E2s v3
api name Standard_E2s_v3 · Azure Virtual Machines · Esv3 family
The E2s v3 is a memory optimized Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 2 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake), starting at $0.126 per hour on demand.
memory optimizedx86-64intelprevious generation
- vCPUs
- 2
- memory
- 16 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.126
- spot
- $0.0252
- regions
- 58
dedicated
8 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$91.98/mo · eastus
−80% vs on-demand
across 7 areas
Previous generation. Azure still sells E2s v3, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.
E2s 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 | $0.126 | $0.0252 | $0.0869 | $0.0592 |
| North Central USnorthcentraluscheapestNorth America | $0.126 | $0.0233 | $0.0869 | $0.0592 |
| West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America | $0.126 | $0.0233 | $0.0869 | $0.0592 |
| West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America | $0.126 | $0.0233 | $0.0869 | $0.0592 |
| East US 2eastus2North America | $0.133 | $0.0459 | $0.0918 | $0.0625 |
| Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope | $0.134 | $0.0247 | $0.1018 | $0.0737 |
| Central IndiacentralindiaAsia | $0.137 | $0.0253 | $0.1041 | $0.0754 |
| Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America | $0.139 | $0.0257 | $0.1056 | $0.0765 |
| North EuropenortheuropeEurope | $0.141 | $0.0261 | $0.1072 | $0.0776 |
| Spain CentralspaincentralEurope | $0.141 | $0.0261 | $0.1015 | $0.0733 |
| Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia | $0.144 | $0.0266 | $0.0994 | $0.0677 |
| Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia | $0.144 | $0.0266 | $0.1094 | $0.0792 |
| Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia | $0.144 | $0.0266 | $0.0994 | $0.0677 |
| Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America | $0.146 | $0.0418 | $0.111 | $0.0803 |
| Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America | $0.146 | $0.027 | $0.111 | $0.0803 |
| Central UScentralusNorth America | $0.146 | $0.0245 | $0.1007 | $0.0686 |
| South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America | $0.146 | $0.027 | $0.1007 | $0.0686 |
| West Central USwestcentralusNorth America | $0.146 | $0.027 | $0.1007 | $0.0686 |
| Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East | $0.148 | $0.0274 | – | – |
| Italy NorthitalynorthEurope | $0.148 | $0.0274 | $0.1066 | $0.077 |
| West USwestusNorth America | $0.148 | $0.0274 | $0.1021 | $0.0696 |
| UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East | $0.151 | $0.028 | $0.1148 | $0.0831 |
| Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope | $0.152 | $0.0281 | $0.1155 | $0.0836 |
| Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope | $0.152 | $0.0281 | $0.1155 | $0.0836 |
| West IndiawestindiaAsia | $0.152 | $0.0281 | $0.1155 | $0.0836 |
| Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East | $0.155 | $0.0286 | $0.1178 | $0.0853 |
| France CentralfrancecentralEurope | $0.156 | $0.0288 | $0.1186 | $0.0858 |
| UK SouthuksouthEurope | $0.156 | $0.0274 | $0.1186 | $0.0858 |
| UK WestukwestEurope | $0.156 | $0.0288 | $0.1186 | $0.0858 |
| New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania | $0.159 | $0.0294 | $0.1208 | $0.0875 |
| Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania | $0.16 | $0.0296 | $0.1216 | $0.088 |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania | $0.16 | $0.016 | $0.1216 | $0.088 |
| Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania | $0.16 | $0.0296 | $0.1216 | $0.088 |
| Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania | $0.16 | $0.0296 | $0.1216 | $0.088 |
| Japan EastjapaneastAsia | $0.16 | $0.0296 | $0.1216 | $0.088 |
| Japan WestjapanwestAsia | $0.16 | $0.0296 | $0.1216 | $0.088 |
| Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia | $0.16 | $0.0296 | $0.1216 | $0.088 |
| Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia | $0.16 | $0.0296 | $0.1216 | $0.088 |
| US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America | $0.16 | $0.0296 | – | – |
| US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America | $0.16 | $0.0296 | – | – |
| US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America | $0.16 | $0.0296 | – | – |
| West EuropewesteuropeEurope | $0.16 | $0.0296 | $0.1216 | $0.088 |
| East AsiaeastasiaAsia | $0.167 | $0.0309 | $0.1269 | $0.0919 |
| South IndiasouthindiaAsia | $0.167 | $0.0309 | $0.1269 | $0.0919 |
| South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica | $0.168 | $0.031 | $0.1277 | $0.0924 |
| Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope | $0.174 | $0.0322 | $0.1322 | $0.0957 |
| Norway EastnorwayeastEurope | $0.176 | $0.0325 | $0.1338 | $0.0968 |
| Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope | $0.176 | $0.0325 | $0.1338 | $0.0968 |
| India South CentralindiasouthcentralAsia | $0.182 | $0.0336 | $0.1383 | $0.1001 |
| Taiwan NorthtaiwannorthAsia | $0.192 | $0.0355 | $0.1663 | $0.1312 |
| UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East | $0.196 | $0.0362 | $0.149 | $0.1078 |
| Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope | $0.198 | $0.0366 | $0.1505 | $0.1089 |
| France SouthfrancesouthEurope | $0.2028 | $0.0375 | $0.1541 | $0.1115 |
| South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica | $0.21 | $0.0389 | $0.1596 | $0.1155 |
| Norway WestnorwaywestEurope | $0.229 | $0.0423 | $0.174 | $0.126 |
| Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope | $0.2292 | $0.0424 | $0.1742 | $0.126 |
| Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America | $0.235 | $0.0434 | $0.1786 | $0.1293 |
| Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America | $0.306 | $0.0565 | $0.2326 | $0.1683 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 2
- Memory
- 16 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
- 32 GB SSD
- Storage detail
- 32 GiB temporary disk
azure details
- API name
Standard_E2s_v3- Family
- Esv3
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 58 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- East US · $0.126/hr
- Premium SSD support
- Yes
E2s v3 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 E2s v3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | E2s v3 | 2 | 16 GiB | Intel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake) | $0.126 | – |
| AWS | r5ad.large | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 7571 | $0.131 | +4% |
| r5d.large | 2 | 16 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | $0.144 | +14% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-highmem-2 | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.0904 | -28% |
| n4d-highmem-2 | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD Turin | $0.1112 | -12% | |
| Akamai | Linode 24GB24 GiB (1.5×) | 2 | 24 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.09 | -29% |
| G8 Dedicated 8x28 GiB (2× less) | 2 | 8 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.11 | -13% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-2c-16g-120s | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.096 | -24% |
| voc-m-2c-16gb-100s-amd | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.11 | -13% |
Esv3 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E2s v3 | 2 | 16 GiB | 32 GB SSD | $0.126 | $91.98 | $0.0252 |
| E4-2s v3 | 2 | 32 GiB | 64 GB SSD | $0.252 | $184 | $0.0504 |
| E8-2s v3 | 2 | 64 GiB | 128 GB SSD | $0.504 | $368 | $0.1008 |
| E4s v3 | 4 | 32 GiB | 64 GB SSD | $0.252 | $184 | $0.0504 |
| E8-4s v3 | 4 | 64 GiB | 128 GB SSD | $0.504 | $368 | $0.1008 |
| E16-4s v3 | 4 | 128 GiB | 256 GB SSD | $1.008 | $736 | $0.2015 |
| E8s v3 | 8 | 64 GiB | 128 GB SSD | $0.504 | $368 | $0.1008 |
| E16-8s v3 | 8 | 128 GiB | 256 GB SSD | $1.008 | $736 | $0.2015 |
| E32-8s v3 | 8 | 256 GiB | 512 GB SSD | $2.016 | $1,472 | $0.403 |
| E16s v3 | 16 | 128 GiB | 256 GB SSD | $1.008 | $736 | $0.2015 |
| E32-16s v3 | 16 | 256 GiB | 512 GB SSD | $2.016 | $1,472 | $0.403 |
| E64-16s v3 | 16 | 432 GiB | 864 GB SSD | $3.629 | $2,649 | $0.7254 |
| E20s v3 | 20 | 160 GiB | 320 GB SSD | $1.26 | $920 | $0.2519 |
| E32s v3 | 32 | 256 GiB | 512 GB SSD | $2.016 | $1,472 | $0.403 |
| E64-32s v3 | 32 | 432 GiB | 864 GB SSD | $3.629 | $2,649 | $0.7254 |
| E48s v3 | 48 | 384 GiB | 768 GB SSD | $3.024 | $2,208 | $0.6045 |
| E64is v3 | 64 | 432 GiB | 864 GB SSD | $3.629 | $2,649 | $0.7254 |
| E64s v3 | 64 | 432 GiB | 864 GB SSD | $3.629 | $2,649 | $0.7254 |
Similar VM sizes on Azure
other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first
E2as v4$0.126/hr2 vCPU · 16 GiB · AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)E2a v4$0.126/hr2 vCPU · 16 GiB · AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)E2ads v5$0.131/hr2 vCPU · 16 GiB · AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)4% moreE2ds v4$0.144/hr2 vCPU · 16 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake)14% moreE2ds v5$0.144/hr2 vCPU · 16 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake)14% moreE2d v4$0.144/hr2 vCPU · 16 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake)14% more
E2s v3 FAQ
How much does E2s v3 cost?
E2s v3 costs $0.126 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $91.98 per month. Across 58 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.126 in East US to $0.306 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.0252 per hour (80% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.218 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does E2s v3 have?
E2s v3 has 2 vCPUs and 16 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 Esv3 family.
What are the equivalents of E2s v3 on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, r5ad.large (2 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.131/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, e2-highmem-2 (2 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.0904/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 24GB (2 vCPU, 24 GiB, $0.09/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-2c-16g-120s (2 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.096/hour in New Jersey).