Standard_D32_v3vsStandard_D32_v4
Standard_D32_v3 and Standard_D32_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $1.536 per hour.
| At a glance | Standard_D32_v3 | Standard_D32_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.536/hr | $1.536/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.307/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.3239/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 32 vCPUs, 128 GiB | 32 vCPUs, 128 GiB |
| Processor | Intel 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) | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Standard_D32_v3 | Standard_D32_v4 | Standard_D32_v4 vs Standard_D32_v3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.536 | $1.536 | Same |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 80% off$0.307 | 79% off$0.3239 | ▲ 6% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 41% off$0.9063 | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 62% off$0.5837 | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 31% off$1.06 | 31% off$1.053 | ▼ 1% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$0.7219 | 54% off$0.7069 | ▼ 2% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_D32_v3 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where Standard_D32_v4 leads
ACU (compute units)195 vs 160
22% higherSpecs
7 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute2 of 6 differ | Standard_D32_v3 | Standard_D32_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 | 32 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 16 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel 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) | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| ACU (compute units) | 160 | 195 |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_D32_v3 | Standard_D32_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 128 | 128 |
| NetworkingAll 3 match | Standard_D32_v3 | Standard_D32_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 16,000 Mbps | 16,000 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| Storage2 of 7 differ | Standard_D32_v3 | Standard_D32_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 800 GiB temp SSD | – |
| Temp disk | 800 GiB | – |
| Max data disks | 32 | 32 |
| Premium SSD | No | No |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 51,200 | 51,200 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 768 MB/s | 768 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No | No |
| Instance details2 of 4 differ | Standard_D32_v3 | Standard_D32_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Dv3 | Dv4 |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| VM generations | V1 | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | No | No |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_D32_v3 | Standard_D32_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | dv3-series | dv4-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_D32_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_D32_v3 | Standard_D32_v4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $1.536 | $1.536 | Same |
| East US 2eastus2 | $1.536 | $1.536 | Same |
| West US 2westus2 | $1.536 | $1.536 | Same |
| West US 3westus3 | $1.536 | $1.536 | Same |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $1.60 | $1.536 | ▼ 4% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $1.632 | $1.632 | Same |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $1.68 | $1.616 | ▼ 4% |
| Jio India Centraljioindiacentral | $1.68 | $1.616 | ▼ 4% |
| Jio India Westjioindiawest | $1.68 | $1.616 | ▼ 4% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $1.69 | $1.69 | Same |
| North Europenortheurope | $1.712 | $1.712 | Same |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $1.712 | $1.712 | Same |
| Central UScentralus | $1.76 | $1.736 | ▼ 1% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $1.76 | $1.843 | ▲ 5% |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $1.76 | $1.843 | ▲ 5% |
| Korea Southkoreasouth | $1.772 | $1.772 | Same |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $1.776 | $1.712 | ▼ 4% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $1.776 | $1.712 | ▼ 4% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $1.792 | $1.792 | Same |
| Israel Centralisraelcentral | $1.792 | $1.792 | Same |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $1.792 | $1.792 | Same |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $1.80 | $1.728 | ▼ 4% |
| Malaysia Westmalaysiawest | $1.80 | $1.728 | ▼ 4% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $1.84 | $1.84 | Same |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $1.84 | $1.84 | Same |
| UK Southuksouth | $1.856 | $1.776 | ▼ 4% |
| UK Westukwest | $1.856 | $1.859 | Same |
| West USwestus | $1.872 | $1.792 | ▼ 4% |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $1.883 | $1.883 | Same |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $1.92 | $1.883 | ▼ 2% |
| West Europewesteurope | $1.92 | $1.84 | ▼ 4% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $1.968 | $1.888 | ▼ 4% |
| West Indiawestindia | $1.968 | $1.888 | ▼ 4% |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $2.00 | $1.92 | ▼ 4% |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2 | $2.00 | $1.92 | ▼ 4% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $2.00 | $1.92 | ▼ 4% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $2.00 | $1.997 | Same |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $2.00 | $1.92 | ▼ 4% |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $2.016 | $2.016 | Same |
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | $2.016 | $1.936 | ▼ 4% |
| US Gov Texasusgovtexas | $2.016 | $1.92 | ▼ 5% |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $2.016 | $1.936 | ▼ 4% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $2.032 | $2.032 | Same |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $2.064 | $1.984 | ▼ 4% |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $2.064 | $2.182 | ▲ 6% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $2.112 | $2.112 | Same |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $2.112 | $2.024 | ▼ 4% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $2.112 | $2.024 | ▼ 4% |
| Sweden Southswedensouth | $2.122 | $2.122 | Same |
| South Indiasouthindia | $2.164 | $2.164 | Same |
| India South Centralindiasouthcentral | $2.262 | $1.616 | ▼ 29% |
| France Southfrancesouth | $2.33 | $2.335 | Same |
| Germany Northgermanynorth | $2.392 | $2.392 | Same |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $2.496 | $2.496 | Same |
| Taiwan Northtaiwannorth | $2.50 | $1.786 | ▼ 29% |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $2.54 | $2.688 | ▲ 6% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $2.544 | $2.448 | ▼ 4% |
| Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest | $2.745 | $2.631 | ▼ 4% |
| Norway Westnorwaywest | $2.746 | $2.631 | ▼ 4% |
| Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest | $3.25 | $2.321 | ▼ 29% |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $3.307 | $3.182 | ▼ 4% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.