Standard_D4d_v4vsStandard_E4d_v4

Standard_D4d_v4 is 22% cheaper than Standard_E4d_v4 on demand in East US, saving $45.26 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D4d_v4Standard_E4d_v4
On-demand$0.226/hr22% less$0.288/hr
Lowest rate$0.0478/hr21% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0605/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade 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_D4d_v4Standard_E4d_v4Standard_E4d_v4 vs Standard_D4d_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$0.226$0.288▲ 27%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.047879% off$0.0605▲ 27%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.132941% off$0.1693▲ 27%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.08562% off$0.1083▲ 27%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.154532% off$0.1951▲ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.103253% off$0.1346▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D4d_v4 leads
On-demand price$0.226 vs $0.288 per hour
22% cheaper
Where Standard_E4d_v4 leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 16
2× higher

Specs

5 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 6 matchStandard_D4d_v4Standard_E4d_v4
vCPUs44
Physical cores22
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)195195
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D4d_v4Standard_E4d_v4
Memory (GiB)1632
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D4d_v4Standard_E4d_v4
Network10,000 Mbps10,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage1 of 7 differStandard_D4d_v4Standard_E4d_v4
Storage150 GiB temp SSD150 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk150 GiB150 GiB
Max data disks88
Premium SSDNoNo
Max disk IOPS (uncached)6,4006,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)96 MB/s96 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesNo
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D4d_v4Standard_E4d_v4
FamilyDdv4Edv4
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D4d_v4Standard_E4d_v4
Seriesddv4-seriesedv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D4d_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D4d_v4Standard_E4d_v4Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.226$0.288▲ 27%
East US 2eastus2$0.226$0.288▲ 27%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.226$0.288▲ 27%
West US 2westus2$0.226$0.288▲ 27%
West US 3westus3$0.226$0.288▲ 27%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.24$0.304▲ 27%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.244$0.302▲ 24%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.244$0.302▲ 24%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.244$0.302▲ 24%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.244$0.302▲ 24%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.249$0.317▲ 27%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.252$0.316▲ 25%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.252$0.316▲ 25%
North Europenortheurope$0.252$0.32▲ 27%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.252$0.32▲ 27%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.254$0.313▲ 23%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.254$0.313▲ 23%
Central UScentralus$0.255$0.325▲ 27%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.261$0.329▲ 26%
UK Southuksouth$0.262$0.338▲ 29%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.264$0.338▲ 28%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.264$0.336▲ 27%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.264$0.336▲ 27%
West USwestus$0.266$0.324▲ 22%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.271$0.346▲ 28%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.271$0.346▲ 28%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.272$0.346▲ 27%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.272$0.346▲ 27%
West Europewesteurope$0.272$0.346▲ 27%
UK Westukwest$0.273$0.348▲ 27%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.276$0.329▲ 19%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.277$0.352▲ 27%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.277$0.352▲ 27%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.278$0.346▲ 24%
West Indiawestindia$0.278$0.347▲ 25%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.282$0.348▲ 23%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.282$0.36▲ 28%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.284$0.348▲ 23%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.284$0.348▲ 23%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.284$0.348▲ 23%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.286$0.346▲ 21%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.286$0.346▲ 21%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.292$0.348▲ 19%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.294$0.374▲ 27%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.298$0.365▲ 22%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.299$0.381▲ 27%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.2992$0.3806▲ 27%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.3$0.38▲ 27%
East Asiaeastasia$0.31$0.35▲ 13%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.312$0.395▲ 27%
South Indiasouthindia$0.318$0.381▲ 20%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.321$0.382▲ 19%
France Southfrancesouth$0.344$0.438▲ 27%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.352$0.452▲ 28%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.359$0.428▲ 19%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.36$0.456▲ 27%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.367$0.449▲ 22%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.389$0.495▲ 27%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.3892$0.5031▲ 29%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.396$0.484▲ 22%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.468$0.597▲ 28%

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