Standard_D4_v3vsStandard_D4s_v3

Standard_D4_v3 and Standard_D4s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.192 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D4_v3Standard_D4s_v3
On-demand$0.192/hr$0.192/hr
Lowest rate$0.0384/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0384/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorIntel 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 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell), 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_D4_v3Standard_D4s_v3Standard_D4s_v3 vs Standard_D4_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$0.192$0.192Same
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.038480% off$0.0384Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.132531% off$0.1325Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.090253% off$0.0902Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D4_v3 leads
Temp disk100 GiB vs 32 GiB
3.1× higher
Where Standard_D4s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 6 matchStandard_D4_v3Standard_D4s_v3
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel 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 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)160160
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D4_v3Standard_D4s_v3
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D4_v3Standard_D4s_v3
Network2,000 Mbps2,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_D4_v3Standard_D4s_v3
Storage100 GiB temp SSD32 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk100 GiB32 GiB
Max data disks88
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)6,4006,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)96 MB/s96 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoYes
Instance details3 of 4 differStandard_D4_v3Standard_D4s_v3
FamilyDv3Dsv3
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D4_v3Standard_D4s_v3
Seriesdv3-seriesdsv3-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D4_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D4_v3Standard_D4s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.192$0.192Same
East US 2eastus2$0.192$0.192Same
West US 2westus2$0.192$0.192Same
West US 3westus3$0.192$0.192Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.2$0.2Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.204$0.204Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.21$0.21Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.21$0.21Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.21$0.21Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.211$0.211Same
North Europenortheurope$0.214$0.214Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.214$0.214Same
Central UScentralus$0.22$0.22Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.22$0.22Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.22$0.22Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.221$0.221Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.222$0.222Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.222$0.222Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.224$0.224Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.224$0.224Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.224$0.224Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.225$0.225Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.225$0.225Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.23$0.23Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.23$0.23Same
UK Southuksouth$0.232$0.232Same
UK Westukwest$0.232$0.232Same
West USwestus$0.234$0.234Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.235$0.235Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.24$0.24Same
West Europewesteurope$0.24$0.24Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.246$0.246Same
West Indiawestindia$0.246$0.246Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.25$0.25Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.25$0.25Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.25$0.25Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.25$0.25Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.25$0.25Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.252$0.252Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.252$0.252Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.252$0.252Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.252$0.252Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.254$0.254Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.258$0.258Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.258$0.258Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.264$0.264Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.264$0.264Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.264$0.264Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.265$0.265Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.271$0.271Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.283$0.283Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.291$0.291Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.299$0.299Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.312$0.312Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.312$0.312Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.3175$0.3175Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.318$0.318Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.3428$0.3428Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.343$0.343Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.406$0.406Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.413$0.413Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D4_v3General purpose, Dv3 family
Standard_D4_v3 prices and specsEvery size in the Dv3 family

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Standard_D4s_v3General purpose, Dsv3 family
Standard_D4s_v3 prices and specsEvery size in the Dsv3 family

Compare Standard_D4s_v3 with

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