Ddsv5vsDdsv6

Size for size, Ddsv5 is on average 21% cheaper than Ddsv6 on demand in East US, across 8 shared sizes. Same size, one generation apart.

At a glanceDdsv5Ddsv6
Sizes here810
From$0.178/hr$0.224/hr
vCPUs2 to 962 to 192
Memory8 to 384 GiB8 to 768 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose

On-demand prices by size in East US

USD per hour for PostgreSQL, Single server. Pick a size to compare the two types.

SizeDdsv5Ddsv6Ddsv6 vs Ddsv5
2Standard_D2ds_v5 $0.178Standard_D2ds_v6 $0.224▲ 26%
4Standard_D4ds_v5 $0.356Standard_D4ds_v6 $0.448▲ 26%
8Standard_D8ds_v5 $0.712Standard_D8ds_v6 $0.896▲ 26%
16Standard_D16ds_v5 $1.424Standard_D16ds_v6 $1.792▲ 26%
32Standard_D32ds_v5 $2.848Standard_D32ds_v6 $3.584▲ 26%
48Standard_D48ds_v5 $4.272Standard_D48ds_v6 $5.376▲ 26%
64Standard_D64ds_v5 $5.696Standard_D64ds_v6 $7.168▲ 26%
96Standard_D96ds_v5 $8.544Standard_D96ds_v6 $10.752▲ 26%

Key differences

The biggest lead each family has.

Where Ddsv5 leads
On-demand priceCheaper in 8 of 8 shared sizes
21% cheaper
Where Ddsv6 leads
Sizes10 sizes here vs 8
2 more
Largest size192 vCPUs vs 96
Bigger

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