Standard_A2
Azure Virtual Machine: A2 with 2 vCPUs and 3.5 GiB of memory. Available in 32 regions starting from $73.73 per hour. A -39.17% cheaper alternative is available.
| Name | Standard_A2 |
|---|---|
| Details | Standard is recommended tier VM will retire on 31 August 2024 A – Entry-level VMs for dev/test 2 – VM Size |
| vCPUs | 2 |
| CPU Architecture | x64 |
| Memory (GiB) | 3.5 |
| Hyper-V Generations | V1 |
| ACUs | 100 |
| GPUs | 0 |
| Max Network Interfaces | 2 |
| RDMA Enabled | no |
| Accelerated Net | no |
| OS Disk Size | 1023 GiB |
|---|---|
| Res Disk Size | 135 GiB |
| Max Disks | 4 |
| Support Premium Disk | no |
| Combined IOPS | 2000 |
| Uncached Disk IOPS | 3200 |
| Combined Write | 20 MiB/Sec |
| Combined Read | 40 MiB/Sec |
Regional Prices
Region Name | Region ID | Linux Price | Windows Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Central US | westcentralus | 0.1010 | 0.1700 |
| West US 2 | westus2 | 0.1010 | 0.1700 |
| Canada Central | canadacentral | 0.1110 | 0.1870 |
| Canada East | canadaeast | 0.1110 | 0.1870 |
| Hidden | region_5 | 0.1180 | 0.1770 |
| Hidden | region_6 | 0.1190 | 0.1980 |
| Hidden | region_7 | 0.1200 | 0.1800 |
| Hidden | region_8 | 0.1200 | 0.1800 |
| Hidden | region_9 | 0.1200 | 0.1800 |
| Hidden | region_10 | 0.1200 | 0.1800 |
| Hidden | region_11 | 0.1200 | 0.1800 |
| Hidden | region_12 | 0.1200 | 0.1800 |
| Hidden | region_13 | 0.1200 | 0.1800 |
| Hidden | region_14 | 0.1200 | 0.1800 |
| Hidden | region_15 | 0.1200 | 0.1800 |
| Hidden | region_16 | 0.1200 | 0.1800 |
| Hidden | region_17 | 0.1310 | 0.1970 |
| Hidden | region_18 | 0.1310 | 0.1970 |
| Hidden | region_19 | 0.1320 | 0.2240 |
| Hidden | region_20 | 0.1320 | 0.1980 |
| Hidden | region_21 | 0.1320 | 0.1980 |
| Hidden | region_22 | 0.1320 | 0.1980 |
| Hidden | region_23 | 0.1320 | 0.1980 |
| Hidden | region_24 | 0.1330 | 0.2200 |
| Hidden | region_25 | 0.1420 | 0.2260 |
| Hidden | region_26 | 0.1420 | 0.2260 |
| Hidden | region_27 | 0.1420 | 0.2260 |
| Hidden | region_28 | 0.1420 | 0.2260 |
| Hidden | region_29 | 0.1460 | 0.1900 |
| Hidden | region_30 | 0.1600 | 0.2200 |
| Hidden | region_31 | 0.1620 | 0.2120 |
| Hidden | region_32 | 0.1716 | 0.2574 |
Similar Alternative VMs
VM Name | Region | Perf. Score | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | Linux Price | Price Diff % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_D1_v2 | East US | 19112 | 1 | 3.5 | 0.0730 | -39.17% |
| Standard_D1 | East US | 1 | 3.5 | 0.0770 | -35.83% | |
| Basic_A2 | East US | 2 | 3.5 | 0.0790 | -34.17% | |
| Standard_F2s_v2 | East US | 35925 | 2 | 4 | 0.0846 | -29.5% |
| Standard_A2_v2 | East US | 2 | 4 | 0.0903 | -24.75% |