Standard_DC1ds_v3
Standard_DC1ds_v3 is an Azure VM size with 1 vCPU, 8 GiB memory (Intel Xeon (Ice Lake)). In East US it costs $0.113 per hour on demand ($82.49 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.0249 per hour. It is sold in 25 regions; the cheapest is Italy North at $0.066 per hour.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italy North italynorth | $0.066 | $0.0122 | $0.0581 | $0.0455 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.068 | $0.0126 | $0.0601 | $0.048 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.0746 | $0.0139 | $0.0657 | $0.0513 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.0884 | $0.0163 | $0.08 | $0.0627 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.0969 | $0.0179 | $0.0877 | $0.0687 |
| East US eastus | $0.113 | $0.0249 | $0.0956 | $0.0734 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.113 | $0.0209 | $0.1018 | $0.0798 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.113 | $0.0209 | $0.0956 | $0.0734 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.12 | $0.0222 | $0.1019 | $0.0777 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.12 | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.12 | – | – | – |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.124 | $0.0229 | $0.1049 | $0.0805 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.126 | $0.0233 | $0.1068 | $0.0815 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.126 | $0.0233 | $0.1109 | $0.0867 |
| Central US centralus | $0.128 | $0.0236 | $0.0955 | $0.0733 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.131 | $0.0242 | $0.115 | $0.0908 |
| West US westus | $0.133 | $0.0246 | $0.1198 | $0.0923 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.136 | $0.0251 | $0.1225 | $0.096 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.136 | $0.0251 | $0.1203 | $0.0961 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.141 | $0.0261 | $0.1199 | $0.0917 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.142 | $0.0262 | $0.1238 | $0.0971 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.146 | $0.027 | $0.128 | $0.1015 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.146 | $0.027 | $0.1315 | $0.1032 |
| South India southindia | $0.159 | $0.0294 | $0.135 | $0.1029 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.17 | $0.0314 | $0.1531 | $0.12 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.113 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.159 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 1 |
| Physical cores | 1 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon (Ice Lake) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 8 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 75 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 75 GiB |
| Max data disks | 4 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 1,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 25 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_DC1ds_v3 |
| Family | DCdsv3 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dcdsv3-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Other DCdsv3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_DC1ds_v3 | 1 | 8 | $0.113 |
| Standard_DC2ds_v3 | 2 | 16 | $0.226 |
| Standard_DC4ds_v3 | 4 | 32 | $0.452 |
| Standard_DC8ds_v3 | 8 | 64 | $0.904 |
| Standard_DC16ds_v3 | 16 | 128 | $1.808 |
| Standard_DC24ds_v3 | 24 | 192 | $2.712 |
| Standard_DC32ds_v3 | 32 | 256 | $3.616 |
| Standard_DC48ds_v3 | 48 | 384 | $5.424 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.