Standard_DC2ds_v3
Standard_DC2ds_v3 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (Intel Xeon (Ice Lake)). In East US it costs $0.226 per hour on demand ($164.98 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.0498 per hour. It is sold in 25 regions; the cheapest is Italy North at $0.132 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 | $0.132 | $0.0244 | $0.1161 | $0.091 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.136 | $0.0251 | $0.1203 | $0.096 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.149 | $0.0278 | $0.1311 | $0.1025 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.177 | $0.0327 | $0.1601 | $0.1255 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.194 | $0.0359 | $0.1755 | $0.1375 |
| East US eastus | $0.226 | $0.0498 | $0.1911 | $0.1468 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.226 | $0.0418 | $0.2036 | $0.1596 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.226 | $0.0418 | $0.1911 | $0.1468 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.24 | $0.0444 | $0.2037 | $0.1554 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.24 | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.24 | – | – | – |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.249 | $0.046 | $0.2106 | $0.1617 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.252 | $0.0466 | $0.2136 | $0.1629 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.252 | $0.0466 | $0.2218 | $0.1734 |
| Central US centralus | $0.255 | $0.0471 | $0.1902 | $0.1461 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.262 | $0.0484 | $0.2301 | $0.1816 |
| West US westus | $0.266 | $0.0492 | $0.2396 | $0.1846 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.271 | $0.0501 | $0.2441 | $0.1914 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.272 | $0.0503 | $0.2405 | $0.1922 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.282 | $0.0521 | $0.2399 | $0.1834 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.284 | $0.0525 | $0.2477 | $0.1942 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.292 | $0.054 | $0.2561 | $0.203 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.292 | $0.054 | $0.263 | $0.2064 |
| South India southindia | $0.319 | $0.059 | $0.2708 | $0.2065 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.339 | $0.0626 | $0.3053 | $0.2394 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.226 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.318 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon (Ice Lake) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 150 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 150 GiB |
| Max data disks | 8 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 3,200 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 50 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_DC2ds_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.