Standard_D48ds_v4vsStandard_D48ds_v5

Standard_D48ds_v4 and Standard_D48ds_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $2.712 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D48ds_v4Standard_D48ds_v5
On-demand$2.712/hr$2.712/hr
Lowest rate$0.5741/hr1% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.5817/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 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice 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_D48ds_v4Standard_D48ds_v5Standard_D48ds_v5 vs Standard_D48ds_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$2.712$2.712Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.574179% off$0.5817▲ 1%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.59541% off$1.60Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.0262% off$1.031▲ 1%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$1.85432% off$1.854Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$1.23954% off$1.239Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D48ds_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D48ds_v5 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,315 MB/s vs 1,152 MB/s
14% higher

Specs

5 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D48ds_v4Standard_D48ds_v5
vCPUs4848
Physical cores2424
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)195–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D48ds_v4Standard_D48ds_v5
Memory (GiB)192192
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D48ds_v4Standard_D48ds_v5
Network24,000 Mbps24,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage1 of 7 differStandard_D48ds_v4Standard_D48ds_v5
Storage1800 GiB temp SSD1800 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk1,800 GiB1,800 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)76,80076,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,152 MB/s1,315 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D48ds_v4Standard_D48ds_v5
FamilyDdsv4Ddsv5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D48ds_v4Standard_D48ds_v5
Seriesddsv4-seriesddsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D48ds_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D48ds_v4Standard_D48ds_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$2.712$2.712Same
East US 2eastus2$2.712$2.712Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$2.712$2.712Same
West US 2westus2$2.712$2.712Same
West US 3westus3$2.712$2.712Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.88$2.88Same
Central Indiacentralindia$2.928$2.928Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$2.928$2.928Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$2.928$2.928Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.928$2.928Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$2.983$2.983Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.024$3.024Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$3.024$3.024Same
North Europenortheurope$3.024$3.024Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$3.024$3.024Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$3.046$3.046Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$3.046$3.046Same
Central UScentralus$3.065$3.065Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$3.129$3.119Same
UK Southuksouth$3.144$3.144Same
France Centralfrancecentral$3.168$3.168Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$3.168$3.168Same
Italy Northitalynorth$3.168$3.168Same
West USwestus$3.192$3.192Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$3.254$3.526▲ 8%
West Central USwestcentralus$3.254$3.254Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$3.264$3.264Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$3.264$3.264Same
West Europewesteurope$3.264$3.264Same
UK Westukwest$3.282$3.282Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$3.311$3.311Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$3.326$3.326Same
UAE Northuaenorth$3.326$3.326Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$3.336$3.336Same
West Indiawestindia$3.336$3.471▲ 4%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$3.384$3.384Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$3.39$3.39Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$3.408$3.408Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$3.408$3.408Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$3.408$3.408Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$3.432$3.432Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$3.432$3.432Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$3.504$3.504Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$3.526$3.254▼ 8%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$3.581$3.578Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$3.59$3.59Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$3.59$3.59Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$3.60$3.60Same
East Asiaeastasia$3.72$3.72Same
South Indiasouthindia$3.821$3.824Same
Japan Westjapanwest$3.853$3.504▼ 9%
France Southfrancesouth$4.122$4.118Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$4.223$4.243Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$4.305$4.305Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$4.32$4.32Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$4.407$4.324▼ 2%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$4.667$4.671Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$4.668$4.668Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$4.746$4.68▼ 1%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$5.618$5.616Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D48ds_v4General purpose, Ddsv4 family
Standard_D48ds_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv4 family

Compare Standard_D48ds_v4 with

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Standard_D48ds_v5General purpose, Ddsv5 family
Standard_D48ds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv5 family

Compare Standard_D48ds_v5 with

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