F4s v2

api name Standard_F4s_v2 · Azure Virtual Machines · Fsv2 family

The F4s v2 is a compute optimized Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 4 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL, starting at $0.169 per hour on demand.

compute optimizedx86-64intel
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
8 GiB

2 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$0.169

$123/mo · eastus

spot
$0.0379

−78% vs on-demand

regions
59

across 7 areas

F4s v2 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

East USeastuscheapestreferenceNorth America$0.169$0.0379$0.1143$0.074
East US 2eastus2cheapestNorth America$0.169$0.0605$0.1166$0.0794
West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America$0.169$0.0312$0.1143$0.074
West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America$0.169$0.0312$0.1166$0.0794
Central IndiacentralindiaAsia$0.17$0.0314$0.1234$0.0801
North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America$0.17$0.0314$0.1157$0.0737
South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica$0.17$0.0315$0.1292$0.0935
West IndiawestindiaAsia$0.17$0.0314$0.1292$0.0935
Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia$0.176$0.0325$0.1214$0.0827
Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia$0.176$0.0325$0.1214$0.0827
Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America$0.185$0.0681$0.1332$0.0806
Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America$0.185$0.0342$0.1332$0.0806
Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America$0.186$0.0344$0.1258$0.0815
South IndiasouthindiaAsia$0.187$0.0346$0.1421$0.1029
Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia$0.192$0.0355$0.14$0.0977
Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia$0.192$0.0355$0.1459$0.1056
North EuropenortheuropeEurope$0.192$0.0384$0.142$0.096
Spain CentralspaincentralEurope$0.192$0.0355$0.1459$0.1056
Austria EastaustriaeastEurope$0.194$0.0359$0.1437$0.1004
Belgium CentralbelgiumcentralEurope$0.194$0.0359$0.1437$0.1004
Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope$0.194$0.0359$0.1437$0.1004
Italy NorthitalynorthEurope$0.194$0.036$0.1533$0.1067
Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope$0.194$0.0359$0.1437$0.1004
Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope$0.194$0.0364$0.1434$0.097
West EuropewesteuropeEurope$0.194$0.0359$0.1437$0.1004
Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia$0.196$0.0362$0.1418$0.092
France CentralfrancecentralEurope$0.202$0.0373$0.1486$0.1018
Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East$0.202$0.0373$0.1493$0.0807
UK SouthuksouthEurope$0.202$0.0372$0.1491$0.1008
UK WestukwestEurope$0.202$0.0373$0.1535$0.1111
Central UScentralusNorth America$0.204$0.0375$0.1142$0.0739
South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America$0.204$0.0377$0.1408$0.0959
US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America$0.204$0.0378––
US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America$0.204$0.0377––
West Central USwestcentralusNorth America$0.204$0.0377$0.1408$0.0959
Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East$0.211$0.039$0.156$0.1054
UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East$0.211$0.039$0.156$0.1055
US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America$0.212$0.0392––
West USwestusNorth America$0.212$0.0392$0.1558$0.1025
Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope$0.2134$0.0394$0.1622$0.1174
Japan EastjapaneastAsia$0.214$0.0395$0.1626$0.1177
Norway EastnorwayeastEurope$0.214$0.0395$0.1626$0.1177
East AsiaeastasiaAsia$0.216$0.0399$0.1563$0.1014
Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania$0.222$0.041$0.1519$0.1037
Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania$0.222$0.0222$0.1519$0.1037
Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania$0.222$0.041$0.1519$0.1037
Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania$0.223$0.0412$0.1695$0.1227
South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica$0.228$0.0421$0.1686$0.114
New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania$0.233$0.0431$0.1594$0.1088
Japan WestjapanwestAsia$0.235$0.0436$0.1786$0.1293
Chile CentralchilecentralSouth America$0.237$0.0438$0.1635$0.1114
Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope$0.238$0.044$0.1809$0.1309
Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope$0.252$0.0466$0.1915$0.1386
UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East$0.252$0.0466$0.1915$0.1386
Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America$0.262$0.0484$0.1991$0.1441
France SouthfrancesouthEurope$0.262$0.0484$0.1991$0.1441
Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope$0.2775$0.0513$0.2109$0.1526
Norway WestnorwaywestEurope$0.316$0.0584$0.2402$0.1738
Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America$0.341$0.063$0.2592$0.1876

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
8 GiB
Memory per vCPU
2 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL
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_F4s_v2
Family
Fsv2
Category
Compute optimized
Generation
Current
Regions
59 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
East US · $0.169/hr
Premium SSD support
Yes

F4s v2 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 v2
AzureF4s v248 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL$0.169–
AWSc5ad.xlarge48 GiBAMD EPYC 7R32$0.172+2%
c5d.xlarge48 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8124M$0.192+14%
Google Cloudc2d-highcpu-448 GiBAMD Milan$0.1499-11%
n4d-highcpu-448 GiBAMD Turin$0.1429-15%
AkamaiDedicated 8GB48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.108-36%
G7 Dedicated 8x448 GiBAMD EPYC$0.129-24%
Vultrvoc-c-4c-8gb-75s-amd48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.11-35%
voc-c-4c-8gb-150s-amd48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.123-27%

Fsv2 family sizes

all about Fsv2→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
F2s v224 GiB16 GB SSD$0.0846$61.76$0.019
F4s v248 GiB32 GB SSD$0.169$123$0.0379
F8s v2816 GiB64 GB SSD$0.338$247$0.0757
F16s v21632 GiB128 GB SSD$0.677$494$0.1517
F32s v23264 GiB256 GB SSD$1.353$988$0.3032
F48s v24896 GiB384 GB SSD$2.03$1,482$0.4549
F64s v264128 GiB512 GB SSD$2.706$1,975$0.6064
F72s v272144 GiB576 GB SSD$3.045$2,223$0.6824

Similar VM sizes on Azure

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F4s v2 FAQ

How much does F4s v2 cost?

F4s v2 costs $0.169 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $123 per month. Across 59 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.169 in East US to $0.341 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.0379 per hour (78% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.354 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does F4s v2 have?

F4s v2 has 4 vCPUs and 8 GiB of memory (2 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon Platinum 8168 / 8272CL. It is a compute optimized VM size in the Fsv2 family.

What are the equivalents of F4s v2 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).