G family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

Gs5-8

The Azure Gs5-8 (Standard_GS5-8) is a virtual machine from the G series, with 8 vCPUs, 448 GB of RAM and 6144 GB of temporary storage.

Updated September 3, 2026
vCPUs
8
Memory
448 GB
Network
Up to 4–8 Gbps
Storage
6144 GB Temp SSD

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Pricing Overview

Azure does not currently publish a price for the Gs5-8 virtual machine.

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East Asia · USD · Linux OS · monthly = 730 hrs
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i8
Memory i448 GB
Physical processorIntel® Xeon® Processor
Nested VirtualizationSupported
Sole TenantSupported
GPUNone
Within G family
G1
2 vCPU
Gs4-4
4 vCPU
G2
4 vCPU
Gs4-8
8 vCPU
Gs5-8
8 vCPU
G3
8 vCPU
Gs5-16
16 vCPU
G4
16 vCPU
G5
32 vCPU

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Networking

Max egress bandwidth4–8 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks32
Max disk size32 TB
Local SSDsSupported (Scratch Disk)
Instance storage: Persistent Disk only by default — attach volumes for persistent storage.

Compare with another instance

vs.
SpecGs5-8G1Δ
vCPUs82-75%
Memory448 GB28 GB-94%
Hourly Price$0.0000$0.0000—
Monthly Price$0.00$0.00—
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