Standard_D4_v4vsStandard_D4s_v4
Standard_D4_v4 and Standard_D4s_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.192 per hour.
| At a glance | Standard_D4_v4 | Standard_D4s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.192/hr | $0.192/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.0405/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0405/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 4 vCPUs, 16 GiB | 4 vCPUs, 16 GiB |
| Processor | Intel 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) |
| 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_D4_v4 | Standard_D4s_v4 | Standard_D4s_v4 vs Standard_D4_v4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.192 | $0.192 | Same |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 79% off$0.0405 | 79% off$0.0405 | Same |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 41% off$0.1132 | 41% off$0.1129 | Same |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 62% off$0.0729 | 62% off$0.0722 | ▼ 1% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 31% off$0.1317 | 31% off$0.1317 | Same |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 54% off$0.0884 | 54% off$0.0884 | Same |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_D4_v4 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where Standard_D4s_v4 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Specs
5 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute1 of 6 differ | Standard_D4_v4 | Standard_D4s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 2 |
| 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 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) | 195 | 195 |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_D4_v4 | Standard_D4s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 16 | 16 |
| NetworkingAll 3 match | Standard_D4_v4 | Standard_D4s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 10,000 Mbps | 10,000 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 | 2 |
| Storage1 of 5 differ | Standard_D4_v4 | Standard_D4s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Max data disks | 8 | 8 |
| Premium SSD | No | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 6,400 | 6,400 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 96 MB/s | 96 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | No | No |
| Instance details2 of 4 differ | Standard_D4_v4 | Standard_D4s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Dv4 | Dsv4 |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| VM generations | V1, V2 | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | No | Yes |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_D4_v4 | Standard_D4s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | dv4-series | dsv4-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_D4_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_D4_v4 | Standard_D4s_v4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $0.192 | $0.192 | Same |
| East US 2eastus2 | $0.192 | $0.192 | Same |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $0.192 | $0.192 | Same |
| West US 2westus2 | $0.192 | $0.192 | Same |
| West US 3westus3 | $0.192 | $0.192 | Same |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $0.202 | $0.202 | Same |
| India South Centralindiasouthcentral | $0.202 | $0.202 | Same |
| Jio India Centraljioindiacentral | $0.202 | $0.202 | Same |
| Jio India Westjioindiawest | $0.202 | $0.202 | Same |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $0.204 | $0.204 | Same |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $0.211 | $0.211 | Same |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $0.214 | $0.214 | Same |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $0.214 | $0.214 | Same |
| North Europenortheurope | $0.214 | $0.214 | Same |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $0.214 | $0.214 | Same |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $0.216 | $0.216 | Same |
| Malaysia Westmalaysiawest | $0.216 | $0.216 | Same |
| Central UScentralus | $0.217 | $0.217 | Same |
| Korea Southkoreasouth | $0.221 | $0.221 | Same |
| UK Southuksouth | $0.222 | $0.222 | Same |
| Taiwan Northtaiwannorth | $0.223 | $0.223 | Same |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $0.224 | $0.224 | Same |
| Israel Centralisraelcentral | $0.224 | $0.224 | Same |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $0.224 | $0.224 | Same |
| West USwestus | $0.224 | $0.224 | Same |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $0.23 | $0.23 | Same |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $0.23 | $0.23 | Same |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $0.23 | $0.23 | Same |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $0.23 | $0.23 | Same |
| West Europewesteurope | $0.23 | $0.23 | Same |
| UK Westukwest | $0.232 | $0.232 | Same |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $0.235 | $0.235 | Same |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $0.235 | $0.235 | Same |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $0.236 | $0.236 | Same |
| West Indiawestindia | $0.236 | $0.236 | Same |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $0.24 | $0.24 | Same |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2 | $0.24 | $0.24 | Same |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $0.24 | $0.24 | Same |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $0.24 | $0.24 | Same |
| US Gov Texasusgovtexas | $0.24 | $0.24 | Same |
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | $0.242 | $0.242 | Same |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $0.242 | $0.242 | Same |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $0.248 | $0.248 | Same |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $0.25 | $0.25 | Same |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $0.252 | $0.252 | Same |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $0.253 | $0.253 | Same |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $0.253 | $0.253 | Same |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $0.254 | $0.254 | Same |
| East Asiaeastasia | $0.264 | $0.264 | Same |
| Sweden Southswedensouth | $0.265 | $0.265 | Same |
| South Indiasouthindia | $0.271 | $0.27 | Same |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $0.273 | $0.273 | Same |
| Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest | $0.29 | $0.29 | Same |
| France Southfrancesouth | $0.292 | $0.292 | Same |
| Germany Northgermanynorth | $0.299 | $0.299 | Same |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $0.306 | $0.306 | Same |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $0.312 | $0.312 | Same |
| Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest | $0.3286 | $0.3286 | Same |
| Norway Westnorwaywest | $0.329 | $0.329 | Same |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $0.336 | $0.336 | Same |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $0.398 | $0.398 | Same |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.