Standard_D2ads_v5

Standard_D2ads_v5 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 8 GiB memory (AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)). In East US it costs $0.103 per hour on demand ($75.19 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.0607 per hour, 41% less. Spot capacity is about $0.0217 per hour. It is sold in 61 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.0671 per hour.

Prices by region

USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.

RegionOn-demandSpot1-yr reserved3-yr reserved1-yr savings plan3-yr savings plan
Central India centralindia$0.0671$0.0124$0.0396$0.0255$0.0463$0.0304
Jio India Central jioindiacentral$0.0671–––$0.0671$0.0671
Jio India West jioindiawest$0.0671–––$0.0671$0.0671
East US eastus$0.103$0.0217$0.0607$0.0392$0.0707$0.0471
East US 2 eastus2$0.103$0.0191$0.0607$0.0392$0.0707$0.0471
North Central US northcentralus$0.103$0.019$0.0607$0.0392$0.0707$0.0471
West US 2 westus2$0.103$0.019$0.0607$0.0392$0.0707$0.0471
West US 3 westus3$0.103$0.019$0.0607$0.0392$0.0707$0.0471
India South Central indiasouthcentral$0.11$0.0224$0.0647$0.0417$0.076$0.0499
Sweden Central swedencentral$0.11$0.0203$0.065$0.0418$0.0836$0.0605
Mexico Central mexicocentral$0.113$0.0209$0.0669$0.043$0.0775$0.0517
Canada Central canadacentral$0.115$0.0223$0.0678$0.0437$0.0792$0.0519
Canada East canadaeast$0.115$0.0213$0.0678$0.0437$0.0792$0.0519
North Europe northeurope$0.115$0.0213$0.0678$0.0437$0.0865$0.0595
Central US centralus$0.116$0.0214$0.0607$0.0392$0.0704$0.047
Indonesia Central indonesiacentral$0.116$0.0214$0.0683$0.0441$0.0796$0.0531
Malaysia West malaysiawest$0.116$0.0214$0.0683$0.0441$0.0796$0.0531
Korea South koreasouth$0.118$0.0218$0.0699$0.045$0.0897$0.0649
Italy North italynorth$0.12$0.0222$0.0709$0.0457$0.09$0.0624
UK South uksouth$0.12$0.0222$0.0708$0.0456$0.0902$0.0631
France Central francecentral$0.121$0.0224$0.0713$0.046$0.091$0.0625
Spain Central spaincentral$0.121$0.0224$0.0715$0.046$0.0908$0.0617
West US westus$0.122$0.0225$0.072$0.0463$0.0842$0.0573
South Central US southcentralus$0.124$0.0229$0.0729$0.047$0.0856$0.0583
West Central US westcentralus$0.124$0.0229$0.0729$0.047$0.0856$0.0583
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$0.125$0.0231$0.0737$0.0475$0.095$0.0688
Poland Central polandcentral$0.125$0.0231$0.0737$0.0475$0.095$0.0688
UK West ukwest$0.125$0.0231$0.0735$0.0474$0.095$0.0688
West Europe westeurope$0.125$0.0254$0.0737$0.0475$0.095$0.0688
Taiwan North taiwannorth$0.126$0.0233$0.0745$0.0481$0.0869$0.058
Israel Central israelcentral$0.127$0.0235$0.0749$0.0482$0.0864$0.066
Korea Central koreacentral$0.127$0.0235$0.0749$0.0482$0.0849$0.0604
Qatar Central qatarcentral$0.127$0.0235$0.0749$0.0482$0.0965$0.0699
UAE North uaenorth$0.127$0.0235$0.0749$0.0482$0.0965$0.0699
Southeast Asia southeastasia$0.129$0.0238$0.0761$0.049$0.0894$0.059
US Gov Texas usgovtexas$0.129$0.0238$0.0759$0.0489––
Australia Central australiacentral$0.13$0.024$0.0767$0.0494$0.096$0.0662
Australia Central 2 australiacentral2$0.13$0.013$0.0767$0.0494$0.096$0.0662
Australia East australiaeast$0.13$0.024$0.0767$0.0494$0.096$0.0662
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$0.131$0.0242$0.0773$0.0498––
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$0.131$0.0242$0.0773$0.0498––
West India westindia$0.132$0.0244$0.0777$0.0501$0.1003$0.0726
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$0.134$0.0248$0.079$0.0509$0.1018$0.0737
Japan East japaneast$0.134$0.0248$0.0791$0.0509$0.1001$0.0709
Japan West japanwest$0.134$0.0248$0.0791$0.0509$0.1018$0.0737
New Zealand North newzealandnorth$0.137$0.0253––$0.1011$0.0698
South Africa North southafricanorth$0.138$0.0255$0.0812$0.0522$0.1049$0.0759
East Asia eastasia$0.142$0.0262$0.0838$0.054$0.1079$0.0781
Sweden South swedensouth$0.143$0.0264$0.0844$0.0543$0.1087$0.0787
South India southindia$0.145$0.0268$0.0857$0.0552$0.1102$0.0798
Norway East norwayeast$0.147$0.0272$0.0869$0.056$0.1117$0.0809
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$0.147$0.0272$0.0869$0.056$0.1117$0.0809
France South francesouth$0.157$0.029$0.0928$0.0598$0.1193$0.0864
Germany North germanynorth$0.163$0.0301$0.0959$0.0618$0.1239$0.0896
Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest$0.164$0.0303$0.0969$0.0624$0.1136$0.0751
Brazil South brazilsouth$0.165$0.0306$0.0974$0.0627$0.1075$0.0784
UAE Central uaecentral$0.165$0.0305$0.0974$0.0627$0.1122$0.0858
South Africa West southafricawest$0.179$0.0331$0.1055$0.0679$0.136$0.0985
Norway West norwaywest$0.191$0.0353$0.113$0.0728$0.1452$0.1051
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$0.191$0.0353$0.113$0.0728$0.1452$0.1051
Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast$0.215$0.0397$0.1266$0.0815$0.1634$0.1183

Prices by operating system in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$0.103$0.0607$0.0392
Windows$0.195$0.1527$0.1312

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs2
Physical cores1
Threads per core2
Architecturex86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
ACU (compute units)230
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)8
NetworkingValue
Network12.5 Gbps
Accelerated networkingYes
Max network interfaces2
StorageValue
Storage75 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk75 GiB
Max data disks4
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)82 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYes
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_D2ads_v5
FamilyDadsv5
CategoryGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2
Encryption at hostYes
OtherValue
Seriesdadsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs API

Compare Standard_D2ads_v5

Other processors

Compute and memory optimized

Other generations

Other Dadsv5 sizes

SizevCPUsMemory (GiB)On-demand /hr
Standard_D2ads_v528$0.103
Standard_D4ads_v5416$0.206
Standard_D8ads_v5832$0.412
Standard_D16ads_v51664$0.824
Standard_D32ads_v532128$1.648
Standard_D48ads_v548192$2.472
Standard_D64ads_v564256$3.296
Standard_D96ads_v596384$4.944

Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.