Standard_D2ds_v6vsStandard_E2ds_v6

Standard_D2ds_v6 is 24% cheaper than Standard_E2ds_v6 on demand in East US, saving $28.47 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D2ds_v6Standard_E2ds_v6
On-demand$0.125/hr24% less$0.164/hr
Lowest rate$0.0263/hr23% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0342/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorIntel 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_v6Standard_E2ds_v6Standard_E2ds_v6 vs Standard_D2ds_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$0.125$0.164▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.026379% off$0.0342▲ 30%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.077338% off$0.1014▲ 31%
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.048661% off$0.0638▲ 31%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.086232% off$0.1115▲ 29%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.057553% off$0.0771▲ 34%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2ds_v6 leads
On-demand price$0.125 vs $0.164 per hour
24% cheaper
Where Standard_E2ds_v6 leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher

Specs

4 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_D2ds_v6Standard_E2ds_v6
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D2ds_v6Standard_E2ds_v6
Memory (GiB)816
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D2ds_v6Standard_E2ds_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
StorageAll 7 matchStandard_D2ds_v6Standard_E2ds_v6
Storage110 GiB temp NVMe SSD110 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe110 GiB110 GiB
Max data disks88
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,7503,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)106 MB/s106 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D2ds_v6Standard_E2ds_v6
FamilyDdsv6Edsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2ds_v6Standard_E2ds_v6
Seriesddsv6-seriesedsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2ds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2ds_v6Standard_E2ds_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.125$0.164▲ 31%
East US 2eastus2$0.125$0.164▲ 31%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.125$0.164▲ 31%
West US 2westus2$0.125$0.164▲ 31%
West US 3westus3$0.125$0.164▲ 31%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.131$0.169▲ 29%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.131$0.169▲ 29%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.131$0.169▲ 29%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.131$0.169▲ 29%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.132$0.168▲ 27%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.132$0.168▲ 27%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.132$0.174▲ 32%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.137$0.18▲ 31%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.139$0.179▲ 29%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.139$0.179▲ 29%
North Europenortheurope$0.139$0.183▲ 32%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.139$0.183▲ 32%
Central UScentralus$0.141$0.185▲ 31%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.143$0.188▲ 31%
UK Southuksouth$0.144$0.192▲ 33%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.145$0.192▲ 32%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.145$0.192▲ 32%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.145$0.192▲ 32%
West USwestus$0.145$0.182▲ 26%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.149$0.197▲ 32%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.149$0.197▲ 32%
West Europewesteurope$0.149$0.197▲ 32%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.15$0.196▲ 31%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.15$0.196▲ 31%
UK Westukwest$0.151$0.198▲ 31%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.153$0.197▲ 29%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.153$0.192▲ 25%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.153$0.187▲ 22%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.153$0.201▲ 31%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.156$0.196▲ 26%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.156$0.196▲ 26%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.156$0.196▲ 26%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.156$0.197▲ 26%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.156$0.196▲ 26%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.156$0.204▲ 31%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.156$0.196▲ 26%
West Indiawestindia$0.159$0.209▲ 31%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.161$0.197▲ 22%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.161$0.197▲ 22%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.162$0.213▲ 31%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.166$0.217▲ 31%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.166$0.217▲ 31%
East Asiaeastasia$0.171$0.225▲ 32%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.172$0.226▲ 31%
South Indiasouthindia$0.176$0.231▲ 31%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.178$0.234▲ 31%
France Southfrancesouth$0.189$0.25▲ 32%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.194$0.256▲ 32%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.199$0.261▲ 31%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.199$0.243▲ 22%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.199$0.262▲ 32%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.213$0.282▲ 32%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.214$0.283▲ 32%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.253$0.287▲ 13%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.258$0.339▲ 31%

Keep exploring

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

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

Compare Standard_D2ds_v6 with

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Standard_E2ds_v6Memory optimized, Edsv6 family
Standard_E2ds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Edsv6 family

Compare Standard_E2ds_v6 with

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