Standard_D2_v3vsStandard_D2s_v3

Standard_D2_v3 and Standard_D2s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.096 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D2_v3Standard_D2s_v3
On-demand$0.096/hr$0.096/hr
Lowest rate$0.0192/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0192/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D2_v3Standard_D2s_v3Standard_D2s_v3 vs Standard_D2_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$0.096$0.096Same
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.019280% off$0.0192Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.066231% off$0.0662Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.045153% off$0.0451Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2_v3 leads
Temp disk50 GiB vs 16 GiB
3.1× higher
Where Standard_D2s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 6 matchStandard_D2_v3Standard_D2s_v3
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)160160
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D2_v3Standard_D2s_v3
Memory (GiB)88
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D2_v3Standard_D2s_v3
Network1,000 Mbps1,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_D2_v3Standard_D2s_v3
Storage50 GiB temp SSD16 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk50 GiB16 GiB
Max data disks44
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,2003,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)48 MB/s48 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoYes
Instance details3 of 4 differStandard_D2_v3Standard_D2s_v3
FamilyDv3Dsv3
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2_v3Standard_D2s_v3
Seriesdv3-seriesdsv3-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2_v3Standard_D2s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.096$0.096Same
East US 2eastus2$0.096$0.096Same
West US 2westus2$0.096$0.096Same
West US 3westus3$0.096$0.096Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.1$0.1Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.102$0.102Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.105$0.105Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.105$0.105Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.105$0.105Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.106$0.106Same
North Europenortheurope$0.107$0.107Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.107$0.107Same
Central UScentralus$0.11$0.11Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.11$0.11Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.11$0.11Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.111$0.111Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.111$0.111Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.111$0.111Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.112$0.112Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.112$0.112Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.112$0.112Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.112$0.112Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.112$0.112Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.115$0.115Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.115$0.115Same
UK Southuksouth$0.116$0.116Same
UK Westukwest$0.116$0.116Same
West USwestus$0.117$0.117Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.118$0.118Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.12$0.12Same
West Europewesteurope$0.12$0.12Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.123$0.123Same
West Indiawestindia$0.123$0.123Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.125$0.125Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.125$0.125Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.125$0.125Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.125$0.125Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.125$0.125Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.126$0.126Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.126$0.126Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.126$0.126Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.126$0.126Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.127$0.127Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.129$0.129Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.129$0.129Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.132$0.132Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.132$0.132Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.132$0.132Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.133$0.133Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.135$0.135Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.141$0.141Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.1456$0.1456Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.15$0.15Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.156$0.156Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.156$0.156Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.1588$0.1588Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.159$0.159Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.1714$0.1714Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.172$0.172Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.203$0.203Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.207$0.207Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D2_v3General purpose, Dv3 family
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.