Standard_DC4s_v3
Standard_DC4s_v3 is an Azure VM size with 4 vCPUs, 32 GiB memory (Intel Xeon (Ice Lake)). In East US it costs $0.384 per hour on demand ($280.32 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.0846 per hour. It is sold in 24 regions; the cheapest is Italy North at $0.224 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 | $0.224 | $0.0414 | $0.1971 | $0.1544 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.23 | $0.0425 | $0.2036 | $0.163 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.253 | $0.0471 | $0.2226 | $0.1743 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.299 | $0.0553 | $0.2705 | $0.212 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.33 | $0.061 | $0.2986 | $0.234 |
| East US eastus | $0.384 | $0.0846 | $0.3251 | $0.2503 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.384 | $0.071 | $0.3474 | $0.2723 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.384 | $0.071 | $0.3251 | $0.2503 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.404 | $0.0747 | $0.3428 | $0.2622 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.404 | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.404 | – | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.428 | $0.0791 | $0.3613 | $0.2778 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.428 | $0.0791 | $0.3766 | $0.295 |
| Central US centralus | $0.434 | $0.0801 | $0.3246 | $0.2491 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.444 | $0.0821 | $0.3901 | $0.3081 |
| West US westus | $0.448 | $0.0828 | $0.4053 | $0.3124 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.46 | $0.085 | $0.4071 | $0.3261 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.461 | $0.0852 | $0.4171 | $0.3268 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.48 | $0.0887 | $0.42 | $0.33 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.48 | $0.0887 | $0.4086 | $0.3128 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.496 | $0.0917 | $0.4349 | $0.3444 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.496 | $0.0917 | $0.4487 | $0.3517 |
| South India southindia | $0.541 | $0.1 | $0.4591 | $0.3511 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.576 | $0.1064 | $0.5211 | $0.4084 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.384 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.568 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon (Ice Lake) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 32 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 16 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 6,400 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 101 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_DC4s_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_DC4s_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.