Standard_D4_v5vsStandard_D4s_v5

Standard_D4_v5 and Standard_D4s_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.192 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D4_v5Standard_D4s_v5
On-demand$0.192/hr$0.192/hr
Lowest rate$0.0405/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0405/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire 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_D4_v5Standard_D4s_v5Standard_D4s_v5 vs Standard_D4_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.192$0.192Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.040579% off$0.0405Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.118538% off$0.1185Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.075861% off$0.0758Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.131731% off$0.1317Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.088454% off$0.0884Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D4_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D4s_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

3 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_D4_v5Standard_D4s_v5
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D4_v5Standard_D4s_v5
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D4_v5Standard_D4s_v5
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage1 of 5 differStandard_D4_v5Standard_D4s_v5
Max data disks88
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)6,4006,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)145 MB/s145 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D4_v5Standard_D4s_v5
FamilyDv5Dsv5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D4_v5Standard_D4s_v5
Seriesdv5-seriesdsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D4_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D4_v5Standard_D4s_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.192$0.192Same
East US 2eastus2$0.192$0.192Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.192$0.192Same
West US 2westus2$0.192$0.192Same
West US 3westus3$0.192$0.192Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.202$0.202Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.202$0.202Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.202$0.202Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.202$0.202Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.204$0.204Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.211$0.211Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.214$0.214Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.214$0.214Same
North Europenortheurope$0.214$0.214Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.214$0.214Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.216$0.216Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.216$0.216Same
Central UScentralus$0.217$0.217Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.221$0.221Same
UK Southuksouth$0.222$0.222Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.223$0.223Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.224$0.224Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.224$0.224Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.224$0.224Same
West USwestus$0.224$0.224Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.23$0.23Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.23$0.23Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.23$0.23Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.23$0.23Same
West Europewesteurope$0.23$0.23Same
UK Westukwest$0.232$0.232Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.235$0.235Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.235$0.235Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.236$0.236Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.24$0.24Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.24$0.24Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.24$0.24Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.24$0.24Same
West Indiawestindia$0.246$0.246Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.248$0.248Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.248$0.248Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.25$0.25Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.252$0.252Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.253$0.253Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.253$0.253Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.254$0.254Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.264$0.264Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.265$0.265Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.271$0.271Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.29$0.29Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.291$0.291Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.299$0.299Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.306$0.306Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.306$0.306Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.329$0.329Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.329$0.329Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.33$0.33Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.398$0.398Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D4_v5General purpose, Dv5 family
Standard_D4_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dv5 family

Compare Standard_D4_v5 with

Standard_D4d_v5Standard_D4ds_v5Standard_D4lds_v5Standard_D4ls_v5Standard_E4_v5Standard_D4_v4
Standard_D4s_v5General purpose, Dsv5 family
Standard_D4s_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dsv5 family

Compare Standard_D4s_v5 with

Standard_D4as_v5Standard_E4s_v5Standard_D4ps_v5Standard_D4s_v4Standard_D4s_v6

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