Standard_D32s_v5vsStandard_D32s_v6

Standard_D32s_v5 is 5% cheaper than Standard_D32s_v6 on demand in East US, saving $56.21 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D32s_v5Standard_D32s_v6
On-demand$1.536/hr5% less$1.613/hr
Lowest rate$0.3243/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.3402/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 128 GiB32 vCPUs, 128 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel 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_D32s_v5Standard_D32s_v6Standard_D32s_v6 vs Standard_D32s_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$1.536$1.613▲ 5%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.324379% off$0.3402▲ 5%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.947738% off$0.9999▲ 6%
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.606761% off$0.629▲ 4%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$1.05331% off$1.113▲ 6%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.706954% off$0.742▲ 5%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D32s_v5 leads
On-demand price$1.536 vs $1.613 per hour
5% cheaper
Where Standard_D32s_v6 leads
Max data disks64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

6 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D32s_v5Standard_D32s_v6
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1616
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D32s_v5Standard_D32s_v6
Memory (GiB)128128
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D32s_v5Standard_D32s_v6
Network16,000 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage2 of 5 differStandard_D32s_v5Standard_D32s_v6
Max data disks3264
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)51,20051,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)865 MB/s1,696 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D32s_v5Standard_D32s_v6
FamilyDsv5Dsv6
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D32s_v5Standard_D32s_v6
Seriesdsv5-seriesdsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D32s_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D32s_v5Standard_D32s_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$1.536$1.613▲ 5%
East US 2eastus2$1.536$1.613▲ 5%
North Central USnorthcentralus$1.536$1.613▲ 5%
West US 2westus2$1.536$1.613▲ 5%
West US 3westus3$1.536$1.613▲ 5%
Central Indiacentralindia$1.616$1.697▲ 5%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$1.616$1.696▲ 5%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$1.616$1.697▲ 5%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.616$1.697▲ 5%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$1.632$1.714▲ 5%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$1.69$1.774▲ 5%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$1.712$1.798▲ 5%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$1.712$1.798▲ 5%
North Europenortheurope$1.712$1.798▲ 5%
Spain Centralspaincentral$1.712$1.798▲ 5%
Central UScentralus$1.736$1.822▲ 5%
Korea Southkoreasouth$1.766$1.855▲ 5%
UK Southuksouth$1.776$1.865▲ 5%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$1.786$1.875▲ 5%
France Centralfrancecentral$1.792$1.882▲ 5%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$1.792$1.882▲ 5%
Italy Northitalynorth$1.792$1.882▲ 5%
West USwestus$1.792$1.882▲ 5%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$1.84$1.932▲ 5%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$1.84$1.936▲ 5%
West Europewesteurope$1.84$1.932▲ 5%
South Central USsouthcentralus$1.843$1.935▲ 5%
West Central USwestcentralus$1.843$1.935▲ 5%
UK Westukwest$1.859$1.951▲ 5%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$1.883$1.977▲ 5%
UAE Northuaenorth$1.883$1.984▲ 5%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$1.888$1.982▲ 5%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$1.92$2.016▲ 5%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$1.92$2.016▲ 5%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$1.92$2.016▲ 5%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$1.92$2.016▲ 5%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$1.92$2.016▲ 5%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$1.936$2.016▲ 4%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$1.936$2.016▲ 4%
West Indiawestindia$1.966$2.064▲ 5%
Japan Eastjapaneast$1.984$2.083▲ 5%
Japan Westjapanwest$1.984$2.083▲ 5%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$1.997$2.097▲ 5%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$2.024$2.306▲ 14%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$2.024$2.145▲ 6%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$2.032$2.145▲ 6%
East Asiaeastasia$2.112$2.218▲ 5%
Sweden Southswedensouth$2.122$2.228▲ 5%
South Indiasouthindia$2.166$2.274▲ 5%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$2.321$2.437▲ 5%
France Southfrancesouth$2.33$2.446▲ 5%
Germany Northgermanynorth$2.392$2.512▲ 5%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$2.448$2.571▲ 5%
UAE Centraluaecentral$2.448$2.571▲ 5%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$2.628$3.271▲ 24%
Norway Westnorwaywest$2.631$2.763▲ 5%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$2.642$2.774▲ 5%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$3.182$3.341▲ 5%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D32s_v5General purpose, Dsv5 family
Standard_D32s_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dsv5 family

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Standard_D32s_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Dsv6 family

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