Standard_DC1s_v3
Standard_DC1s_v3 is an Azure VM size with 1 vCPU, 8 GiB memory (Intel Xeon (Ice Lake)). In East US it costs $0.096 per hour on demand ($70.08 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.0211 per hour. It is sold in 24 regions; the cheapest is Italy North at $0.056 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 | $0.056 | $0.0103 | $0.0493 | $0.0386 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.0575 | $0.0106 | $0.0509 | $0.0408 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.0634 | $0.0118 | $0.0558 | $0.0437 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.0748 | $0.0138 | $0.0677 | $0.053 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.0824 | $0.0152 | $0.0745 | $0.0584 |
| East US eastus | $0.096 | $0.0211 | $0.0813 | $0.0626 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.096 | $0.0177 | $0.0869 | $0.0681 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.096 | $0.0177 | $0.0813 | $0.0626 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.101 | $0.0187 | $0.0857 | $0.0655 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.101 | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.101 | – | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.107 | $0.0198 | $0.0903 | $0.0695 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.107 | $0.0198 | $0.0941 | $0.0737 |
| Central US centralus | $0.108 | $0.0199 | $0.0808 | $0.062 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.111 | $0.0205 | $0.0975 | $0.077 |
| West US westus | $0.112 | $0.0207 | $0.1013 | $0.0781 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.115 | $0.0213 | $0.104 | $0.0815 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.115 | $0.0213 | $0.1018 | $0.0815 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.12 | $0.0222 | $0.105 | $0.0825 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.12 | $0.0222 | $0.1021 | $0.0782 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.124 | $0.0229 | $0.1087 | $0.0861 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.124 | $0.0229 | $0.1122 | $0.0879 |
| South India southindia | $0.135 | $0.0249 | $0.1146 | $0.0876 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.144 | $0.0266 | $0.1303 | $0.1021 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.096 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.142 | – | – |
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 |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 4 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 1,600 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 25 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_DC1s_v3 |
| Family | DCsv3 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dcsv3-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Compare Standard_DC1s_v3
Other generations
Other DCsv3 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_DC1s_v3 | 1 | 8 | $0.096 |
| Standard_DC2s_v3 | 2 | 16 | $0.192 |
| Standard_DC4s_v3 | 4 | 32 | $0.384 |
| Standard_DC8s_v3 | 8 | 64 | $0.768 |
| Standard_DC16s_v3 | 16 | 128 | $1.536 |
| Standard_DC24s_v3 | 24 | 192 | $2.304 |
| Standard_DC32s_v3 | 32 | 256 | $3.072 |
| Standard_DC48s_v3 | 48 | 384 | $4.608 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.