Standard_DC2s_v3
Standard_DC2s_v3 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 16 GiB memory (Intel Xeon (Ice Lake)). In East US it costs $0.192 per hour on demand ($140.16 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.0423 per hour. It is sold in 24 regions; the cheapest is Italy North at $0.112 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 | $0.112 | $0.0207 | $0.0985 | $0.0772 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.115 | $0.0213 | $0.1018 | $0.0815 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.127 | $0.0237 | $0.1117 | $0.0875 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.15 | $0.0277 | $0.1357 | $0.1064 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.165 | $0.0305 | $0.1493 | $0.117 |
| East US eastus | $0.192 | $0.0423 | $0.1626 | $0.1251 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.192 | $0.0355 | $0.1737 | $0.1361 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.192 | $0.0355 | $0.1626 | $0.1251 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.202 | $0.0373 | $0.1714 | $0.1311 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.202 | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.202 | – | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.214 | $0.0395 | $0.1807 | $0.1389 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.214 | $0.0395 | $0.1883 | $0.1475 |
| Central US centralus | $0.217 | $0.0401 | $0.1623 | $0.1246 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.222 | $0.041 | $0.1951 | $0.1541 |
| West US westus | $0.224 | $0.0414 | $0.2026 | $0.1562 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.23 | $0.0425 | $0.2081 | $0.1631 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.23 | $0.0425 | $0.2036 | $0.163 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.24 | $0.0444 | $0.21 | $0.165 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.24 | $0.0444 | $0.2043 | $0.1564 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.248 | $0.0458 | $0.2175 | $0.1722 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.248 | $0.0458 | $0.2244 | $0.1758 |
| South India southindia | $0.271 | $0.0501 | $0.23 | $0.1759 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.288 | $0.0532 | $0.2606 | $0.2042 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.192 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.284 | – | – |
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 |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 8 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 3,200 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 50 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_DC2s_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_DC2s_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.