F8
api name Standard_F8 · Azure Virtual Machines · F family
The F8 is a compute optimized Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 8 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon, starting at $0.395 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 8
- memory
- 16 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.398
- spot
- $0.0926
- regions
- 59
dedicated
2 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$291/mo · eastus
−77% vs on-demand
across 7 areas
F8 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 | $0.395 | $0.0919 | $0.3002 | $0.2173 |
| East USeastusreferenceNorth America | $0.398 | $0.0926 | $0.2746 | $0.1871 |
| East US 2eastus2North America | $0.398 | $0.1763 | $0.2746 | $0.1871 |
| North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America | $0.398 | $0.0926 | $0.2746 | $0.1871 |
| West US 2westus2North America | $0.398 | $0.0926 | $0.2746 | $0.1871 |
| West US 3westus3North America | $0.398 | $0.0926 | $0.2746 | $0.1871 |
| France CentralfrancecentralEurope | $0.404 | $0.094 | $0.307 | $0.2222 |
| Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia | $0.408 | $0.0949 | $0.3101 | $0.2244 |
| Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia | $0.408 | $0.0949 | $0.3101 | $0.2244 |
| Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America | $0.415 | $0.1612 | $0.3154 | $0.2283 |
| Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia | $0.416 | $0.0968 | $0.287 | $0.1955 |
| Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia | $0.416 | $0.0968 | $0.287 | $0.1955 |
| Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America | $0.437 | $0.1017 | $0.3321 | $0.2404 |
| Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America | $0.437 | $0.1017 | $0.3321 | $0.2404 |
| Central UScentralusNorth America | $0.438 | $0.0809 | $0.3022 | $0.2059 |
| South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America | $0.438 | $0.1019 | $0.3022 | $0.2059 |
| West Central USwestcentralusNorth America | $0.438 | $0.1019 | $0.3022 | $0.2059 |
| West IndiawestindiaAsia | $0.439 | $0.1022 | $0.3336 | $0.2415 |
| North EuropenortheuropeEurope | $0.452 | $0.1052 | $0.3435 | $0.2486 |
| Austria EastaustriaeastEurope | $0.454 | $0.1056 | $0.345 | $0.2497 |
| Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope | $0.454 | $0.1056 | $0.345 | $0.2497 |
| Italy NorthitalynorthEurope | $0.454 | $0.1056 | $0.3932 | $0.3103 |
| Spain CentralspaincentralEurope | $0.454 | $0.1056 | $0.345 | $0.2497 |
| Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope | $0.454 | $0.1056 | $0.345 | $0.2497 |
| UK SouthuksouthEurope | $0.454 | $0.1056 | $0.345 | $0.2497 |
| West EuropewesteuropeEurope | $0.454 | $0.1056 | $0.345 | $0.2497 |
| Belgium CentralbelgiumcentralEurope | $0.456 | $0.1061 | $0.3466 | $0.2508 |
| Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope | $0.456 | $0.1061 | $0.3466 | $0.2508 |
| Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia | $0.462 | $0.1075 | $0.3511 | $0.2541 |
| UK WestukwestEurope | $0.475 | $0.1105 | $0.361 | $0.2613 |
| Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East | $0.478 | $0.1112 | – | – |
| Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East | $0.478 | $0.1112 | $0.3633 | $0.2629 |
| UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East | $0.478 | $0.1112 | $0.3633 | $0.2629 |
| US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America | $0.479 | $0.1115 | – | – |
| US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America | $0.479 | $0.1115 | – | – |
| US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America | $0.479 | $0.1115 | – | – |
| South IndiasouthindiaAsia | $0.483 | $0.1124 | $0.3671 | $0.2657 |
| West USwestusNorth America | $0.498 | $0.1159 | $0.3436 | $0.2341 |
| Norway EastnorwayeastEurope | $0.499 | $0.1161 | $0.3792 | $0.2745 |
| Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope | $0.4994 | $0.1162 | $0.3795 | $0.2747 |
| Japan EastjapaneastAsia | $0.504 | $0.1173 | $0.383 | $0.2772 |
| Japan WestjapanwestAsia | $0.504 | $0.1173 | $0.383 | $0.2772 |
| Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania | $0.521 | $0.1212 | $0.396 | $0.2866 |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania | $0.521 | $0.0521 | $0.396 | $0.2866 |
| Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania | $0.521 | $0.1212 | $0.396 | $0.2866 |
| Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania | $0.521 | $0.1212 | $0.396 | $0.2866 |
| France SouthfrancesouthEurope | $0.525 | $0.1222 | $0.399 | $0.2888 |
| South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica | $0.533 | $0.124 | $0.4051 | $0.2932 |
| New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania | $0.547 | $0.1273 | $0.4157 | $0.3009 |
| Chile CentralchilecentralSouth America | $0.557 | $0.1296 | $0.3843 | $0.2618 |
| Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America | $0.574 | $0.1336 | $0.4362 | $0.3157 |
| East AsiaeastasiaAsia | $0.578 | $0.1345 | $0.4393 | $0.3179 |
| UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East | $0.59 | $0.1373 | $0.4484 | $0.3245 |
| Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope | $0.591 | $0.1375 | $0.4492 | $0.3251 |
| Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope | $0.593 | $0.138 | $0.4507 | $0.3262 |
| Norway WestnorwaywestEurope | $0.649 | $0.151 | $0.4932 | $0.357 |
| Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope | $0.6491 | $0.1511 | $0.4933 | $0.357 |
| South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica | $0.669 | $0.1557 | $0.5084 | $0.368 |
| Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America | $0.747 | $0.1738 | $0.5677 | $0.4109 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 8
- Memory
- 16 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 2 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- 128 GB SSD
- Storage detail
- 128 GiB temporary disk
azure details
- API name
Standard_F8- Family
- F
- Category
- Compute optimized
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 59 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- Central India · $0.395/hr
F8 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 F8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | F8 | 8 | 16 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.398 | – |
| AWS | c5ad.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 7R32 | $0.344 | -14% |
| c5d.2xlarge | 8 | 16 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8124M | $0.384 | -4% | |
| Google Cloud | c2d-highcpu-8 | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD Milan | $0.2998 | -25% |
| n4d-highcpu-8 | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD Turin | $0.2858 | -28% | |
| Akamai | Dedicated 16GB | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.216 | -46% |
| G7 Dedicated 16x8 | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.2595 | -35% | |
| Vultr | voc-c-8c-16gb-150s-amd | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.219 | -45% |
| voc-c-8c-16gb-300s-amd | 8 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.247 | -38% |
F family sizes
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F8 FAQ
How much does F8 cost?
F8 costs $0.398 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $291 per month. Across 59 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.395 in Central India to $0.747 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.0926 per hour (77% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.766 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does F8 have?
F8 has 8 vCPUs and 16 GiB of memory (2 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon. It is a compute optimized VM size in the F family.
What is the cheapest region for F8?
Central India (centralindia) at $0.395 per hour for Linux on demand, 1% less than East US. F8 is sold in 59 Azure regions.
What are the equivalents of F8 on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, c5ad.2xlarge (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.344/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, c2d-highcpu-8 (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.2998/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Dedicated 16GB (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.216/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-c-8c-16gb-150s-amd (8 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.219/hour in New Jersey).