0431$0.1575$0.105
Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia$0.233$0.0431$0.1575$0.105
Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America$0.237$0.0679$0.1801$0.1304
Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America$0.237$0.0438$0.1801$0.1304
Central UScentralusNorth America$0.237$0.0398$0.1602$0.1067
East USeastusreferenceNorth America$0.237$0.0474$0.1602$0.1068
East US 2eastus2North America$0.237$0.0817$0.1602$0.1068
North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America$0.237$0.0438$0.1602$0.1068
South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America$0.237$0.0438$0.1635$0.1114
West USwestusNorth America$0.237$0.0438$0.1635$0.1114
UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East$0.238$0.0441$0.1809$0.1309
Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia$0.243$0.0449$0.1847$0.1337
Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia$0.248$0.0458$0.1799$0.1187
Norway EastnorwayeastEurope$0.249$0.046$0.1892$0.137
Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope$0.249$0.046$0.1892$0.137
Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East$0.25$0.0462$0.17$0.115
Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East$0.25$0.0462$0.19$0.1375
Central IndiacentralindiaAsia$0.259$0.0479$0.1881$0.1244
South IndiasouthindiaAsia$0.259$0.0479$0.1968$0.1425
West IndiawestindiaAsia$0.259$0.0479$0.1968$0.1425
UK SouthuksouthEurope$0.26$0.0457$0.1976$0.143
Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America$0.262$0.0484$0.1771$0.1181
US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America$0.265$0.049––
US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America$0.265$0.049––
US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America$0.265$0.049––
South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica$0.266$0.0492$0.2022$0.1463
Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia$0.27$0.0499$0.2052$0.1485
Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania$0.276$0.051$0.1909$0.1316
Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania$0.276$0.0276$0.1909$0.1316
Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania$0.276$0.051$0.1909$0.1316
Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania$0.276$0.051$0.2098$0.1518
East AsiaeastasiaAsia$0.276$0.051$0.2098$0.1518
France CentralfrancecentralEurope$0.276$0.051$0.2098$0.1518
UK WestukwestEurope$0.276$0.051$0.2098$0.1518
Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope$0.294$0.0543$0.2234$0.1617
Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope$0.294$0.0543$0.2234$0.1617
UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East$0.294$0.0543$0.2234$0.1617
Japan EastjapaneastAsia$0.298$0.0551$0.2265$0.1639
Japan WestjapanwestAsia$0.298$0.0551$0.2265$0.1639
Norway WestnorwaywestEurope$0.323$0.0597$0.2455$0.1777
New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania$0.324$0.0599$0.2241$0.1545
Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope$0.324$0.0599$0.2462$0.1782
South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica$0.334$0.0619$0.2538$0.1837
Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America$0.337$0.0623$0.2561$0.1854
France SouthfrancesouthEurope$0.359$0.0663$0.2728$0.1975
Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America$0.568$0.105$0.4317$0.3124

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
32 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
40 GB SSD
Storage detail
40 GiB temporary disk

azure details

API name
Standard_A4m_v2
Family
Av2
Category
General purpose
Generation
Previous
Regions
58 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
West US 2 · $0.199/hr

A4m v2 equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs A4m v2
AzureA4m v2432 GiBIntel Xeon$0.237–
AWSr5ad.xlarge432 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$0.262+11%
r5d.xlarge432 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8175$0.288+22%
Google Cloudc4-highmem-4-lssd431 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids$0.3429+45%
c4n-highmem-4-lssd431 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids$0.4582+93%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 16x416 GiB (2× less)416 GiBAMD EPYC$0.21-11%
G8 Dedicated 32x88 vCPU (2×)832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.42+77%
Vultrvx1-m-4c-32g-240s432 GiBAMD EPYC$0.193-19%
voc-m-4c-32gb-200s-amd432 GiBAMD EPYC$0.219-8%

Av2 family sizes

all about Av2→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
A1 v212 GiB10 GB SSD$0.043$31.39$0.0086
A2 v224 GiB20 GB SSD$0.0903$65.92$0.0181
A2m v2216 GiB20 GB SSD$0.119$86.87$0.0238
A4 v248 GiB40 GB SSD$0.191$139$0.0382
A4m v2432 GiB40 GB SSD$0.237$173$0.0474
A8 v2816 GiB80 GB SSD$0.399$291$0.0798
A8m v2864 GiB80 GB SSD$0.475$347$0.095

Similar VM sizes on Azure

other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first

A4m v2 FAQ

How much does A4m v2 cost?

A4m v2 costs $0.237 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $173 per month. Across 58 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.199 in West US 2 to $0.568 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.0474 per hour (80% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.36 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does A4m v2 have?

A4m v2 has 4 vCPUs and 32 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon. It is a general purpose VM size in the Av2 family.

What is the cheapest region for A4m v2?

West US 2 (westus2) at $0.199 per hour for Linux on demand, 16% less than East US. A4m v2 is sold in 58 Azure regions.

What are the equivalents of A4m v2 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, r5ad.xlarge (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.262/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, c4-highmem-4-lssd (4 vCPU, 31 GiB, $0.3429/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 16x4 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.21/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-4c-32g-240s (4 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.193/hour in New Jersey).