DCasccv5vsDCasccv6

Size for size, DCasccv5 is on average 14% cheaper than DCasccv6 on demand in East US, across 2 shared sizes. Same size, one generation apart.

At a glanceDCasccv5DCasccv6
Sizes here72
From$0.172/hr$0.4/hr
vCPUs4 to 968 to 32
Memory16 to 384 GiB—
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CategoryGeneral purpose—

On-demand prices by size in East US

USD per hour for Linux. Pick a size to compare the two types.

SizeDCasccv5DCasccv6DCasccv6 vs DCasccv5
8Standard_DC8as_cc_v5 $0.344Standard_DC8as_cc_v6 $0.4▲ 16%
32Standard_DC32as_cc_v5 $1.376Standard_DC32as_cc_v6 $1.598▲ 16%

Key differences

The biggest lead each family has.

Where DCasccv5 leads
On-demand priceCheaper in 2 of 2 shared sizes
14% cheaper
Spot priceLower in 2 of 2 shared sizes
Cheaper spot
Sizes7 sizes here vs 2
5 more
Largest size96 vCPUs vs 32
Bigger
Where DCasccv6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

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