Standard_D2s_v3vsStandard_E2s_v3

Standard_D2s_v3 is 24% cheaper than Standard_E2s_v3 on demand in East US, saving $21.90 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D2s_v3Standard_E2s_v3
On-demand$0.096/hr24% less$0.126/hr
Lowest rate$0.0192/hr24% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0252/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D2s_v3Standard_E2s_v3Standard_E2s_v3 vs Standard_D2s_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$0.096$0.126▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.019280% off$0.0252▲ 31%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.066231% off$0.0869▲ 31%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.045153% off$0.0592▲ 31%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2s_v3 leads
On-demand price$0.096 vs $0.126 per hour
24% cheaper
Where Standard_E2s_v3 leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher
Temp disk32 GiB vs 16 GiB
2× higher

Specs

7 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 6 differStandard_D2s_v3Standard_E2s_v3
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)–
ACU (compute units)160160
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D2s_v3Standard_E2s_v3
Memory (GiB)816
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D2s_v3Standard_E2s_v3
Network1,000 Mbps1,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage2 of 7 differStandard_D2s_v3Standard_E2s_v3
Storage16 GiB temp SSD32 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk16 GiB32 GiB
Max data disks44
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,2003,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)48 MB/s48 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D2s_v3Standard_E2s_v3
FamilyDsv3Esv3
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2s_v3Standard_E2s_v3
Seriesdsv3-seriesev3-esv3-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2s_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2s_v3Standard_E2s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.096$0.126▲ 31%
East US 2eastus2$0.096$0.133▲ 39%
West US 2westus2$0.096$0.126▲ 31%
West US 3westus3$0.096$0.126▲ 31%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.1$0.126▲ 26%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.102$0.134▲ 31%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.105$0.137▲ 30%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.105$0.137▲ 30%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.105$0.137▲ 30%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.106$0.139▲ 31%
North Europenortheurope$0.107$0.141▲ 32%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.107$0.141▲ 32%
Central UScentralus$0.11$0.146▲ 33%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.11$0.146▲ 33%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.11$0.146▲ 33%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.111$0.146▲ 32%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.111$0.146▲ 32%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.111$0.144▲ 30%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.112$0.156▲ 39%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.112$0.144▲ 29%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.112$0.148▲ 32%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.112$0.148▲ 32%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.112$0.144▲ 29%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.115$0.152▲ 32%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.115$0.152▲ 32%
UK Southuksouth$0.116$0.156▲ 34%
UK Westukwest$0.116$0.156▲ 34%
West USwestus$0.117$0.148▲ 26%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.118$0.155▲ 31%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.12$0.151▲ 26%
West Europewesteurope$0.12$0.16▲ 33%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.123$0.16▲ 30%
West Indiawestindia$0.123$0.152▲ 24%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.125$0.16▲ 28%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.125$0.16▲ 28%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.125$0.16▲ 28%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.125$0.16▲ 28%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.125$0.16▲ 28%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.126$0.159▲ 26%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.126$0.16▲ 27%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.126$0.16▲ 27%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.126$0.16▲ 27%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.127$0.168▲ 32%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.129$0.16▲ 24%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.129$0.16▲ 24%
East Asiaeastasia$0.132$0.167▲ 27%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.132$0.176▲ 33%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.132$0.176▲ 33%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.133$0.174▲ 31%
South Indiasouthindia$0.135$0.167▲ 24%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.141$0.182▲ 29%
France Southfrancesouth$0.1456$0.2028▲ 39%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.15$0.198▲ 32%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.156$0.192▲ 23%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.156$0.196▲ 26%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.1588$0.21▲ 32%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.159$0.235▲ 48%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.1714$0.2292▲ 34%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.172$0.229▲ 33%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.203$0.249▲ 23%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.207$0.306▲ 48%

Keep exploring

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

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