A8m v2
api name Standard_A8m_v2 · Azure Virtual Machines · Av2 family
The A8m v2 is a general purpose Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon, starting at $0.397 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 8
- memory
- 64 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.475
- spot
- $0.095
- regions
- 58
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$347/mo · eastus
−80% vs on-demand
across 7 areas
A8m 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 | $0.397 | $0.0734 | $0.2684 | $0.1789 |
| West US 3westus3North America | $0.437 | $0.0808 | $0.2955 | $0.197 |
| West Central USwestcentralusNorth America | $0.442 | $0.0817 | $0.305 | $0.2077 |
| Austria EastaustriaeastEurope | $0.453 | $0.0837 | $0.3387 | $0.2426 |
| Belgium CentralbelgiumcentralEurope | $0.453 | $0.0837 | $0.3387 | $0.2426 |
| Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope | $0.453 | $0.0837 | $0.3387 | $0.2426 |
| Italy NorthitalynorthEurope | $0.453 | $0.0837 | $0.3387 | $0.2426 |
| North EuropenortheuropeEurope | $0.453 | $0.0837 | $0.3323 | $0.2429 |
| Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope | $0.453 | $0.0837 | – | – |
| Spain CentralspaincentralEurope | $0.453 | $0.0837 | $0.3387 | $0.2426 |
| Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope | $0.453 | $0.0836 | $0.3443 | $0.2492 |
| West EuropewesteuropeEurope | $0.453 | $0.0837 | $0.3387 | $0.2426 |
| Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia | $0.465 | $0.0859 | $0.3144 | $0.2096 |
| Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia | $0.465 | $0.0859 | $0.3144 | $0.2096 |
| Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America | $0.475 | $0.1361 | $0.361 | $0.2613 |
| Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America | $0.475 | $0.0878 | $0.361 | $0.2613 |
| Central UScentralusNorth America | $0.475 | $0.0798 | $0.3211 | $0.2138 |
| East USeastusreferenceNorth America | $0.475 | $0.095 | $0.3212 | $0.2141 |
| East US 2eastus2North America | $0.475 | $0.1638 | $0.3212 | $0.2141 |
| North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America | $0.475 | $0.0878 | $0.3212 | $0.2141 |
| South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America | $0.475 | $0.0878 | $0.3278 | $0.2233 |
| West USwestusNorth America | $0.475 | $0.0878 | $0.3278 | $0.2233 |
| UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East | $0.477 | $0.0884 | $0.3625 | $0.2624 |
| Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia | $0.486 | $0.0898 | $0.3694 | $0.2673 |
| Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia | $0.497 | $0.0918 | $0.3604 | $0.2378 |
| Norway EastnorwayeastEurope | $0.498 | $0.092 | $0.3785 | $0.2739 |
| Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope | $0.498 | $0.092 | $0.3785 | $0.2739 |
| Central IndiacentralindiaAsia | $0.519 | $0.0959 | $0.377 | $0.2493 |
| South IndiasouthindiaAsia | $0.519 | $0.0959 | $0.3944 | $0.2855 |
| West IndiawestindiaAsia | $0.519 | $0.0959 | $0.3944 | $0.2855 |
| Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America | $0.523 | $0.0967 | $0.3536 | $0.2357 |
| Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East | $0.524 | $0.0968 | $0.3563 | $0.241 |
| Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East | $0.524 | $0.0968 | $0.3982 | $0.2882 |
| US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America | $0.53 | $0.0979 | – | – |
| US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America | $0.53 | $0.0979 | – | – |
| US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America | $0.53 | $0.0979 | – | – |
| South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica | $0.532 | $0.0983 | $0.4043 | $0.2926 |
| Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia | $0.541 | $0.10 | $0.4112 | $0.2976 |
| UK SouthuksouthEurope | $0.546 | $0.096 | $0.415 | $0.3003 |
| Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania | $0.552 | $0.102 | $0.3818 | $0.2631 |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania | $0.552 | $0.0552 | $0.3818 | $0.2631 |
| Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania | $0.552 | $0.102 | $0.3818 | $0.2631 |
| Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania | $0.552 | $0.102 | $0.4195 | $0.3036 |
| East AsiaeastasiaAsia | $0.552 | $0.102 | $0.4195 | $0.3036 |
| France CentralfrancecentralEurope | $0.552 | $0.102 | $0.4195 | $0.3036 |
| UK WestukwestEurope | $0.552 | $0.102 | $0.4195 | $0.3036 |
| Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope | $0.588 | $0.1087 | $0.4469 | $0.3234 |
| Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope | $0.588 | $0.1087 | $0.4469 | $0.3234 |
| UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East | $0.588 | $0.1087 | $0.4469 | $0.3234 |
| Japan EastjapaneastAsia | $0.596 | $0.1101 | $0.453 | $0.3278 |
| Japan WestjapanwestAsia | $0.596 | $0.1101 | $0.453 | $0.3278 |
| New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania | $0.647 | $0.1196 | $0.4475 | $0.3084 |
| Norway WestnorwaywestEurope | $0.647 | $0.1196 | $0.4917 | $0.3559 |
| Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope | $0.648 | $0.1198 | $0.4925 | $0.3564 |
| South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica | $0.668 | $0.1238 | $0.5077 | $0.3674 |
| Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America | $0.673 | $0.1244 | $0.5115 | $0.3702 |
| France SouthfrancesouthEurope | $0.718 | $0.1327 | $0.5457 | $0.3949 |
| Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America | $1.192 | $0.2203 | $0.9059 | $0.6556 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 8
- Memory
- 64 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 8 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- 80 GB SSD
- Storage detail
- 80 GiB temporary disk
azure details
- API name
Standard_A8m_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 · $0.397/hr
A8m v2 equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs A8m v2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | A8m v2 | 8 | 64 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.475 | – |
| AWS | r5ad.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 7571 | $0.524 | +10% |
| r5d.2xlarge | 8 | 64 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | $0.576 | +21% | |
| Google Cloud | c3d-highmem-8-lssd | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD Genoa | $0.531 | +12% |
| c4d-highmem-8-lssd | 8 | 63 GiB | AMD Turin | $0.5803 | +22% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 32x832 GiB (2× less) | 8 | 32 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.42 | -12% |
| G8 Dedicated 64x1616 vCPU (2×) | 16 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.84 | +77% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-8c-64g-480s | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.386 | -19% |
| voc-m-8c-64gb-400s-amd | 8 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.438 | -8% |
Av2 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 v2 | 1 | 2 GiB | 10 GB SSD | $0.043 | $31.39 | $0.0086 |
| A2 v2 | 2 | 4 GiB | 20 GB SSD | $0.0903 | $65.92 | $0.0181 |
| A2m v2 | 2 | 16 GiB | 20 GB SSD | $0.119 | $86.87 | $0.0238 |
| A4 v2 | 4 | 8 GiB | 40 GB SSD | $0.191 | $139 | $0.0382 |
| A4m v2 | 4 | 32 GiB | 40 GB SSD | $0.237 | $173 | $0.0474 |
| A8 v2 | 8 | 16 GiB | 80 GB SSD | $0.399 | $291 | $0.0798 |
| A8m v2 | 8 | 64 GiB | 80 GB SSD | $0.475 | $347 | $0.095 |
Similar VM sizes on Azure
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A8m v2 FAQ
How much does A8m v2 cost?
A8m v2 costs $0.475 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $347 per month. Across 58 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.397 in West US 2 to $1.192 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.095 per hour (80% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.72 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does A8m v2 have?
A8m v2 has 8 vCPUs and 64 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 A8m v2?
West US 2 (westus2) at $0.397 per hour for Linux on demand, 16% less than East US. A8m v2 is sold in 58 Azure regions.
What are the equivalents of A8m v2 on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, r5ad.2xlarge (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.524/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, c3d-highmem-8-lssd (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.531/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 32x8 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.42/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-8c-64g-480s (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.386/hour in New Jersey).