E8 v3

api name Standard_E8_v3 · Azure Virtual Machines · Ev3 family

The E8 v3 is a memory optimized Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 8 vCPUs and 64 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake), starting at $0.504 per hour on demand.

memory optimizedx86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
64 GiB

8 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$0.504

$368/mo · eastus

spot
$0.1008

−80% vs on-demand

regions
58

across 7 areas

Previous generation. Azure still sells E8 v3, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.

E8 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$0.504$0.1008$0.3478$0.2369
North Central USnorthcentraluscheapestNorth America$0.504$0.0931$0.3478$0.2369
West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America$0.504$0.0931$0.3478$0.2369
West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America$0.504$0.0931$0.3478$0.2369
East US 2eastus2North America$0.532$0.1834$0.3671$0.25
Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope$0.536$0.0989$0.4074$0.2948
Central IndiacentralindiaAsia$0.548$0.1013$0.4165$0.3014
Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America$0.554$0.1024$0.421$0.3047
West USwestusNorth America$0.56$0.1035$0.3864$0.2632
North EuropenortheuropeEurope$0.564$0.1042$0.4286$0.3102
Spain CentralspaincentralEurope$0.564$0.1042$0.4061$0.2933
Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia$0.576$0.1064$0.3974$0.2707
Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia$0.576$0.1064$0.4378$0.3168
Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia$0.576$0.1064$0.3974$0.2707
Central UScentralusNorth America$0.583$0.098$0.4023$0.274
South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America$0.583$0.1077$0.4023$0.274
West Central USwestcentralusNorth America$0.583$0.1077$0.4023$0.274
Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America$0.584$0.1674$0.4438$0.3212
Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America$0.584$0.1079$0.4438$0.3212
Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East$0.592$0.1094––
Italy NorthitalynorthEurope$0.592$0.1094$0.4262$0.3078
UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East$0.605$0.1121$0.4598$0.3328
Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope$0.608$0.1124$0.4621$0.3344
Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope$0.608$0.1124$0.4621$0.3344
West IndiawestindiaAsia$0.608$0.1124$0.4621$0.3344
Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East$0.62$0.1146$0.4712$0.341
France CentralfrancecentralEurope$0.624$0.1153$0.4742$0.3432
UK SouthuksouthEurope$0.624$0.1098$0.4742$0.3432
UK WestukwestEurope$0.624$0.1153$0.4742$0.3432
New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania$0.634$0.1172$0.4818$0.3487
Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania$0.638$0.1179$0.4849$0.3509
Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania$0.638$0.0638$0.4849$0.3509
Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania$0.638$0.1179$0.4849$0.3509
Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania$0.638$0.1179$0.4849$0.3509
US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America$0.638$0.1179––
US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America$0.638$0.1179––
US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America$0.638$0.1179––
Japan EastjapaneastAsia$0.64$0.1183$0.4864$0.352
Japan WestjapanwestAsia$0.64$0.1183$0.4864$0.352
Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia$0.64$0.1183$0.4864$0.352
Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia$0.64$0.1183$0.4864$0.352
West EuropewesteuropeEurope$0.64$0.1183$0.4864$0.352
South IndiasouthindiaAsia$0.667$0.1233$0.5069$0.3669
East AsiaeastasiaAsia$0.668$0.1234$0.5077$0.3674
South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica$0.672$0.1242$0.5107$0.3696
Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope$0.697$0.1288$0.5297$0.3834
Norway EastnorwayeastEurope$0.704$0.1301$0.535$0.3872
Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope$0.704$0.1301$0.535$0.3872
India South CentralindiasouthcentralAsia$0.728$0.1345$0.5533$0.4004
Taiwan NorthtaiwannorthAsia$0.766$0.1416$0.6634$0.5236
UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East$0.786$0.1453$0.5974$0.4323
Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope$0.79$0.146$0.6004$0.4345
France SouthfrancesouthEurope$0.81$0.1497$0.6156$0.4455
South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica$0.84$0.1557$0.6384$0.462
Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope$0.9148$0.1691$0.6953$0.5032
Norway WestnorwaywestEurope$0.915$0.1691$0.6954$0.5033
Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America$0.94$0.1737$0.7144$0.517
Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America$1.222$0.2258$0.9287$0.6721

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
64 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
200 GB SSD
Storage detail
200 GiB temporary disk

azure details

API name
Standard_E8_v3
Family
Ev3
Category
Memory optimized
Generation
Previous
Regions
58 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
East US · $0.504/hr

E8 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 E8 v3
AzureE8 v3864 GiBIntel Xeon (Broadwell, Skylake or Cascade Lake)$0.504–
AWSr5ad.2xlarge864 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$0.524+4%
r5d.2xlarge864 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8175$0.576+14%
Google Cloudc3d-highmem-8-lssd864 GiBAMD Genoa$0.531+5%
z3-highmem-8-highlssd864 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$1.152+129%
AkamaiLinode 150GB150 GiB (2.3×)8150 GiBAMD EPYC$0.72+43%
G8 Dedicated 32x832 GiB (2× less)832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.42-17%
Vultrvx1-m-8c-64g-480s864 GiBAMD EPYC$0.386-23%
voc-m-8c-64gb-400s-amd864 GiBAMD EPYC$0.438-13%

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

E8 v3 FAQ

How much does E8 v3 cost?

E8 v3 costs $0.504 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $368 per month. Across 58 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.504 in East US to $1.222 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.1008 per hour (80% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.872 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does E8 v3 have?

E8 v3 has 8 vCPUs and 64 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 E8 v3 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, Linode 150GB (8 vCPU, 150 GiB, $0.72/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-8c-64g-480s (8 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.386/hour in New Jersey).