Standard_D4ds_v5vsStandard_D4ds_v6

Standard_D4ds_v5 is 21% cheaper than Standard_D4ds_v6 on demand in East US, saving $67.16 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D4ds_v5Standard_D4ds_v6
On-demand$0.356/hr21% less$0.448/hr
Lowest rate$0.1425/hr20% less3-yr reserved, no upfront$0.1791/hr3-yr reserved, no upfront
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_D4ds_v5Standard_D4ds_v6Standard_D4ds_v6 vs Standard_D4ds_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.356$0.448▲ 26%
1-yr reservedNo upfront40% off$0.213740% off$0.2689▲ 26%
3-yr reservedNo upfront60% off$0.142560% off$0.1791▲ 26%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment20% off$0.284820% off$0.3584▲ 26%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D4ds_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.356 vs $0.448 per hour
21% cheaper
Where Standard_D4ds_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

1 of 7 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 2 matchStandard_D4ds_v5Standard_D4ds_v6
vCPUs44
Architecturex86_64x86_64
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D4ds_v5Standard_D4ds_v6
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 1 matchStandard_D4ds_v5Standard_D4ds_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Instance details1 of 2 differStandard_D4ds_v5Standard_D4ds_v6
FamilyDdsv5Ddsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
OtherAll 1 matchStandard_D4ds_v5Standard_D4ds_v6
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsMicrosoft docs

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D4ds_v5 first. PostgreSQL, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D4ds_v5Standard_D4ds_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.356$0.448▲ 26%
East US 2eastus2$0.356$0.448▲ 26%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.356$0.448▲ 26%
West US 2westus2$0.356$0.448▲ 26%
West US 3westus3$0.356$0.448▲ 26%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.374$0.4708▲ 26%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.3916$0.4928▲ 26%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.3952$0.4972▲ 26%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.3952$0.4972▲ 26%
North Europenortheurope$0.3952$0.4972▲ 26%
Central UScentralus$0.402$0.506▲ 26%
West USwestus$0.404$0.5084▲ 26%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.412$0.5184▲ 26%
UK Southuksouth$0.412$0.5184▲ 26%
UK Westukwest$0.412$0.5184▲ 26%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.424$0.5336▲ 26%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.424$0.5336▲ 26%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.424$0.5336▲ 26%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.424$0.5336▲ 26%
West Europewesteurope$0.424$0.5336▲ 26%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.428$0.5388▲ 26%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.428$0.5388▲ 26%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.428$0.5388▲ 26%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.428$0.5388▲ 26%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.428$0.5388▲ 26%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.434$0.546▲ 26%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.434$0.546▲ 26%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.434$0.546▲ 26%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.4392$0.524▲ 19%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.4587$0.5465▲ 19%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.468$0.5888▲ 26%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.476$0.5992▲ 26%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.48$0.604▲ 26%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.4864$0.612▲ 26%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.488$0.614▲ 26%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.488$0.614▲ 26%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.488$0.614▲ 26%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.488$0.614▲ 26%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.492$0.6192▲ 26%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.492$0.6192▲ 26%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.5$0.6292▲ 26%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.5$0.6292▲ 26%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.5$0.6292▲ 26%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.5$0.6292▲ 26%
South Indiasouthindia$0.5$0.6292▲ 26%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.5124$0.6448▲ 26%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.5162$0.6496▲ 26%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.5164$0.65▲ 26%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.52$0.6544▲ 26%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.53$0.6668▲ 26%
France Southfrancesouth$0.5356$0.674▲ 26%
East Asiaeastasia$0.536$0.6744▲ 26%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.548$0.6896▲ 26%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.564$0.7096▲ 26%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.5963$0.7106▲ 19%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.608$0.7652▲ 26%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.62$0.7804▲ 26%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.676$0.8508▲ 26%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.9256$1.168▲ 26%

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