Standard_D15_v2vsStandard_D15i_v2

Standard_D15_v2 and Standard_D15i_v2 cost the same on demand in East US, $1.853 per hour. Per vCPU, Standard_D15_v2 costs 25% less.

At a glanceStandard_D15_v2Standard_D15i_v2
On-demand$1.853/hr$1.853/hr
Lowest rate$0.4312/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.4312/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D15_v2Standard_D15i_v2Standard_D15i_v2 vs Standard_D15_v2
On-demandPay by the hour$1.853$1.853Same
SpotCan be interrupted77% off$0.431277% off$0.4312Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$1.27931% off$1.279Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.870953% off$0.8709Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D15_v2 leads
vCPUs20 vs 15
33% higher
Where Standard_D15i_v2 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

22 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 5 differStandard_D15_v2Standard_D15i_v2
vCPUs2015
Physical cores20–
Threads per core1–
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ACU (compute units)210–
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D15_v2Standard_D15i_v2
Memory (GiB)140–
Networking3 of 3 differStandard_D15_v2Standard_D15i_v2
Network25,000 Mbps–
Accelerated networkingYes–
Max network interfaces8–
Storage7 of 7 differStandard_D15_v2Standard_D15i_v2
Storage1000 GiB temp SSD–
Temp disk1,000 GiB–
Max data disks64–
Premium SSDNo–
Max disk IOPS (uncached)64,000–
Max disk throughput (uncached)960 MB/s–
Ephemeral OS diskNo–
Instance details5 of 5 differStandard_D15_v2Standard_D15i_v2
FamilyDv2Div2
CategoryMemory optimized–
VM generationsV1–
Encryption at hostNo–
Retirement date2028-05-01–
Other2 of 2 differStandard_D15_v2Standard_D15i_v2
Seriesdv2-dsv2-series-memory–
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIderived from size name

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D15_v2 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D15_v2Standard_D15i_v2Difference
East US 2eastus2$1.495$1.495Same
West US 2westus2$1.495$1.495Same
West US 3westus3$1.495$1.495Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$1.58$1.58Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.593$1.593Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.66$1.66Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.662$1.662Same
West Central USwestcentralus$1.662$1.662Same
Italy Northitalynorth$1.725$1.725Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.726$1.726Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.727$1.727Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.727$1.727Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$1.794$1.794Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$1.794$1.794Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$1.794$1.794Same
UAE Northuaenorth$1.794$1.794Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.829$1.829Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$1.829$1.829Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.852$1.852Same
West USwestus$1.852$1.852Same
Central UScentralus$1.853$1.853Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.853$1.853Same
North Europenortheurope$1.853$1.853Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$1.854$1.854Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$1.864$1.864Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$1.864$1.864Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.864$1.864Same
Central Indiacentralindia$1.895$1.895Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$1.895$1.895Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.895$1.895Same
South Indiasouthindia$1.895$1.895Same
West Indiawestindia$1.895$1.895Same
West Europewesteurope$1.897$1.897Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.912$1.912Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$1.995$1.995Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$1.995$1.995Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.995$1.995Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$1.995$1.995Same
Japan Westjapanwest$1.995$1.995Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.995$1.995Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$2.003$2.003Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$2.087$2.087Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$2.087$2.087Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$2.158$2.158Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$2.244$2.244Same
East Asiaeastasia$2.294$2.294Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.294$2.294Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$2.332$2.332Same
France Centralfrancecentral$2.343$2.343Same
UK Southuksouth$2.343$2.343Same
UK Westukwest$2.343$2.343Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$2.349$2.349Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$2.482$2.482Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$2.512$2.512Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$2.713$2.713Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$2.713$2.713Same
France Southfrancesouth$3.042$3.042Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$3.054$3.054Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D15_v2Memory optimized, Dv2 family
Standard_D15_v2 prices and specsEvery size in the Dv2 family
Standard_D15i_v2Div2 family
Standard_D15i_v2 prices and specs

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