Standard_D13vsStandard_D13_v2

Standard_D13_v2 is 4% cheaper than Standard_D13 on demand in East US, saving $21.90 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D13Standard_D13_v2
On-demand$0.771/hr$0.741/hr4% less
Lowest rate$0.1794/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.1724/hr4% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 56 GiB8 vCPUs, 56 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_D13Standard_D13_v2Standard_D13_v2 vs Standard_D13
On-demandPay by the hour$0.771$0.741▼ 4%
SpotCan be interrupted77% off$0.179477% off$0.1724▼ 4%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.53231% off$0.5113▼ 4%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.362453% off$0.3483▼ 4%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D13 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D13_v2 leads
On-demand price$0.741 vs $0.771 per hour
4% cheaper
Max disk throughput (uncached)384 MB/s vs 256 MB/s
50% higher
ACU (compute units)210 vs 160
31% higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D13Standard_D13_v2
vCPUs88
Physical cores88
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ACU (compute units)160210
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D13Standard_D13_v2
Memory (GiB)5656
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_D13Standard_D13_v2
Network–6,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingNoYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage2 of 7 differStandard_D13Standard_D13_v2
Storage–400 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk400 GiB400 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoNo
Max disk IOPS (uncached)25,60025,600
Max disk throughput (uncached)256 MB/s384 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 5 differStandard_D13Standard_D13_v2
FamilyDDv2
Category–Memory optimized
VM generationsV1V1
Encryption at hostNoNo
Retirement date2028-05-012028-05-01
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D13Standard_D13_v2
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API
Series–dv2-dsv2-series-memory

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D13 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D13Standard_D13_v2Difference
East US 2eastus2$0.694$0.598▼ 14%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.694$0.665▼ 4%
West Indiawestindia$0.704$0.758▲ 8%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.73$0.758▲ 4%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.746$0.746Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.747$0.732▼ 2%
West US 3westus3$0.77$0.598▼ 22%
Central UScentralus$0.771$0.741▼ 4%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.771$0.741▼ 4%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.771$0.741▼ 4%
North Europenortheurope$0.771$0.741▼ 4%
West USwestus$0.771$0.741▼ 4%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.773$0.732▼ 5%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.832$0.718▼ 14%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.84$0.798▼ 5%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.84$0.798▼ 5%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.84$0.798▼ 5%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.84$0.765▼ 9%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.847$0.637▼ 25%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.885$0.691▼ 22%
West Europewesteurope$0.885$0.759▼ 14%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.93$0.801▼ 14%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.939$0.94Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.962$0.937▼ 3%
UK Southuksouth$0.962$0.937▼ 3%
East Asiaeastasia$0.966$0.918▼ 5%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.966$0.918▼ 5%
South Indiasouthindia$0.977$0.758▼ 22%
UK Westukwest$1.009$0.937▼ 7%
UAE Centraluaecentral$1.082$0.933▼ 14%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$1.165$1.005▼ 14%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$1.221$1.222Same

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

Standard_D13D family
Standard_D13 prices and specsEvery size in the D family
Standard_D13_v2Memory optimized, Dv2 family
Standard_D13_v2 prices and specsEvery size in the Dv2 family

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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.