E20 v3

api name Standard_E20_v3 · Azure Virtual Machines · Ev3 family

The E20 v3 is a memory optimized Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 20 vCPUs and 160 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake), starting at $1.26 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
20

dedicated

memory
160 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$1.26

$920/mo · eastus

spot
$0.2519

−80% vs on-demand

regions
58

across 7 areas

Previous generation. Azure still sells E20 v3, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.

E20 v3 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

East USeastuscheapestreferenceNorth America$1.26$0.2519$0.8694$0.5922
North Central USnorthcentraluscheapestNorth America$1.26$0.2328$0.8694$0.5922
West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America$1.26$0.2328$0.8694$0.5922
West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America$1.26$0.2328$0.8694$0.5922
Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope$1.34$0.2474$1.018$0.737
Central IndiacentralindiaAsia$1.37$0.2532$1.041$0.7535
Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America$1.386$0.2561$1.053$0.7623
North EuropenortheuropeEurope$1.41$0.2606$1.072$0.7755
Spain CentralspaincentralEurope$1.41$0.2606$1.015$0.7332
Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia$1.44$0.2661$0.9936$0.6768
Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia$1.44$0.2661$1.094$0.792
Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia$1.44$0.2661$0.9936$0.6768
Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America$1.46$0.4184$1.11$0.803
Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America$1.46$0.2698$1.11$0.803
Central UScentralusNorth America$1.46$0.2454$1.007$0.6862
East US 2eastus2North America$1.46$0.5033$1.007$0.6862
South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America$1.46$0.2698$1.007$0.6862
West Central USwestcentralusNorth America$1.46$0.2698$1.007$0.6862
Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East$1.48$0.2735––
Italy NorthitalynorthEurope$1.48$0.2735$1.066$0.7696
West USwestusNorth America$1.48$0.2735$1.021$0.6956
Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania$1.509$0.2789$1.147$0.83
Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania$1.509$0.1509$1.147$0.83
Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania$1.509$0.2789$1.147$0.83
Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania$1.509$0.2789$1.147$0.83
US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America$1.509$0.2789––
US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America$1.509$0.2789––
US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America$1.509$0.2789––
Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope$1.52$0.2809$1.155$0.836
Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope$1.52$0.2809$1.155$0.836
West IndiawestindiaAsia$1.52$0.2809$1.155$0.836
Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East$1.55$0.2864$1.178$0.8525
France CentralfrancecentralEurope$1.56$0.2883$1.186$0.858
UK SouthuksouthEurope$1.56$0.2744$1.186$0.858
UK WestukwestEurope$1.56$0.2883$1.186$0.858
New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania$1.585$0.2929$1.205$0.8718
Japan EastjapaneastAsia$1.60$0.2957$1.216$0.88
Japan WestjapanwestAsia$1.60$0.2957$1.216$0.88
Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia$1.60$0.2957$1.216$0.88
Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia$1.60$0.2957$1.216$0.88
UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East$1.60$0.2965$1.216$0.88
West EuropewesteuropeEurope$1.60$0.2957$1.216$0.88
East AsiaeastasiaAsia$1.67$0.3086$1.269$0.9185
South IndiasouthindiaAsia$1.67$0.3086$1.269$0.9185
South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica$1.68$0.3105$1.277$0.924
Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope$1.742$0.3219$1.324$0.9581
Norway EastnorwayeastEurope$1.76$0.3252$1.338$0.968
Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope$1.76$0.3252$1.338$0.968
India South CentralindiasouthcentralAsia$1.82$0.3363$1.383$1.001
Taiwan NorthtaiwannorthAsia$1.915$0.3539$1.659$1.309
Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope$1.976$0.3652$1.502$1.087
France SouthfrancesouthEurope$2.028$0.3748$1.541$1.115
UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East$2.08$0.3844$1.581$1.144
South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica$2.10$0.3891$1.596$1.155
Norway WestnorwaywestEurope$2.288$0.4228$1.739$1.258
Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope$2.288$0.4228$1.739$1.258
Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America$2.80$0.5174$2.128$1.54
Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America$3.64$0.6727$2.766$2.002

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
20
Memory
160 GiB
Memory per vCPU
8 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake)
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
500 GB SSD
Storage detail
500 GiB temporary disk

azure details

API name
Standard_E20_v3
Family
Ev3
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Previous
Regions
58 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
East US · $1.26/hr

E20 v3 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 E20 v3
AzureE20 v320160 GiBIntel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake)$1.26–
AWSz1d.6xlarge24 vCPU (1.2×) · 192 GiB (1.2×)24192 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8151$2.232+77%
r5ad.4xlarge16 vCPU (1.3× less) · 128 GiB (1.3× less)16128 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$1.048-17%
Google Cloudz3-highmem-22-standardlssd22 vCPU (1.1×) · 176 GiB (1.1×)22176 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$2.921+132%
z3-highmem-22-highlssd22 vCPU (1.1×) · 176 GiB (1.1×)22176 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$3.25+158%
AkamaiLinode 300GB16 vCPU (1.3× less) · 300 GiB (1.88×)16300 GiBAMD EPYC$1.44+14%
G8 Dedicated 96x2424 vCPU (1.2×) · 96 GiB (1.7× less)2496 GiBAMD EPYC$1.260%
Vultrvoc-m-24c-192gb-1200s-amd24 vCPU (1.2×) · 192 GiB (1.2×)24192 GiBAMD EPYC$1.315+4%
voc-m-24c-192gb-2400s-amd24 vCPU (1.2×) · 192 GiB (1.2×)24192 GiBAMD EPYC$1.61+28%

Ev3 family sizes

all about Ev3→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
E2 v3216 GiB50 GB SSD$0.126$91.98$0.0252
E4 v3432 GiB100 GB SSD$0.252$184$0.0504
E8 v3864 GiB200 GB SSD$0.504$368$0.1008
E16 v316128 GiB400 GB SSD$1.008$736$0.2015
E20 v320160 GiB500 GB SSD$1.26$920$0.2519
E32 v332256 GiB800 GB SSD$2.016$1,472$0.403
E48 v348384 GiB1.2 TB SSD$3.024$2,208$0.6045
E64 v364432 GiB1.6 TB SSD$3.629$2,649$0.7254
E64i v364432 GiB1.6 TB SSD$3.629$2,649$0.7254

Similar VM sizes on Azure

other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first

E20 v3 FAQ

How much does E20 v3 cost?

E20 v3 costs $1.26 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $920 per month. Across 58 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.26 in East US to $3.64 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.2519 per hour (80% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $2.18 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does E20 v3 have?

E20 v3 has 20 vCPUs and 160 GiB of memory (8 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake). It is a memory optimized VM size in the Ev3 family.

What are the equivalents of E20 v3 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, z1d.6xlarge (24 vCPU, 192 GiB, $2.232/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, z3-highmem-22-standardlssd (22 vCPU, 176 GiB, $2.921/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 300GB (16 vCPU, 300 GiB, $1.44/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-m-24c-192gb-1200s-amd (24 vCPU, 192 GiB, $1.315/hour in New Jersey).