Standard_D48as_v4vsStandard_D48as_v5

Standard_D48as_v5 is 10% cheaper than Standard_D48as_v4 on demand in East US, saving $175.20 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D48as_v4Standard_D48as_v5
On-demand$2.304/hr$2.064/hr10% less
Lowest rate$0.4859/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.4357/hr10% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 192 GiB48 vCPUs, 192 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Genoa)AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (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_D48as_v4Standard_D48as_v5Standard_D48as_v5 vs Standard_D48as_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$2.304$2.064▼ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.485979% off$0.4357▼ 10%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.35538% off$1.274▼ 6%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.866360% off$0.8153▼ 6%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$1.5832% off$1.41▼ 11%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$1.0654% off$0.9468▼ 11%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D48as_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D48as_v5 leads
On-demand price$2.064 vs $2.304 per hour
10% cheaper

Specs

7 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D48as_v4Standard_D48as_v5
vCPUs4848
Physical cores2424
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7452 (Rome), AMD EPYC 7763v (Genoa)AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
ACU (compute units)–230
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D48as_v4Standard_D48as_v5
Memory (GiB)192192
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D48as_v4Standard_D48as_v5
Network24,000 Mbps24,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage3 of 7 differStandard_D48as_v4Standard_D48as_v5
Storage32 x 384 GiB temp SSD–
Temp disk384 GiB–
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)76,80076,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,152 MB/s1,152 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D48as_v4Standard_D48as_v5
FamilyDasv4Dasv5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D48as_v4Standard_D48as_v5
Seriesdasv4-seriesdasv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D48as_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D48as_v4Standard_D48as_v5Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$1.481$1.333▼ 10%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$1.481$1.333▼ 10%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$1.481$1.333▼ 10%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$2.182$2.182Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$2.304$2.064▼ 10%
East US 2eastus2$2.304$2.064▼ 10%
North Central USnorthcentralus$2.304$2.064▼ 10%
West US 2westus2$2.304$2.064▼ 10%
West US 3westus3$2.304$2.064▼ 10%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$2.411$2.411Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$2.424$2.424Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.448$2.208▼ 10%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.496$2.496Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$2.496$2.496Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$2.534$2.27▼ 10%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.568$2.304▼ 10%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$2.568$2.304▼ 10%
North Europenortheurope$2.568$2.304▼ 10%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$2.592$2.333▼ 10%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$2.592$2.333▼ 10%
Central UScentralus$2.604$2.332▼ 10%
Korea Southkoreasouth$2.658$2.374▼ 11%
UK Southuksouth$2.664$2.40▼ 10%
France Centralfrancecentral$2.688$2.424▼ 10%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$2.688$2.544▼ 5%
Italy Northitalynorth$2.688$2.424▼ 10%
West USwestus$2.688$2.424▼ 10%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$2.722$2.722Same
West Europewesteurope$2.76$2.496▼ 10%
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.765$2.477▼ 10%
West Central USwestcentralus$2.765$2.477▼ 10%
UK Westukwest$2.788$2.497▼ 10%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$2.825$2.544▼ 10%
UAE Northuaenorth$2.825$2.544▼ 10%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.832$2.544▼ 10%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$2.88$2.592▼ 10%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$2.88$2.592▼ 10%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.88$2.592▼ 10%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.88$2.592▼ 10%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$2.88$2.58▼ 10%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$2.904$2.616▼ 10%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$2.904$2.616▼ 10%
West Indiawestindia$2.949$2.642▼ 10%
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.976$2.688▼ 10%
Japan Westjapanwest$2.976$2.688▼ 10%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$2.995$2.683▼ 10%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$3.048$2.748▼ 10%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$3.134$3.134Same
East Asiaeastasia$3.168$2.856▼ 10%
Sweden Southswedensouth$3.182$2.87▼ 10%
Germany Northgermanynorth$3.245$3.245Same
South Indiasouthindia$3.249$2.91▼ 10%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$3.295$2.952▼ 10%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$3.295$2.952▼ 10%
France Southfrancesouth$3.494$3.151▼ 10%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$3.672$3.312▼ 10%
UAE Centraluaecentral$3.682$3.307▼ 10%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$3.962$3.572▼ 10%
Norway Westnorwaywest$4.283$3.837▼ 10%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$4.283$3.837▼ 10%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$4.774$4.306▼ 10%

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Standard_D48as_v4General purpose, Dasv4 family
Standard_D48as_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Dasv4 family

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Standard_D48as_v5General purpose, Dasv5 family
Standard_D48as_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dasv5 family

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