Standard_D2ds_v4vsStandard_D2ds_v5

Standard_D2ds_v4 and Standard_D2ds_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.113 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D2ds_v4Standard_D2ds_v5
On-demand$0.113/hr$0.113/hr
Lowest rate$0.0239/hr1% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0242/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 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice 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_D2ds_v4Standard_D2ds_v5Standard_D2ds_v5 vs Standard_D2ds_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$0.113$0.113Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.023979% off$0.0242▲ 1%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.066441% off$0.0667Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.042562% off$0.0429▲ 1%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.077232% off$0.0772Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.051654% off$0.0516Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2ds_v4 leads
Max network interfaces3 vs 2
50% higher
Where Standard_D2ds_v5 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)85 MB/s vs 48 MB/s
77% higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D2ds_v4Standard_D2ds_v5
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)195–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D2ds_v4Standard_D2ds_v5
Memory (GiB)88
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_D2ds_v4Standard_D2ds_v5
Network5,000 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces32
Storage2 of 7 differStandard_D2ds_v4Standard_D2ds_v5
Storage75 GiB temp SSD75 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk75 GiB75 GiB
Max data disks44
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,2003,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)48 MB/s85 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D2ds_v4Standard_D2ds_v5
FamilyDdsv4Ddsv5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2ds_v4Standard_D2ds_v5
Seriesddsv4-seriesddsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2ds_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2ds_v4Standard_D2ds_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.113$0.113Same
East US 2eastus2$0.113$0.113Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.113$0.113Same
West US 2westus2$0.113$0.113Same
West US 3westus3$0.113$0.113Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.12$0.12Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.122$0.122Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.122$0.122Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.122$0.122Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.122$0.122Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.124$0.124Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.126$0.126Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.126$0.126Same
North Europenortheurope$0.126$0.126Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.126$0.126Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.127$0.127Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.127$0.127Same
Central UScentralus$0.128$0.128Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.13$0.13Same
UK Southuksouth$0.131$0.131Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.132$0.132Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.132$0.132Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.132$0.132Same
West USwestus$0.133$0.133Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.136$0.147▲ 8%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.136$0.136Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.136$0.136Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.136$0.136Same
West Europewesteurope$0.136$0.136Same
UK Westukwest$0.137$0.137Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.138$0.138Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.139$0.139Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.139$0.139Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.139$0.139Same
West Indiawestindia$0.139$0.145▲ 4%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.141$0.141Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.141$0.141Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.142$0.142Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.142$0.142Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.142$0.142Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.143$0.143Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.143$0.143Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.146$0.146Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.147$0.136▼ 7%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.149$0.149Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.1496$0.15Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.15$0.15Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.15$0.15Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.155$0.155Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.159$0.159Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.161$0.146▼ 9%
France Southfrancesouth$0.172$0.172Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.176$0.177▲ 1%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.179$0.179Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.18$0.18Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.184$0.18▼ 2%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.1936$0.194Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.194$0.194Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.198$0.195▼ 2%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.234$0.234Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D2ds_v4General purpose, Ddsv4 family
Standard_D2ds_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv4 family

Compare Standard_D2ds_v4 with

Standard_D2_v4Standard_E2ds_v4
Standard_D2ds_v5General purpose, Ddsv5 family
Standard_D2ds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv5 family

Compare Standard_D2ds_v5 with

Standard_D2_v5Standard_D2ads_v5Standard_E2ds_v5Standard_D2pds_v5Standard_D2ds_v6

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