Standard_DC32ds_v3
Standard_DC32ds_v3 is an Azure VM size with 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB memory (Intel Xeon (Ice Lake)). In East US it costs $3.616 per hour on demand ($2,639.68 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.7966 per hour. It is sold in 25 regions; the cheapest is Italy North at $2.112 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 | $2.112 | $0.3903 | $1.858 | $1.456 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $2.176 | $0.4021 | $1.924 | $1.536 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $2.386 | $0.4445 | $2.10 | $1.641 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $2.829 | $0.5228 | $2.559 | $2.006 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $3.102 | $0.5733 | $2.806 | $2.199 |
| East US eastus | $3.616 | $0.7966 | $3.058 | $2.349 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $3.616 | $0.6682 | $3.257 | $2.553 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $3.616 | $0.6682 | $3.058 | $2.349 |
| Central India centralindia | $3.84 | $0.7096 | $3.26 | $2.486 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $3.84 | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $3.84 | – | – | – |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $3.978 | $0.7351 | $3.364 | $2.584 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $4.032 | $0.7451 | $3.417 | $2.607 |
| North Europe northeurope | $4.032 | $0.7451 | $3.549 | $2.774 |
| Central US centralus | $4.086 | $0.7543 | $3.048 | $2.341 |
| UK South uksouth | $4.192 | $0.7747 | $3.681 | $2.906 |
| West US westus | $4.256 | $0.7865 | $3.833 | $2.953 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $4.339 | $0.8018 | $3.908 | $3.064 |
| West Europe westeurope | $4.352 | $0.8043 | $3.849 | $3.076 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $4.512 | $0.8338 | $3.838 | $2.934 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $4.544 | $0.8397 | $3.963 | $3.107 |
| Japan East japaneast | $4.672 | $0.8634 | $4.097 | $3.248 |
| Japan West japanwest | $4.672 | $0.8634 | $4.208 | $3.302 |
| South India southindia | $5.099 | $0.9423 | $4.329 | $3.301 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $5.424 | $1.002 | $4.885 | $3.83 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $3.616 | – | – |
| Windows | $5.088 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 |
| Physical cores | 32 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon (Ice Lake) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 2400 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 2,400 GiB |
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 51,200 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 805 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_DC32ds_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.