Standard_D32ds_v6vsStandard_E32ds_v6

Standard_D32ds_v6 is 24% cheaper than Standard_E32ds_v6 on demand in East US, saving $454.79 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D32ds_v6Standard_E32ds_v6
On-demand$1.993/hr24% less$2.616/hr
Lowest rate$0.4197/hr23% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.5462/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 128 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)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_D32ds_v6Standard_E32ds_v6Standard_E32ds_v6 vs Standard_D32ds_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$1.993$2.616▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.419779% off$0.5462▲ 30%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$1.23638% off$1.622▲ 31%
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.777461% off$1.02▲ 31%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$1.37532% off$1.779▲ 29%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.916853% off$1.23▲ 34%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D32ds_v6 leads
On-demand price$1.993 vs $2.616 per hour
24% cheaper
Where Standard_E32ds_v6 leads
Memory (GiB)256 vs 128
2× higher

Specs

4 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_D32ds_v6Standard_E32ds_v6
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1616
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D32ds_v6Standard_E32ds_v6
Memory (GiB)128256
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D32ds_v6Standard_E32ds_v6
Network16,000 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
StorageAll 7 matchStandard_D32ds_v6Standard_E32ds_v6
Storage4 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD4 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Local NVMe1,760 GiB1,760 GiB
Max data disks6464
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)51,20051,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,696 MB/s1,696 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D32ds_v6Standard_E32ds_v6
FamilyDdsv6Edsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D32ds_v6Standard_E32ds_v6
Seriesddsv6-seriesedsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D32ds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D32ds_v6Standard_E32ds_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.993$2.616▲ 31%
East US 2eastus2$1.993$2.616▲ 31%
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.993$2.616▲ 31%
West US 2westus2$1.993$2.616▲ 31%
West US 3westus3$1.993$2.616▲ 31%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$2.096$2.704▲ 29%
Central Indiacentralindia$2.097$2.70▲ 29%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$2.097$2.70▲ 29%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.097$2.70▲ 29%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$2.118$2.683▲ 27%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$2.118$2.683▲ 27%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.118$2.782▲ 31%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$2.193$2.878▲ 31%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.222$2.866▲ 29%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$2.222$2.866▲ 29%
North Europenortheurope$2.222$2.928▲ 32%
Spain Centralspaincentral$2.222$2.928▲ 32%
Central UScentralus$2.252$2.956▲ 31%
Korea Southkoreasouth$2.292$3.009▲ 31%
UK Southuksouth$2.305$3.073▲ 33%
France Centralfrancecentral$2.326$3.073▲ 32%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$2.326$3.073▲ 32%
Italy Northitalynorth$2.326$3.073▲ 32%
West USwestus$2.326$2.907▲ 25%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$2.384$3.152▲ 32%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.388$3.156▲ 32%
West Europewesteurope$2.388$3.156▲ 32%
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.392$3.14▲ 31%
West Central USwestcentralus$2.392$3.14▲ 31%
UK Westukwest$2.412$3.166▲ 31%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$2.444$3.073▲ 26%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$2.444$2.99▲ 22%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.45$3.156▲ 29%
UAE Northuaenorth$2.452$3.218▲ 31%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$2.492$3.135▲ 26%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$2.492$3.135▲ 26%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.492$3.135▲ 26%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.492$3.156▲ 27%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$2.492$3.135▲ 26%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$2.492$3.27▲ 31%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$2.492$3.135▲ 26%
West Indiawestindia$2.552$3.349▲ 31%
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.575$3.156▲ 23%
Japan Westjapanwest$2.575$3.156▲ 23%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$2.591$3.401▲ 31%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$2.651$3.48▲ 31%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$2.651$3.48▲ 31%
East Asiaeastasia$2.741$3.597▲ 31%
Sweden Southswedensouth$2.753$3.617▲ 31%
South Indiasouthindia$2.811$3.689▲ 31%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$2.851$3.741▲ 31%
France Southfrancesouth$3.023$3.995▲ 32%
Germany Northgermanynorth$3.104$4.103▲ 32%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$3.177$4.174▲ 31%
UAE Centraluaecentral$3.177$4.187▲ 32%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$3.178$3.887▲ 22%
Norway Westnorwaywest$3.415$4.513▲ 32%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$3.428$4.535▲ 32%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$4.043$4.589▲ 14%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$4.13$5.426▲ 31%

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

Standard_D32ds_v6General purpose, Ddsv6 family
Standard_D32ds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv6 family

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Standard_E32ds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Edsv6 family

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