Dpsv5vsDpsv6

Size for size, Dpsv6 is on average 9% cheaper than Dpsv5 on demand in East US, across 7 shared sizes. Same size, one generation apart.

At a glanceDpsv5Dpsv6
Sizes here78
From$0.077/hr$0.0702/hr
vCPUs2 to 642 to 96
Memory8 to 208 GiB8 to 384 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.

SizeDpsv5Dpsv6Dpsv6 vs Dpsv5
2Standard_D2ps_v5 $0.077Standard_D2ps_v6 $0.0702▼ 9%
4Standard_D4ps_v5 $0.154Standard_D4ps_v6 $0.14▼ 9%
8Standard_D8ps_v5 $0.308Standard_D8ps_v6 $0.281▼ 9%
16Standard_D16ps_v5 $0.616Standard_D16ps_v6 $0.562▼ 9%
32Standard_D32ps_v5 $1.232Standard_D32ps_v6 $1.123▼ 9%
48Standard_D48ps_v5 $1.848Standard_D48ps_v6 $1.685▼ 9%
64Standard_D64ps_v5 $2.464Standard_D64ps_v6 $2.246▼ 9%

Key differences

The biggest lead each family has.

Where Dpsv5 leads
Spot priceLower in 7 of 7 shared sizes
Cheaper spot
Where Dpsv6 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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