Standard_D2ds_v5vsStandard_D2ds_v6

Standard_D2ds_v5 is 10% cheaper than Standard_D2ds_v6 on demand in East US, saving $8.76 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D2ds_v5Standard_D2ds_v6
On-demand$0.113/hr10% less$0.125/hr
Lowest rate$0.0242/hr8% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0263/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)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_v5Standard_D2ds_v6Standard_D2ds_v6 vs Standard_D2ds_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.113$0.125▲ 11%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.024279% off$0.0263▲ 9%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.066738% off$0.0773▲ 16%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.042961% off$0.0486▲ 13%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.077231% off$0.0862▲ 12%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.051654% off$0.0575▲ 11%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2ds_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.113 vs $0.125 per hour
10% cheaper
Where Standard_D2ds_v6 leads
Max data disks8 vs 4
2× higher

Specs

9 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D2ds_v5Standard_D2ds_v6
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D2ds_v5Standard_D2ds_v6
Memory (GiB)88
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D2ds_v5Standard_D2ds_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage5 of 8 differStandard_D2ds_v5Standard_D2ds_v6
Storage75 GiB temp SSD110 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Temp disk75 GiB–
Local NVMe–110 GiB
Max data disks48
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,7503,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)85 MB/s106 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D2ds_v5Standard_D2ds_v6
FamilyDdsv5Ddsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2ds_v5Standard_D2ds_v6
Seriesddsv5-seriesddsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2ds_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2ds_v5Standard_D2ds_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.113$0.125▲ 11%
East US 2eastus2$0.113$0.125▲ 11%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.113$0.125▲ 11%
West US 2westus2$0.113$0.125▲ 11%
West US 3westus3$0.113$0.125▲ 11%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.12$0.132▲ 10%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.122$0.131▲ 7%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.122$0.131▲ 7%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.122$0.131▲ 7%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.122$0.131▲ 7%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.124$0.137▲ 10%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.126$0.139▲ 10%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.126$0.139▲ 10%
North Europenortheurope$0.126$0.139▲ 10%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.126$0.139▲ 10%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.127$0.132▲ 4%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.127$0.132▲ 4%
Central UScentralus$0.128$0.141▲ 10%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.13$0.143▲ 10%
UK Southuksouth$0.131$0.144▲ 10%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.132$0.145▲ 10%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.132$0.145▲ 10%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.132$0.145▲ 10%
West USwestus$0.133$0.145▲ 9%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.136$0.149▲ 10%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.136$0.149▲ 10%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.136$0.15▲ 10%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.136$0.15▲ 10%
West Europewesteurope$0.136$0.149▲ 10%
UK Westukwest$0.137$0.151▲ 10%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.138$0.153▲ 11%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.139$0.153▲ 10%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.139$0.153▲ 10%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.139$0.153▲ 10%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.141$0.156▲ 11%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.141$0.156▲ 11%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.142$0.156▲ 10%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.142$0.156▲ 10%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.142$0.156▲ 10%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.143$0.156▲ 9%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.143$0.156▲ 9%
West Indiawestindia$0.145$0.159▲ 10%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.146$0.161▲ 10%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.146$0.161▲ 10%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.147$0.162▲ 10%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.15$0.178▲ 19%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.15$0.166▲ 11%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.15$0.166▲ 11%
East Asiaeastasia$0.155$0.171▲ 10%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.156$0.172▲ 10%
South Indiasouthindia$0.159$0.176▲ 11%
France Southfrancesouth$0.172$0.189▲ 10%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.177$0.194▲ 10%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.179$0.199▲ 11%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.18$0.199▲ 11%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.18$0.199▲ 11%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.194$0.213▲ 10%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.194$0.253▲ 30%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.195$0.214▲ 10%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.234$0.258▲ 10%

Keep exploring

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

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_v4
Standard_D2ds_v6General purpose, Ddsv6 family
Standard_D2ds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv6 family

Compare Standard_D2ds_v6 with

Standard_D2ads_v6Standard_E2ds_v6Standard_D2pds_v6Standard_D2ds_v7

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