Standard_DS2_v2
Standard_DS2_v2 is an Azure VM size with 2 vCPUs, 7 GiB memory (Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)). In East US it costs $0.146 per hour on demand ($106.58 per month) for Linux. Spot capacity is about $0.034 per hour. It is sold in 58 regions; the cheapest is East US 2 at $0.114 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US 2 eastus2 | $0.114 | $0.0505 | $0.0787 | $0.0536 |
| West US 2 westus2 | $0.114 | $0.0265 | $0.0787 | $0.0536 |
| West US 3 westus3 | $0.114 | $0.0265 | $0.0787 | $0.0536 |
| Mexico Central mexicocentral | $0.125 | $0.0291 | $0.095 | $0.0688 |
| South Central US southcentralus | $0.127 | $0.0296 | $0.0876 | $0.0597 |
| West Central US westcentralus | $0.127 | $0.0296 | $0.0876 | $0.0597 |
| North Europe northeurope | $0.132 | $0.0307 | $0.1003 | $0.0726 |
| Germany West Central germanywestcentral | $0.133 | $0.0309 | $0.1011 | $0.0732 |
| Italy North italynorth | $0.136 | $0.0316 | $0.1178 | $0.093 |
| Poland Central polandcentral | $0.136 | $0.0316 | $0.1034 | $0.0748 |
| Spain Central spaincentral | $0.136 | $0.0316 | $0.1034 | $0.0748 |
| Sweden Central swedencentral | $0.136 | $0.0316 | $0.1034 | $0.0748 |
| West Europe westeurope | $0.136 | $0.0316 | $0.1034 | $0.0748 |
| Israel Central israelcentral | $0.137 | $0.0319 | $0.1041 | $0.0754 |
| Qatar Central qatarcentral | $0.137 | $0.0319 | $0.1041 | $0.0754 |
| UAE North uaenorth | $0.137 | $0.0319 | $0.1041 | $0.0754 |
| Canada Central canadacentral | $0.14 | $0.0544 | $0.1064 | $0.077 |
| Canada East canadaeast | $0.14 | $0.0326 | $0.1064 | $0.077 |
| West US westus | $0.14 | $0.0326 | $0.0966 | $0.0658 |
| US Gov Arizona usgovarizona | $0.143 | $0.0333 | – | – |
| US Gov Texas usgovtexas | $0.143 | $0.0333 | – | – |
| US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia | $0.143 | $0.0333 | – | – |
| Central US centralus | $0.146 | $0.027 | $0.1007 | $0.0686 |
| East US eastus | $0.146 | $0.034 | $0.1007 | $0.0686 |
| Indonesia Central indonesiacentral | $0.146 | $0.034 | $0.1007 | $0.0686 |
| Malaysia West malaysiawest | $0.146 | $0.034 | $0.1007 | $0.0686 |
| North Central US northcentralus | $0.146 | $0.034 | $0.1007 | $0.0686 |
| Korea South koreasouth | $0.149 | $0.0347 | $0.1132 | $0.082 |
| Switzerland North switzerlandnorth | $0.1496 | $0.0348 | $0.1137 | $0.0823 |
| Norway East norwayeast | $0.15 | $0.0349 | $0.114 | $0.0825 |
| South Africa North southafricanorth | $0.153 | $0.0356 | $0.1163 | $0.0842 |
| Australia Southeast australiasoutheast | $0.1558 | $0.0362 | $0.1184 | $0.0857 |
| Southeast Asia southeastasia | $0.158 | $0.0368 | $0.1201 | $0.0869 |
| Korea Central koreacentral | $0.165 | $0.0384 | $0.1254 | $0.0908 |
| Australia Central australiacentral | $0.168 | $0.0391 | $0.1277 | $0.0924 |
| Australia Central 2 australiacentral2 | $0.168 | $0.0168 | $0.1277 | $0.0924 |
| Australia East australiaeast | $0.168 | $0.0391 | $0.1277 | $0.0924 |
| Central India centralindia | $0.169 | $0.0393 | $0.1284 | $0.093 |
| Jio India Central jioindiacentral | $0.169 | – | $0.169 | $0.169 |
| Jio India West jioindiawest | $0.169 | – | $0.169 | $0.169 |
| South India southindia | $0.169 | $0.0393 | $0.1284 | $0.093 |
| West India westindia | $0.169 | $0.0393 | $0.1284 | $0.093 |
| Brazil South brazilsouth | $0.171 | $0.0398 | $0.13 | $0.0941 |
| Germany North germanynorth | $0.174 | $0.0405 | $0.1322 | $0.0957 |
| France Central francecentral | $0.175 | $0.0407 | $0.133 | $0.0963 |
| UK West ukwest | $0.175 | $0.0407 | $0.133 | $0.0963 |
| UK South uksouth | $0.176 | $0.041 | $0.1338 | $0.0968 |
| Sweden South swedensouth | $0.177 | $0.0412 | $0.1345 | $0.0974 |
| UAE Central uaecentral | $0.178 | $0.0414 | $0.1353 | $0.0979 |
| Japan West japanwest | $0.182 | $0.0424 | $0.1383 | $0.1001 |
| South Africa West southafricawest | $0.192 | $0.0447 | $0.1459 | $0.1056 |
| Norway West norwaywest | $0.194 | $0.0451 | $0.1474 | $0.1067 |
| Switzerland West switzerlandwest | $0.1946 | $0.0453 | $0.1479 | $0.107 |
| New Zealand North newzealandnorth | $0.195 | $0.0454 | $0.1482 | $0.1073 |
| Japan East japaneast | $0.205 | $0.0477 | $0.1558 | $0.1128 |
| East Asia eastasia | $0.214 | $0.0498 | $0.1626 | $0.1177 |
| Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast | $0.223 | $0.0519 | $0.1695 | $0.1227 |
| France South francesouth | $0.228 | $0.0531 | $0.1733 | $0.1254 |
Prices by operating system in East US
| Operating system | On-demand /hr | 1-yr reserved /hr | 3-yr reserved /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | $0.146 | – | – |
| Windows | $0.238 | – | – |
Specs
| Compute | Value |
|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 |
| Physical cores | 2 |
| Threads per core | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| ACU (compute units) | 210 |
| Memory | Value |
|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 7 |
| Networking | Value |
|---|---|
| Network | 1.5 Gbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 |
| Storage | Value |
|---|---|
| Storage | 14 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 14 GiB |
| Max data disks | 8 |
| Premium SSD | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 6,400 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 96 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes |
| Instance details | Value |
|---|---|
| Instance type | Standard_DS2_v2 |
| Family | DSv2 |
| Category | General purpose |
| VM generations | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes |
| Retirement date | 2028-05-01 |
| Other | Value |
|---|---|
| Series | dsv2-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API |
Compare Standard_DS2_v2
Other generations
Other DSv2 sizes
| Size | vCPUs | Memory (GiB) | On-demand /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard_DS1_v2 | 1 | 3.5 | $0.073 |
| Standard_DS11-1_v2 | 1 | 14 | $0.185 |
| Standard_DS12-1_v2 | 1 | 28 | $0.371 |
| Standard_DS2_v2 | 2 | 7 | $0.146 |
| Standard_DS11_v2 | 2 | 14 | $0.185 |
| Standard_DS12-2_v2 | 2 | 28 | $0.371 |
| Standard_DS13-2_v2 | 2 | 56 | $0.741 |
| Standard_DS3_v2 | 4 | 14 | $0.293 |
| Standard_DS12_v2 | 4 | 28 | $0.371 |
| Standard_DS13-4_v2 | 4 | 56 | $0.741 |
| Standard_DS14-4_v2 | 4 | 112 | $1.482 |
| Standard_DS4_v2 | 8 | 28 | $0.585 |
| Standard_DS13_v2 | 8 | 56 | $0.741 |
| Standard_DS14-8_v2 | 8 | 112 | $1.482 |
| Standard_DS5_v2 | 16 | 56 | $1.17 |
| Standard_DS14_v2 | 16 | 112 | $1.482 |
| Standard_DS15_v2 | 20 | 140 | $1.853 |
Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.