Standard_D2_v3
Standard_D2_v3 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $0.096 per hour on demand ($70.08 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.0192 per hour. It is sold in 61 regions.
Prices by region
USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.
| Region | On-demand | Spot | 1-yr savings plan | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US eastus | $0.096 | $0.0192 | $0.0662 | $0.0451 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.096 | $0.0331 | $0.0662 | $0.0451 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.096 | $0.0177 | $0.0662 | $0.0451 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.096 | $0.0177 | $0.0662 | $0.0451 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.1 | $0.0185 | $0.069 | $0.047 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.102 | $0.0188 | $0.0775 | $0.0561 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.105 | $0.0194 | $0.0798 | $0.0578 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.105 | – | $0.105 | $0.105 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.105 | – | $0.105 | $0.105 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.106 | $0.0196 | $0.0622 | $0.0399 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.107 | $0.0198 | $0.0813 | $0.0589 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $0.107 | $0.0198 | $0.0813 | $0.0589 |
| Central US centralus | $0.11 | $0.0185 | $0.0759 | $0.0517 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.11 | $0.0203 | $0.0759 | $0.0517 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $0.11 | $0.0203 | $0.0759 | $0.0517 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.111 | $0.0318 | $0.0844 | $0.0611 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.111 | $0.0205 | $0.0844 | $0.0611 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $0.111 | $0.0205 | $0.0844 | $0.0611 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.112 | $0.0207 | $0.0851 | $0.0616 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $0.112 | $0.0207 | $0.0773 | $0.0526 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $0.112 | $0.0207 | $0.0851 | $0.0616 |
| Italy North italynorth | $0.112 | $0.0207 | $0.0907 | $0.0638 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $0.112 | $0.0207 | $0.0773 | $0.0526 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.115 | $0.0213 | $0.0874 | $0.0633 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.115 | $0.0213 | – | – |
| UK South uksouth | $0.116 | $0.0204 | $0.0882 | $0.0638 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.116 | $0.0214 | $0.0882 | $0.0638 |
| West US westus | $0.117 | $0.0216 | $0.0807 | $0.055 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.118 | $0.0218 | $0.0897 | $0.0649 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.12 | $0.0222 | $0.0912 | $0.066 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.12 | $0.0222 | $0.0912 | $0.066 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $0.123 | $0.0227 | $0.0935 | $0.0677 |
| West India westindia | $0.123 | $0.0227 | $0.0935 | $0.0677 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $0.125 | $0.0231 | $0.095 | $0.0688 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $0.125 | $0.0125 | $0.095 | $0.0688 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.125 | $0.0231 | $0.095 | $0.0688 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $0.125 | $0.0231 | $0.095 | $0.0688 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.125 | $0.0231 | $0.095 | $0.0688 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $0.126 | $0.0233 | $0.0958 | $0.0693 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $0.126 | $0.0233 | – | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $0.126 | $0.0233 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.126 | $0.0233 | – | – |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $0.127 | $0.0235 | $0.0965 | $0.0699 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.129 | $0.0238 | $0.098 | $0.071 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.129 | $0.0238 | $0.098 | $0.071 |
| East Asia eastasia | $0.132 | $0.0244 | $0.1003 | $0.0726 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $0.132 | $0.0244 | $0.1003 | $0.0726 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.132 | $0.0244 | $0.1003 | $0.0726 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $0.133 | $0.0246 | $0.1011 | $0.0732 |
| South India southindia | $0.135 | $0.0249 | $0.1026 | $0.0743 |
| India South Central indiasouthcentral | $0.141 | $0.0261 | $0.1072 | $0.0775 |
| France South francesouth | $0.1456 | $0.0269 | $0.1107 | $0.0801 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.15 | $0.0277 | $0.114 | $0.0825 |
| Taiwan North taiwannorth | $0.156 | $0.0288 | – | – |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.156 | $0.0288 | $0.1186 | $0.0858 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $0.1588 | $0.0294 | $0.1207 | $0.0873 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $0.159 | $0.0294 | $0.1208 | $0.0875 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $0.1714 | $0.0317 | $0.1303 | $0.0943 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $0.172 | $0.0318 | $0.1307 | $0.0946 |
| Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest | $0.203 | $0.0375 | – | – |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.207 | $0.0383 | $0.1573 | $0.1139 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.096 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.188 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Physical cores | 1 |
| Threads per core | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| ACU (compute units) | 160 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 1 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 50 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 50 GiB |
| Max data disks | 4 |
| Premium SSD | No |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 3,200 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 48 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_D2_v3 |
| Family | Dv3 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V1 |
| Encryption at host | No |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dv3-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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Other Dv3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_D2_v3 | 2 | 8 | $0.096 |
| Standard_D4_v3 | 4 | 16 | $0.192 |
| Standard_D8_v3 | 8 | 32 | $0.384 |
| Standard_D16_v3 | 16 | 64 | $0.768 |
| Standard_D32_v3 | 32 | 128 | $1.536 |
| Standard_D48_v3 | 48 | 192 | $2.304 |
| Standard_D64_v3 | 64 | 256 | $3.072 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.