Dplsv5vsDplsv6

Size for size, Dplsv6 is on average 9% cheaper than Dplsv5 on demand in East US, across 7 shared sizes. Same size, one generation apart.

At a glanceDplsv5Dplsv6
Sizes here78
From$0.068/hr$0.062/hr
vCPUs2 to 642 to 96
Memory4 to 128 GiB4 to 192 GiB
Architecturearm64arm64
CategoryGeneral purpose, ArmGeneral purpose, Arm

On-demand prices by size in East US

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

SizeDplsv5Dplsv6Dplsv6 vs Dplsv5
2Standard_D2pls_v5 $0.068Standard_D2pls_v6 $0.062▼ 9%
4Standard_D4pls_v5 $0.136Standard_D4pls_v6 $0.124▼ 9%
8Standard_D8pls_v5 $0.272Standard_D8pls_v6 $0.248▼ 9%
16Standard_D16pls_v5 $0.544Standard_D16pls_v6 $0.496▼ 9%
32Standard_D32pls_v5 $1.088Standard_D32pls_v6 $0.992▼ 9%
48Standard_D48pls_v5 $1.632Standard_D48pls_v6 $1.488▼ 9%
64Standard_D64pls_v5 $2.176Standard_D64pls_v6 $1.984▼ 9%

Key differences

The biggest lead each family has.

Where Dplsv5 leads
Spot priceLower in 7 of 7 shared sizes
Cheaper spot
Where Dplsv6 leads
On-demand priceCheaper in 7 of 7 shared sizes
9% cheaper
Sizes8 sizes here vs 7
1 more
Largest size96 vCPUs vs 64
Bigger

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Dplsv57 sizes
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