Standard_D2s_v4vsStandard_D2s_v5

Standard_D2s_v4 and Standard_D2s_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.096 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D2s_v4Standard_D2s_v5
On-demand$0.096/hr$0.096/hr
Lowest rate$0.0202/hr0% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0203/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 8 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire 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_D2s_v4Standard_D2s_v5Standard_D2s_v5 vs Standard_D2s_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$0.096$0.096Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.020279% off$0.0203Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.056438% off$0.0592▲ 5%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.036161% off$0.0379▲ 5%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.065831% off$0.0658Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.044254% off$0.0442Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D2s_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D2s_v5 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)85 MB/s vs 48 MB/s
77% higher

Specs

7 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D2s_v4Standard_D2s_v5
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)195–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D2s_v4Standard_D2s_v5
Memory (GiB)88
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D2s_v4Standard_D2s_v5
Network5,000 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage2 of 5 differStandard_D2s_v4Standard_D2s_v5
Max data disks44
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,2003,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)48 MB/s85 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D2s_v4Standard_D2s_v5
FamilyDsv4Dsv5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D2s_v4Standard_D2s_v5
Seriesdsv4-seriesdsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D2s_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D2s_v4Standard_D2s_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.096$0.096Same
East US 2eastus2$0.096$0.096Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.096$0.096Same
West US 2westus2$0.096$0.096Same
West US 3westus3$0.096$0.096Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.101$0.101Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.101$0.101Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.101$0.101Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.101$0.101Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.102$0.102Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.106$0.106Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.107$0.107Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.107$0.107Same
North Europenortheurope$0.107$0.107Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.107$0.107Same
Central UScentralus$0.108$0.108Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.108$0.108Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.108$0.108Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.111$0.11▼ 1%
UK Southuksouth$0.111$0.111Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.112$0.112Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.112$0.112Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.112$0.112Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.112$0.112Same
West USwestus$0.112$0.112Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.115$0.115Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.115$0.115Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.115$0.115Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.115$0.115Same
West Europewesteurope$0.115$0.115Same
UK Westukwest$0.116$0.116Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.118$0.118Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.118$0.118Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.118$0.118Same
West Indiawestindia$0.118$0.123▲ 4%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.12$0.12Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.12$0.12Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.12$0.12Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.12$0.12Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.12$0.12Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.121$0.121Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.121$0.121Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.124$0.124Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.125$0.125Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.126$0.126Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.126$0.127▲ 1%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.1265$0.127Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.127$0.127Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.132$0.132Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.133$0.133Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.135$0.135Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.136$0.124▼ 9%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.145$0.145Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.146$0.146Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.15$0.15Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.153$0.153Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.156$0.153▼ 2%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.164$0.164Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.1643$0.164Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.168$0.165▼ 2%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.199$0.199Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D2s_v4General purpose, Dsv4 family
Standard_D2s_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Dsv4 family

Compare Standard_D2s_v4 with

Standard_D2_v4Standard_D2as_v4Standard_E2s_v4Standard_D2s_v3
Standard_D2s_v5General purpose, Dsv5 family
Standard_D2s_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dsv5 family

Compare Standard_D2s_v5 with

Standard_D2_v5Standard_D2as_v5Standard_E2s_v5Standard_D2ps_v5Standard_D2s_v6

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