Standard_D8s_v6

Standard_D8s_v6 is an Azure VM size with 8 vCPUs, 32 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $0.403 per hour on demand ($294.19 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.25 per hour, 38% less. Spot capacity is about $0.085 per hour. It is sold in 58 regions.

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
East US eastus$0.403$0.085$0.25$0.1572$0.2781$0.1854
East US 2 eastus2$0.403$0.0745$0.25$0.1572$0.2781$0.1854
North Central US northcentralus$0.403$0.0745$0.25$0.1572$0.2781$0.1854
West US 2 westus2$0.403$0.0745$0.25$0.1572$0.2781$0.1854
West US 3 westus3$0.403$0.0745$0.25$0.1572$0.2781$0.1854
Central India centralindia$0.424$0.0784$0.263$0.1654$0.2926$0.195
India South Central indiasouthcentral$0.424$0.0784$0.2629$0.1654$0.2926$0.195
Jio India Central jioindiacentral$0.424–––––
Jio India West jioindiawest$0.424–––––
Sweden Central swedencentral$0.428$0.0791$0.2656$0.1671$0.2953$0.1969
Mexico Central mexicocentral$0.444$0.0821$0.275$0.173$0.3552$0.2442
Canada Central canadacentral$0.449$0.083$0.2787$0.1753$0.3098$0.2065
Canada East canadaeast$0.449$0.083$0.2787$0.1753$0.3098$0.2065
North Europe northeurope$0.449$0.083$0.2787$0.1753$0.3098$0.2065
Spain Central spaincentral$0.449$0.083$0.2787$0.1753$0.3098$0.2065
Central US centralus$0.456$0.0842$0.25$0.1572$0.2777$0.1851
Korea South koreasouth$0.464$0.0857$0.2874$0.1808$0.3712$0.2552
UK South uksouth$0.466$0.0819$0.289$0.1818$0.3215$0.2144
Taiwan North taiwannorth$0.469$0.0867$0.2906$0.1828$0.3236$0.2157
France Central francecentral$0.47$0.0869$0.2917$0.1834$0.3243$0.2162
Israel Central israelcentral$0.47$0.0869$0.2917$0.1834$0.3243$0.2162
Italy North italynorth$0.47$0.0869$0.2917$0.1834$0.3243$0.2162
West US westus$0.47$0.0869$0.2917$0.1834$0.3243$0.2162
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$0.483$0.0893$0.2994$0.1884$0.3333$0.2222
West Europe westeurope$0.483$0.0893$0.2994$0.1884$0.3333$0.2222
Poland Central polandcentral$0.484$0.0894$0.3001$0.1888$0.3872$0.2662
South Central US southcentralus$0.484$0.0894$0.3$0.1887$0.3872$0.2662
West Central US westcentralus$0.484$0.0894$0.3$0.1887$0.3872$0.2662
UK West ukwest$0.488$0.0902$0.3025$0.1903$0.3904$0.2684
Qatar Central qatarcentral$0.494$0.0913$0.3065$0.1928$0.3409$0.2272
Korea Central koreacentral$0.496$0.0917$0.3073$0.1933$0.3422$0.2282
UAE North uaenorth$0.496$0.0917$0.3074$0.1934$0.3968$0.2728
Australia Central australiacentral$0.504$0.0931$0.3124$0.1966$0.3478$0.2318
Australia Central 2 australiacentral2$0.504$0.0504$0.3124$0.1966$0.3478$0.2318
Australia East australiaeast$0.504$0.0931$0.3124$0.1966$0.3478$0.2318
Southeast Asia southeastasia$0.504$0.0931$0.3124$0.1966$0.3478$0.2318
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$0.504$0.0931$0.3124$0.1966––
US Gov Texas usgovtexas$0.504$0.0931$0.3124$0.1966––
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$0.504$0.0931$0.3124$0.1966––
West India westindia$0.516$0.0954$0.32$0.2013$0.4128$0.2838
Japan East japaneast$0.521$0.0963$0.3229$0.2031$0.3595$0.2397
Japan West japanwest$0.521$0.0963$0.3229$0.2031$0.3595$0.2397
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$0.524$0.0968$0.325$0.2044$0.4192$0.2882
South Africa North southafricanorth$0.536$0.0991$0.3324$0.2091$0.4288$0.2948
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$0.536$0.0991$0.3324$0.2091$0.4288$0.2948
East Asia eastasia$0.554$0.1024$0.3437$0.2162$0.4432$0.3047
Sweden South swedensouth$0.557$0.1029$0.3453$0.2172$0.4456$0.3064
South India southindia$0.568$0.105$0.3525$0.2217$0.4544$0.3124
Norway East norwayeast$0.577$0.1066$0.3574$0.2248$0.4616$0.3174
Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest$0.609$0.1125$0.3777$0.2376$0.4202$0.2801
France South francesouth$0.612$0.1131$0.3791$0.2385$0.4896$0.3366
Germany North germanynorth$0.628$0.1161$0.3893$0.2449$0.5024$0.3454
Brazil South brazilsouth$0.643$0.1188$0.3984$0.2506$0.4437$0.2958
UAE Central uaecentral$0.643$0.1188$0.3984$0.2506$0.5144$0.3537
Norway West norwaywest$0.691$0.1277$0.4282$0.2694$0.5528$0.3801
South Africa West southafricawest$0.693$0.1281$0.4299$0.2704$0.5544$0.3812
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$0.818$0.1512$0.507$0.3189$0.6544$0.4499
Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast$0.835$0.1543$0.5179$0.3258$0.668$0.4593

Prices by operating system in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$0.403$0.25$0.1572
Windows$0.771$0.618$0.5252

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs8
Physical cores4
Threads per core2
Architecturex86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)32
NetworkingValue
Network12.5 Gbps
Accelerated networkingYes
Max network interfaces4
StorageValue
Max data disks24
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)12,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)424 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNo
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_D8s_v6
FamilyDsv6
CategoryGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2
Encryption at hostYes
OtherValue
Seriesdsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs API

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