Standard_D32a_v4vsStandard_D32as_v4

Standard_D32a_v4 and Standard_D32as_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $1.536 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D32a_v4Standard_D32as_v4
On-demand$1.536/hr$1.536/hr
Lowest rate$0.3239/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.3239/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 128 GiB32 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Genoa)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D32a_v4Standard_D32as_v4Standard_D32as_v4 vs Standard_D32a_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$1.536$1.536Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.323979% off$0.3239Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.903241% off$0.9032Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.577562% off$0.5775Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$1.05331% off$1.053Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.706954% off$0.7069Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D32a_v4 leads
Temp disk800 GiB vs 256 GiB
3.1× higher
Where Standard_D32as_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

6 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D32a_v4Standard_D32as_v4
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1616
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Genoa)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D32a_v4Standard_D32as_v4
Memory (GiB)128128
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D32a_v4Standard_D32as_v4
Network16,000 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D32a_v4Standard_D32as_v4
Storage800 GiB temp SSD32 x 256 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk800 GiB256 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)51,20051,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)768 MB/s768 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D32a_v4Standard_D32as_v4
FamilyDav4Dasv4
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D32a_v4Standard_D32as_v4
Seriesdav4-seriesdasv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D32a_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D32a_v4Standard_D32as_v4Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.987$0.987Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.987$0.987Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.987$0.987Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$1.454$1.454Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.536$1.536Same
East US 2eastus2$1.536$1.536Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.536$1.536Same
West US 2westus2$1.536$1.536Same
West US 3westus3$1.536$1.536Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.607$1.607Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.616$1.616Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.632$1.632Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.664$1.664Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.664$1.664Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.69$1.69Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.712$1.712Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$1.712$1.712Same
North Europenortheurope$1.712$1.712Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$1.728$1.728Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$1.728$1.728Same
Central UScentralus$1.736$1.736Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$1.772$1.772Same
UK Southuksouth$1.776$1.776Same
France Centralfrancecentral$1.792$1.792Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$1.792$1.792Same
Italy Northitalynorth$1.792$1.792Same
West USwestus$1.792$1.792Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$1.814$1.814Same
West Europewesteurope$1.84$1.84Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.843$1.843Same
West Central USwestcentralus$1.843$1.843Same
UK Westukwest$1.859$1.859Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$1.883$1.883Same
UAE Northuaenorth$1.883$1.883Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.888$1.888Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$1.92$1.92Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$1.92$1.92Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.92$1.92Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.92$1.92Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$1.92$1.92Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$1.936$1.936Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.936$1.936Same
West Indiawestindia$1.966$1.966Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.984$1.984Same
Japan Westjapanwest$1.984$1.984Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$1.997$1.997Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$2.032$2.032Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$2.089$2.089Same
East Asiaeastasia$2.112$2.112Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$2.122$2.122Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$2.163$2.163Same
South Indiasouthindia$2.166$2.166Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$2.196$2.196Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$2.196$2.196Same
France Southfrancesouth$2.33$2.33Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$2.448$2.448Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$2.454$2.454Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$2.642$2.642Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$2.855$2.855Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$2.855$2.855Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$3.182$3.182Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D32a_v4General purpose, Dav4 family
Standard_D32a_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Dav4 family

Compare Standard_D32a_v4 with

Standard_D32_v4Standard_E32a_v4
Standard_D32as_v4General purpose, Dasv4 family
Standard_D32as_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Dasv4 family

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Standard_D32s_v4Standard_E32as_v4Standard_D32as_v5

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