Dsv4vsEsv4

Size for size, Dsv4 is on average 24% cheaper than Esv4 on demand in East US, across 7 shared sizes. Same size and generation, tuned for different work (general, compute or memory).

At a glanceDsv4Esv4
Sizes here717
From$0.096/hr$0.126/hr
vCPUs2 to 642 to 64
Memory8 to 256 GiB16 to 504 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized

On-demand prices by size in East US

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

SizeDsv4Esv4Esv4 vs Dsv4
2Standard_D2s_v4 $0.096Standard_E2s_v4 $0.126▲ 31%
4Standard_D4s_v4 $0.192Standard_E4s_v4 $0.252▲ 31%
8Standard_D8s_v4 $0.384Standard_E8s_v4 $0.504▲ 31%
16Standard_D16s_v4 $0.768Standard_E16s_v4 $1.008▲ 31%
32Standard_D32s_v4 $1.536Standard_E32s_v4 $2.016▲ 31%
48Standard_D48s_v4 $2.304Standard_E48s_v4 $3.024▲ 31%
64Standard_D64s_v4 $3.072Standard_E64s_v4 $4.032▲ 31%

Key differences

The biggest lead each family has.

Where Dsv4 leads
On-demand priceCheaper in 7 of 7 shared sizes
24% cheaper
Spot priceLower in 7 of 7 shared sizes
Cheaper spot
Where Esv4 leads
Sizes17 sizes here vs 7
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