Standard_D2pds_v5vsStandard_D2pds_v6

Standard_D2pds_v5 is 2% cheaper than Standard_D2pds_v6 on demand in East US, saving $1.02 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D2pds_v5Standard_D2pds_v6
On-demand$0.0904/hr2% less$0.0918/hr
Lowest rate$0.0191/hr52% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0401/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorAmpere AltraAzure Cobalt 100
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D2pds_v5Standard_D2pds_v6Standard_D2pds_v6 vs Standard_D2pds_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.0904$0.0918▲ 2%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.019156% off$0.0401▲ 110%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.053341% off$0.0541▲ 2%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.034462% off$0.0349▲ 1%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.061932% off$0.0624▲ 1%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.041553% off$0.0431▲ 4%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2pds_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.0904 vs $0.0918 per hour
2% cheaper
Where Standard_D2pds_v6 leads
Max data disks8 vs 4
2× higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D2pds_v5Standard_D2pds_v6
vCPUs22
Physical cores22
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAmpere AltraAzure Cobalt 100
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D2pds_v5Standard_D2pds_v6
Memory (GiB)88
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D2pds_v5Standard_D2pds_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage5 of 8 differStandard_D2pds_v5Standard_D2pds_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 details1 of 4 differStandard_D2pds_v5Standard_D2pds_v6
FamilyDpdsv5Dpdsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2pds_v5Standard_D2pds_v6
Seriesdpdsv5-seriesdpdsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2pds_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2pds_v5Standard_D2pds_v6Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.0604$0.0604Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.0904$0.0918▲ 2%
East US 2eastus2$0.0904$0.0918▲ 2%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.0904$0.0918▲ 2%
West US 2westus2$0.0904$0.0918▲ 2%
West US 3westus3$0.0904$0.0918▲ 2%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.096$0.0978▲ 2%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.101$0.102▲ 1%
North Europenortheurope$0.101$0.103▲ 2%
Central UScentralus$0.102$0.104▲ 2%
UK Southuksouth$0.104$0.106▲ 2%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.106$0.107▲ 1%
West USwestus$0.106$0.107▲ 1%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.108$0.11▲ 2%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.108$0.11▲ 2%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.109$0.11▲ 1%
West Europewesteurope$0.109$0.11▲ 1%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.113$0.114▲ 1%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.114$0.114Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.117$0.118▲ 1%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.12$0.143▲ 19%
East Asiaeastasia$0.125$0.126▲ 1%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D2pds_v5General purpose, Dpdsv5 family
Standard_D2pds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dpdsv5 family

Compare Standard_D2pds_v5 with

Standard_D2ads_v5Standard_D2ds_v5Standard_E2pds_v5
Standard_D2pds_v6General purpose, Dpdsv6 family
Standard_D2pds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dpdsv6 family

Compare Standard_D2pds_v6 with

Standard_D2ads_v6Standard_D2ds_v6Standard_E2pds_v6Standard_D2pds_v7

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