Standard_D4as_v4vsStandard_D4as_v5

Standard_D4as_v5 is 10% cheaper than Standard_D4as_v4 on demand in East US, saving $14.60 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D4as_v4Standard_D4as_v5
On-demand$0.192/hr$0.172/hr10% less
Lowest rate$0.0405/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0363/hr10% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 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_D4as_v4Standard_D4as_v5Standard_D4as_v5 vs Standard_D4as_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$0.192$0.172▼ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.040579% off$0.0363▼ 10%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.112938% off$0.1062▼ 6%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.072261% off$0.0679▼ 6%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.131732% off$0.1175▼ 11%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.088454% off$0.0789▼ 11%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D4as_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D4as_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.172 vs $0.192 per hour
10% cheaper
Max disk throughput (uncached)144 MB/s vs 96 MB/s
50% higher

Specs

9 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D4as_v4Standard_D4as_v5
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
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_D4as_v4Standard_D4as_v5
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D4as_v4Standard_D4as_v5
Network4,000 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_D4as_v4Standard_D4as_v5
Storage8 x 32 GiB temp SSD–
Temp disk32 GiB–
Max data disks88
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)6,4006,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)96 MB/s144 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesNo
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D4as_v4Standard_D4as_v5
FamilyDasv4Dasv5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D4as_v4Standard_D4as_v5
Seriesdasv4-seriesdasv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D4as_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D4as_v4Standard_D4as_v5Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.123$0.111▼ 10%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.123$0.111▼ 10%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.123$0.111▼ 10%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.182$0.182Same
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.192$0.172▼ 10%
East US 2eastus2$0.192$0.172▼ 10%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.192$0.172▼ 10%
West US 2westus2$0.192$0.172▼ 10%
West US 3westus3$0.192$0.172▼ 10%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.201$0.201Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.202$0.202Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.204$0.184▼ 10%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.208$0.208Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.208$0.208Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.211$0.189▼ 10%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.214$0.192▼ 10%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.214$0.192▼ 10%
North Europenortheurope$0.214$0.192▼ 10%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.216$0.194▼ 10%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.216$0.194▼ 10%
Central UScentralus$0.217$0.194▼ 11%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.221$0.198▼ 10%
UK Southuksouth$0.222$0.2▼ 10%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.224$0.202▼ 10%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.224$0.212▼ 5%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.224$0.202▼ 10%
West USwestus$0.224$0.202▼ 10%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.227$0.227Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.23$0.206▼ 10%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.23$0.206▼ 10%
West Europewesteurope$0.23$0.208▼ 10%
UK Westukwest$0.232$0.208▼ 10%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.235$0.212▼ 10%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.235$0.212▼ 10%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.236$0.212▼ 10%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.24$0.216▼ 10%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.24$0.216▼ 10%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.24$0.216▼ 10%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.24$0.216▼ 10%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.24$0.215▼ 10%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.242$0.218▼ 10%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.242$0.218▼ 10%
West Indiawestindia$0.246$0.22▼ 11%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.248$0.224▼ 10%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.248$0.224▼ 10%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.25$0.224▼ 10%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.254$0.229▼ 10%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.261$0.261Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.264$0.238▼ 10%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.265$0.239▼ 10%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.27$0.27Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.271$0.243▼ 10%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.275$0.246▼ 11%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.275$0.246▼ 11%
France Southfrancesouth$0.291$0.263▼ 10%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.306$0.276▼ 10%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.307$0.276▼ 10%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.33$0.298▼ 10%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.357$0.32▼ 10%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.357$0.32▼ 10%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.398$0.359▼ 10%

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

Standard_D4as_v4General purpose, Dasv4 family
Standard_D4as_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Dasv4 family

Compare Standard_D4as_v4 with

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Standard_D4as_v5General purpose, Dasv5 family
Standard_D4as_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.