Standard_DC8ds_v3
Standard_DC8ds_v3 is an Azure VM size with 8 vCPUs, 64 GiB memory (Intel Xeon (Ice Lake)). In East US it costs $0.904 per hour on demand ($659.92 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.1992 per hour. It is sold in 25 regions; the cheapest is Italy North at $0.528 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 | $0.528 | $0.0976 | $0.4645 | $0.3639 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.544 | $0.1005 | $0.4811 | $0.3841 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.597 | $0.1112 | $0.5255 | $0.4107 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.707 | $0.1307 | $0.6396 | $0.5013 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.775 | $0.1432 | $0.7011 | $0.5495 |
| East US eastus | $0.904 | $0.1992 | $0.7644 | $0.5871 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.904 | $0.1671 | $0.8142 | $0.6383 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.904 | $0.1671 | $0.7644 | $0.5871 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.96 | $0.1774 | $0.8149 | $0.6215 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.96 | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.96 | – | – | – |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.994 | $0.1837 | $0.8405 | $0.6456 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $1.008 | $0.1863 | $0.8544 | $0.6518 |
| North Europe northeurope | $1.008 | $0.1863 | $0.8873 | $0.6935 |
| Central US centralus | $1.022 | $0.1887 | $0.7624 | $0.5856 |
| UK South uksouth | $1.048 | $0.1937 | $0.9204 | $0.7266 |
| West US westus | $1.064 | $0.1966 | $0.9582 | $0.7383 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $1.085 | $0.2005 | $0.9773 | $0.7661 |
| West Europe westeurope | $1.088 | $0.2011 | $0.9621 | $0.7689 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $1.128 | $0.2085 | $0.9595 | $0.7335 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $1.136 | $0.2099 | $0.9907 | $0.7768 |
| Japan East japaneast | $1.168 | $0.2158 | $1.024 | $0.812 |
| Japan West japanwest | $1.168 | $0.2158 | $1.052 | $0.8255 |
| South India southindia | $1.275 | $0.2356 | $1.082 | $0.8254 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $1.356 | $0.2506 | $1.221 | $0.9575 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.904 | – | – |
| Windows | $1.272 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 8 |
| Physical cores | 8 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon (Ice Lake) |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 64 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 600 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 600 GiB |
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 12,800 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 201 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_DC8ds_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.