Standard_D48_v4vsStandard_D48s_v4

Standard_D48_v4 and Standard_D48s_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $2.304 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D48_v4Standard_D48s_v4
On-demand$2.304/hr$2.304/hr
Lowest rate$0.4859/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.4859/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 192 GiB48 vCPUs, 192 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), 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_D48_v4Standard_D48s_v4Standard_D48s_v4 vs Standard_D48_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$2.304$2.304Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.485979% off$0.4859Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.35941% off$1.355Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.875562% off$0.8663▼ 1%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$1.5831% off$1.58Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$1.0654% off$1.06Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D48_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D48s_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

5 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 6 differStandard_D48_v4Standard_D48s_v4
vCPUs4848
Physical cores2424
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)195195
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D48_v4Standard_D48s_v4
Memory (GiB)192192
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D48_v4Standard_D48s_v4
Network24,000 Mbps24,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage1 of 5 differStandard_D48_v4Standard_D48s_v4
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)76,80076,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,152 MB/s1,152 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D48_v4Standard_D48s_v4
FamilyDv4Dsv4
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D48_v4Standard_D48s_v4
Seriesdv4-seriesdsv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D48_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D48_v4Standard_D48s_v4Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$2.304$2.304Same
East US 2eastus2$2.304$2.304Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$2.304$2.304Same
West US 2westus2$2.304$2.304Same
West US 3westus3$2.304$2.304Same
Central Indiacentralindia$2.424$2.424Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$2.424$2.424Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$2.424$2.424Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.424$2.424Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.448$2.448Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$2.534$2.534Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.568$2.568Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$2.568$2.568Same
North Europenortheurope$2.568$2.568Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$2.568$2.568Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$2.592$2.592Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$2.592$2.592Same
Central UScentralus$2.604$2.604Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$2.658$2.658Same
UK Southuksouth$2.664$2.664Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$2.678$2.678Same
France Centralfrancecentral$2.688$2.688Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$2.688$2.688Same
Italy Northitalynorth$2.688$2.688Same
West USwestus$2.688$2.688Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.76$2.76Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$2.76$2.76Same
West Europewesteurope$2.76$2.76Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.765$2.765Same
West Central USwestcentralus$2.765$2.765Same
UK Westukwest$2.788$2.788Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$2.825$2.825Same
UAE Northuaenorth$2.825$2.825Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.832$2.832Same
West Indiawestindia$2.832$2.832Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$2.88$2.88Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$2.88$2.88Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.88$2.88Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.88$2.88Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$2.88$2.88Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$2.904$2.904Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$2.904$2.904Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.976$2.976Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$2.995$2.995Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$3.024$3.024Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$3.036$3.036Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$3.036$3.036Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$3.048$3.048Same
East Asiaeastasia$3.168$3.168Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$3.182$3.182Same
South Indiasouthindia$3.246$3.24Same
Japan Westjapanwest$3.274$3.274Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$3.482$3.482Same
France Southfrancesouth$3.502$3.502Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$3.588$3.588Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$3.672$3.672Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$3.744$3.744Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$3.947$3.947Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$3.947$3.947Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$4.032$4.032Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$4.773$4.773Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D48_v4General purpose, Dv4 family
Standard_D48_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Dv4 family

Compare Standard_D48_v4 with

Standard_D48a_v4Standard_D48d_v4Standard_D48ds_v4Standard_E48_v4Standard_D48_v3Standard_D48_v5
Standard_D48s_v4General purpose, Dsv4 family
Standard_D48s_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Dsv4 family

Compare Standard_D48s_v4 with

Standard_D48as_v4Standard_E48s_v4Standard_D48s_v3Standard_D48s_v5

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