Standard_DC8s_v3
Standard_DC8s_v3 is an Azure VM size with 8 vCPUs, 64 GiB memory (Intel Xeon (Ice Lake)). In East US it costs $0.768 per hour on demand ($560.64 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.1692 per hour. It is sold in 24 regions; the cheapest is Italy North at $0.448 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 | $0.448 | $0.0828 | $0.3942 | $0.3088 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.46 | $0.085 | $0.4071 | $0.3261 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.507 | $0.0945 | $0.4461 | $0.3494 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.598 | $0.1105 | $0.541 | $0.424 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.659 | $0.1218 | $0.5962 | $0.4672 |
| East US eastus | $0.768 | $0.1692 | $0.6503 | $0.5005 |
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.768 | $0.1419 | $0.6948 | $0.5445 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.768 | $0.1419 | $0.6503 | $0.5005 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.808 | $0.1493 | $0.6857 | $0.5244 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.808 | – | – | – |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.808 | – | – | – |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.856 | $0.1582 | $0.7226 | $0.5556 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.856 | $0.1582 | $0.7531 | $0.59 |
| Central US centralus | $0.868 | $0.1602 | $0.6493 | $0.4982 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.888 | $0.1641 | $0.7803 | $0.6163 |
| West US westus | $0.896 | $0.1656 | $0.8105 | $0.6249 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.92 | $0.17 | $0.8143 | $0.6522 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.922 | $0.1704 | $0.8341 | $0.6537 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.96 | $0.1774 | $0.84 | $0.6599 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.96 | $0.1774 | $0.8172 | $0.6256 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.992 | $0.1833 | $0.8699 | $0.6887 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.992 | $0.1833 | $0.8975 | $0.7033 |
| South India southindia | $1.083 | $0.2001 | $0.919 | $0.7029 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $1.152 | $0.2129 | $1.042 | $0.8168 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.768 | – | – |
| Windows | $1.136 | – | – |
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 |
|---|---|
| Max data disks | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 12,800 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 201 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_DC8s_v3 |
| Family | DCsv3 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dcsv3-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
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.