F4s

api name Standard_F4s · Azure Virtual Machines · Fs family

The F4s is a compute optimized Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 4 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon, starting at $0.198 per hour on demand.

compute optimizedx86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
8 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$0.199

$145/mo · eastus

spot
$0.0463

−77% vs on-demand

regions
59

across 7 areas

Previous generation. Azure still sells F4s, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.

F4s price by region

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

Central IndiacentralindiacheapestAsia$0.198$0.0461$0.1505$0.1089
East USeastusreferenceNorth America$0.199$0.0463$0.1373$0.0935
East US 2eastus2North America$0.199$0.0882$0.1373$0.0935
North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America$0.199$0.0463$0.1373$0.0935
West US 2westus2North America$0.199$0.0463$0.1373$0.0935
West US 3westus3North America$0.199$0.0463$0.1373$0.0935
France CentralfrancecentralEurope$0.202$0.047$0.1535$0.1111
Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia$0.204$0.0475$0.155$0.1122
Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia$0.204$0.0475$0.155$0.1122
Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America$0.207$0.0804$0.1573$0.1139
Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia$0.208$0.0484$0.1435$0.0978
Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia$0.208$0.0484$0.1435$0.0978
Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America$0.218$0.0507$0.1657$0.1199
Central UScentralusNorth America$0.219$0.0404$0.1511$0.1029
Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America$0.219$0.051$0.1664$0.1205
South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America$0.219$0.051$0.1511$0.1029
West Central USwestcentralusNorth America$0.219$0.051$0.1511$0.1029
West IndiawestindiaAsia$0.219$0.051$0.1664$0.1205
North EuropenortheuropeEurope$0.226$0.0526$0.1718$0.1243
Austria EastaustriaeastEurope$0.227$0.0528$0.1725$0.1249
Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope$0.227$0.0528$0.1725$0.1249
Italy NorthitalynorthEurope$0.227$0.0528$0.1966$0.1552
Spain CentralspaincentralEurope$0.227$0.0528$0.1725$0.1249
Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope$0.227$0.0528$0.1725$0.1249
UK SouthuksouthEurope$0.227$0.0528$0.1725$0.1249
West EuropewesteuropeEurope$0.227$0.0528$0.1725$0.1249
Belgium CentralbelgiumcentralEurope$0.228$0.0531$0.1733$0.1254
Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope$0.228$0.0531$0.1733$0.1254
Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia$0.231$0.0538$0.1756$0.1271
UK WestukwestEurope$0.237$0.0552$0.1801$0.1304
Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East$0.239$0.0556––
Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East$0.239$0.0556$0.1816$0.1315
UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East$0.239$0.0556$0.1816$0.1315
US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America$0.239$0.0556––
US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America$0.239$0.0556––
US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America$0.239$0.0556––
South IndiasouthindiaAsia$0.242$0.0563$0.1839$0.1331
West USwestusNorth America$0.249$0.0579$0.1718$0.117
Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope$0.2497$0.0581$0.1898$0.1373
Norway EastnorwayeastEurope$0.25$0.0582$0.19$0.1375
Japan EastjapaneastAsia$0.252$0.0586$0.1915$0.1386
Japan WestjapanwestAsia$0.252$0.0586$0.1915$0.1386
Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania$0.26$0.0605$0.1976$0.143
Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania$0.26$0.026$0.1976$0.143
Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania$0.26$0.0605$0.1976$0.143
Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania$0.26$0.0605$0.1976$0.143
France SouthfrancesouthEurope$0.262$0.061$0.1991$0.1441
South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica$0.267$0.0621$0.2029$0.1469
New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania$0.274$0.0638$0.2082$0.1507
Chile CentralchilecentralSouth America$0.278$0.0647$0.1918$0.1307
Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America$0.287$0.0668$0.2181$0.1579
East AsiaeastasiaAsia$0.289$0.0673$0.2196$0.159
Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope$0.295$0.0686$0.2242$0.1623
UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East$0.295$0.0686$0.2242$0.1623
Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope$0.296$0.0689$0.225$0.1628
Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope$0.3244$0.0755$0.2466$0.1784
Norway WestnorwaywestEurope$0.325$0.0756$0.247$0.1788
South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica$0.334$0.0777$0.2538$0.1837
Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America$0.373$0.0868$0.2835$0.2052

Specifications

compute

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

storage & network

Local storage
16 GB SSD
Storage detail
16 GiB temporary disk

azure details

API name
Standard_F4s
Family
Fs
Category
Compute optimized
Generation
Previous
Regions
59 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
Central India · $0.198/hr
Premium SSD support
Yes

F4s 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 F4s
AzureF4s48 GiBIntel Xeon$0.199–
AWSc5ad.xlarge48 GiBAMD EPYC 7R32$0.172-14%
c5d.xlarge48 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8124M$0.192-4%
Google Cloudc2d-highcpu-448 GiBAMD Milan$0.1499-25%
n4d-highcpu-448 GiBAMD Turin$0.1429-28%
AkamaiDedicated 8GB48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.108-46%
G7 Dedicated 8x448 GiBAMD EPYC$0.129-35%
Vultrvoc-c-4c-8gb-75s-amd48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.11-45%
voc-c-4c-8gb-150s-amd48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.123-38%

Fs family sizes

all about Fs→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
F1s12 GiB4 GB SSD$0.0497$36.28$0.0116
F2s24 GiB8 GB SSD$0.099$72.27$0.023
F4s48 GiB16 GB SSD$0.199$145$0.0463
F8s816 GiB32 GB SSD$0.398$291$0.0926
F16s1632 GiB64 GB SSD$0.796$581$0.1852

Similar VM sizes on Azure

other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first

F4s FAQ

How much does F4s cost?

F4s costs $0.199 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $145 per month. Across 59 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.198 in Central India to $0.373 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.0463 per hour (77% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.383 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does F4s have?

F4s has 4 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory (2 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon. It is a compute optimized VM size in the Fs family.

What is the cheapest region for F4s?

Central India (centralindia) at $0.198 per hour for Linux on demand, 1% less than East US. F4s is sold in 59 Azure regions.

What are the equivalents of F4s on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, c5ad.xlarge (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.172/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, c2d-highcpu-4 (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.1499/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 8GB (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.108/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-4c-8gb-75s-amd (4 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.11/hour in New Jersey).