Dsv3vsDsv6

Size for size, Dsv3 is on average 4% cheaper than Dsv6 on demand in East US, across 7 shared sizes. Same size, one generation apart.

At a glanceDsv3Dsv6
Sizes here710
From$0.171/hr$0.178/hr
vCPUs2 to 642 to 192
Memory8 to 256 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.

SizeDsv3Dsv6Dsv6 vs Dsv3
2Standard_D2s_v3 $0.171Standard_D2s_v6 $0.178▲ 4%
4Standard_D4s_v3 $0.342Standard_D4s_v6 $0.356▲ 4%
8Standard_D8s_v3 $0.684Standard_D8s_v6 $0.712▲ 4%
16Standard_D16s_v3 $1.368Standard_D16s_v6 $1.424▲ 4%
32Standard_D32s_v3 $2.736Standard_D32s_v6 $2.848▲ 4%
48Standard_D48s_v3 $4.104Standard_D48s_v6 $4.272▲ 4%
64Standard_D64s_v3 $5.472Standard_D64s_v6 $5.696▲ 4%

Key differences

The biggest lead each family has.

Where Dsv3 leads
On-demand priceCheaper in 7 of 7 shared sizes
4% cheaper
Where Dsv6 leads
Sizes10 sizes here vs 7
3 more
Largest size192 vCPUs vs 64
Bigger

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Dsv610 sizes
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