Standard_D48_v3vsStandard_D48_v4
Standard_D48_v3 and Standard_D48_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $2.304 per hour.
| At a glance | Standard_D48_v3 | Standard_D48_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $2.304/hr | $2.304/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.4606/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.4859/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 48 vCPUs, 192 GiB | 48 vCPUs, 192 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_D48_v3 | Standard_D48_v4 | Standard_D48_v4 vs Standard_D48_v3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $2.304 | $2.304 | Same |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 80% off$0.4606 | 79% off$0.4859 | ▲ 5% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 41% off$1.359 | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 62% off$0.8755 | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 31% off$1.59 | 31% off$1.58 | ▼ 1% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$1.083 | 54% off$1.06 | ▼ 2% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_D48_v3 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where Standard_D48_v4 leads
ACU (compute units)195 vs 160
22% higherSpecs
7 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute2 of 6 differ | Standard_D48_v3 | Standard_D48_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 48 | 48 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 24 |
| 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_D48_v3 | Standard_D48_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 192 | 192 |
| NetworkingAll 3 match | Standard_D48_v3 | Standard_D48_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 24,000 Mbps | 24,000 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| Storage2 of 7 differ | Standard_D48_v3 | Standard_D48_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 1200 GiB temp SSD | – |
| Temp disk | 1,200 GiB | – |
| Max data disks | 32 | 32 |
| Premium SSD | No | No |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 76,800 | 76,800 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,152 MB/s | 1,152 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No | No |
| Instance details2 of 4 differ | Standard_D48_v3 | Standard_D48_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Dv3 | Dv4 |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| VM generations | V1 | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | No | No |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_D48_v3 | Standard_D48_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | dv3-series | dv4-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_D48_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_D48_v3 | Standard_D48_v4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $2.304 | $2.304 | Same |
| East US 2eastus2 | $2.304 | $2.304 | Same |
| West US 2westus2 | $2.304 | $2.304 | Same |
| West US 3westus3 | $2.304 | $2.304 | Same |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $2.40 | $2.304 | ▼ 4% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $2.448 | $2.448 | Same |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $2.52 | $2.424 | ▼ 4% |
| Jio India Centraljioindiacentral | $2.52 | $2.424 | ▼ 4% |
| Jio India Westjioindiawest | $2.52 | $2.424 | ▼ 4% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $2.534 | $2.534 | Same |
| North Europenortheurope | $2.568 | $2.568 | Same |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $2.568 | $2.568 | Same |
| Central UScentralus | $2.64 | $2.604 | ▼ 1% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $2.64 | $2.765 | ▲ 5% |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $2.64 | $2.765 | ▲ 5% |
| Korea Southkoreasouth | $2.658 | $2.658 | Same |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $2.664 | $2.568 | ▼ 4% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $2.664 | $2.568 | ▼ 4% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $2.688 | $2.688 | Same |
| Israel Centralisraelcentral | $2.688 | $2.688 | Same |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $2.688 | $2.688 | Same |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $2.70 | $2.592 | ▼ 4% |
| Malaysia Westmalaysiawest | $2.70 | $2.592 | ▼ 4% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $2.76 | $2.76 | Same |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $2.76 | $2.76 | Same |
| UK Southuksouth | $2.784 | $2.664 | ▼ 4% |
| UK Westukwest | $2.784 | $2.788 | Same |
| West USwestus | $2.808 | $2.688 | ▼ 4% |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $2.825 | $2.825 | Same |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $2.88 | $2.825 | ▼ 2% |
| West Europewesteurope | $2.88 | $2.76 | ▼ 4% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $2.952 | $2.832 | ▼ 4% |
| West Indiawestindia | $2.952 | $2.832 | ▼ 4% |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $3.00 | $2.88 | ▼ 4% |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2 | $3.00 | $2.88 | ▼ 4% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $3.00 | $2.88 | ▼ 4% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $3.00 | $2.995 | Same |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $3.00 | $2.88 | ▼ 4% |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $3.024 | $3.024 | Same |
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | $3.024 | $2.904 | ▼ 4% |
| US Gov Texasusgovtexas | $3.024 | $2.88 | ▼ 5% |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $3.024 | $2.904 | ▼ 4% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $3.048 | $3.048 | Same |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $3.096 | $2.976 | ▼ 4% |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $3.096 | $3.274 | ▲ 6% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $3.168 | $3.168 | Same |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $3.168 | $3.036 | ▼ 4% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $3.168 | $3.036 | ▼ 4% |
| Sweden Southswedensouth | $3.182 | $3.182 | Same |
| South Indiasouthindia | $3.246 | $3.246 | Same |
| India South Centralindiasouthcentral | $3.394 | $2.424 | ▼ 29% |
| France Southfrancesouth | $3.494 | $3.502 | Same |
| Germany Northgermanynorth | $3.588 | $3.588 | Same |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $3.744 | $3.744 | Same |
| Taiwan Northtaiwannorth | $3.75 | $2.678 | ▼ 29% |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $3.81 | $4.032 | ▲ 6% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $3.816 | $3.672 | ▼ 4% |
| Norway Westnorwaywest | $4.118 | $3.947 | ▼ 4% |
| Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest | $4.119 | $3.947 | ▼ 4% |
| Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest | $4.875 | $3.482 | ▼ 29% |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $4.961 | $4.773 | ▼ 4% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.