Standard_D2_v4vsStandard_D2ds_v4

Standard_D2_v4 is 15% cheaper than Standard_D2ds_v4 on demand in East US, saving $12.41 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D2_v4Standard_D2ds_v4
On-demand$0.096/hr15% less$0.113/hr
Lowest rate$0.0202/hr15% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0239/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 Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), 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_v4Standard_D2ds_v4Standard_D2ds_v4 vs Standard_D2_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$0.096$0.113▲ 18%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.020279% off$0.0239▲ 18%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.056641% off$0.0664▲ 17%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.036562% off$0.0425▲ 16%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.065832% off$0.0772▲ 17%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.044254% off$0.0516▲ 17%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2_v4 leads
On-demand price$0.096 vs $0.113 per hour
15% cheaper
Where Standard_D2ds_v4 leads
Max network interfaces3 vs 2
50% higher

Specs

9 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 6 differStandard_D2_v4Standard_D2ds_v4
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)195195
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D2_v4Standard_D2ds_v4
Memory (GiB)88
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D2_v4Standard_D2ds_v4
Network5,000 Mbps5,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces23
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_D2_v4Standard_D2ds_v4
Storage–75 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk–75 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 details2 of 4 differStandard_D2_v4Standard_D2ds_v4
FamilyDv4Ddsv4
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2_v4Standard_D2ds_v4
Seriesdv4-seriesddsv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2_v4Standard_D2ds_v4Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.096$0.113▲ 18%
East US 2eastus2$0.096$0.113▲ 18%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.096$0.113▲ 18%
West US 2westus2$0.096$0.113▲ 18%
West US 3westus3$0.096$0.113▲ 18%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.101$0.122▲ 21%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.101$0.122▲ 21%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.101$0.122▲ 21%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.101$0.122▲ 21%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.102$0.12▲ 18%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.106$0.124▲ 17%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.107$0.126▲ 18%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.107$0.126▲ 18%
North Europenortheurope$0.107$0.126▲ 18%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.107$0.126▲ 18%
Central UScentralus$0.108$0.128▲ 19%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.108$0.127▲ 18%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.108$0.127▲ 18%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.111$0.13▲ 17%
UK Southuksouth$0.111$0.131▲ 18%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.112$0.132▲ 18%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.112$0.132▲ 18%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.112$0.132▲ 18%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.112$0.138▲ 23%
West USwestus$0.112$0.133▲ 19%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.115$0.136▲ 18%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.115$0.136▲ 18%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.115$0.147▲ 28%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.115$0.136▲ 18%
West Europewesteurope$0.115$0.136▲ 18%
UK Westukwest$0.116$0.137▲ 18%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.118$0.139▲ 18%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.118$0.139▲ 18%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.118$0.139▲ 18%
West Indiawestindia$0.118$0.139▲ 18%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.12$0.142▲ 18%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.12$0.142▲ 18%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.12$0.142▲ 18%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.12$0.141▲ 17%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.12$0.141▲ 17%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.121$0.143▲ 18%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.121$0.143▲ 18%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.124$0.146▲ 18%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.125$0.136▲ 9%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.126$0.149▲ 18%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.126$0.15▲ 19%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.1265$0.1496▲ 18%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.127$0.15▲ 18%
East Asiaeastasia$0.132$0.155▲ 17%
South Indiasouthindia$0.135$0.159▲ 18%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.136$0.161▲ 18%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.145$0.179▲ 23%
France Southfrancesouth$0.146$0.172▲ 18%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.15$0.176▲ 17%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.153$0.18▲ 18%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.156$0.184▲ 18%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.164$0.194▲ 18%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.1643$0.1936▲ 18%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.168$0.198▲ 18%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.199$0.234▲ 18%

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

Standard_D2_v4General purpose, Dv4 family
Standard_D2_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Dv4 family

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Standard_D2ds_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv4 family

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