Standard_D4as_v5vsStandard_D4ps_v5

Standard_D4ps_v5 is 10% cheaper than Standard_D4as_v5 on demand in East US, saving $13.14 a month. They use different processor architectures (x86_64 and arm64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glanceStandard_D4as_v5Standard_D4ps_v5
On-demand$0.172/hr$0.154/hr10% less
Lowest rate$0.0363/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0326/hr10% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)Ampere Altra
Architecturex86_64arm64

Prices in East US

“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.

OptionStandard_D4as_v5Standard_D4ps_v5Standard_D4ps_v5 vs Standard_D4as_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.172$0.154▼ 10%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.036379% off$0.0326▼ 10%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.106241% off$0.0909▼ 14%
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$0.067962% off$0.0585▼ 14%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.117531% off$0.1058▼ 10%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.078953% off$0.0725▼ 8%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D4as_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D4ps_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.154 vs $0.172 per hour
10% cheaper
Physical cores4 vs 2
2× higher
Max disk throughput (uncached)145 MB/s vs 144 MB/s
1% higher

Specs

9 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute5 of 6 differStandard_D4as_v5Standard_D4ps_v5
vCPUs44
Physical cores24
Threads per core21
Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 7763v (Milan), AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)Ampere Altra
ACU (compute units)230–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D4as_v5Standard_D4ps_v5
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D4as_v5Standard_D4ps_v5
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage1 of 5 differStandard_D4as_v5Standard_D4ps_v5
Max data disks88
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)6,4006,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)144 MB/s145 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D4as_v5Standard_D4ps_v5
FamilyDasv5Dpsv5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D4as_v5Standard_D4ps_v5
Seriesdasv5-seriesdpsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D4as_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D4as_v5Standard_D4ps_v5Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.111$0.101▼ 9%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.111$0.101▼ 9%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.111$0.101▼ 9%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.172$0.154▼ 10%
East US 2eastus2$0.172$0.154▼ 10%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.172$0.154▼ 10%
West US 2westus2$0.172$0.154▼ 10%
West US 3westus3$0.172$0.154▼ 10%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.184$0.164▼ 11%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.192$0.171▼ 11%
North Europenortheurope$0.192$0.172▼ 10%
Central UScentralus$0.194$0.174▼ 10%
UK Southuksouth$0.2$0.178▼ 11%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.202$0.18▼ 11%
West USwestus$0.202$0.179▼ 11%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.206$0.185▼ 10%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.206$0.185▼ 10%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.208$0.184▼ 12%
West Europewesteurope$0.208$0.184▼ 12%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.216$0.192▼ 11%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.216$0.192▼ 11%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.224$0.198▼ 12%
East Asiaeastasia$0.238$0.212▼ 11%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.246$0.202▼ 18%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D4as_v5General purpose, Dasv5 family
Standard_D4as_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dasv5 family

Compare Standard_D4as_v5 with

Standard_D4s_v5Standard_E4as_v5Standard_D4as_v4Standard_D4as_v6
Standard_D4ps_v5General purpose, Dpsv5 family
Standard_D4ps_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dpsv5 family

Compare Standard_D4ps_v5 with

Standard_D4s_v5Standard_E4ps_v5Standard_D4ps_v6

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