Standard_D4ds_v4vsStandard_D4ds_v5

Standard_D4ds_v4 and Standard_D4ds_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.226 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D4ds_v4Standard_D4ds_v5
On-demand$0.226/hr$0.226/hr
Lowest rate$0.0478/hr1% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0485/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 16 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 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_D4ds_v4Standard_D4ds_v5Standard_D4ds_v5 vs Standard_D4ds_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$0.226$0.226Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.047879% off$0.0485▲ 1%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.132941% off$0.1333Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.08562% off$0.0859▲ 1%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.154532% off$0.1545Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.103254% off$0.1032Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D4ds_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D4ds_v5 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)145 MB/s vs 96 MB/s
51% higher

Specs

6 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D4ds_v4Standard_D4ds_v5
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 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)195–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D4ds_v4Standard_D4ds_v5
Memory (GiB)1616
Networking1 of 3 differStandard_D4ds_v4Standard_D4ds_v5
Network10,000 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage1 of 7 differStandard_D4ds_v4Standard_D4ds_v5
Storage150 GiB temp SSD150 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk150 GiB150 GiB
Max data disks88
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)6,4006,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)96 MB/s145 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D4ds_v4Standard_D4ds_v5
FamilyDdsv4Ddsv5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D4ds_v4Standard_D4ds_v5
Seriesddsv4-seriesddsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D4ds_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D4ds_v4Standard_D4ds_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.226$0.226Same
East US 2eastus2$0.226$0.226Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.226$0.226Same
West US 2westus2$0.226$0.226Same
West US 3westus3$0.226$0.226Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.24$0.24Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.244$0.244Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.244$0.244Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.244$0.244Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.244$0.244Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.249$0.249Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.252$0.252Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.252$0.252Same
North Europenortheurope$0.252$0.252Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.252$0.252Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.254$0.254Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.254$0.254Same
Central UScentralus$0.255$0.255Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.261$0.26Same
UK Southuksouth$0.262$0.262Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.264$0.264Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.264$0.264Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.264$0.264Same
West USwestus$0.266$0.266Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.271$0.294▲ 8%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.271$0.271Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.272$0.272Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.272$0.272Same
West Europewesteurope$0.272$0.272Same
UK Westukwest$0.273$0.273Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.276$0.276Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.277$0.277Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.277$0.277Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.278$0.278Same
West Indiawestindia$0.278$0.289▲ 4%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.282$0.282Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.282$0.283Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.284$0.284Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.284$0.284Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.284$0.284Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.286$0.286Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.286$0.286Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.292$0.292Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.294$0.271▼ 8%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.298$0.298Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.299$0.299Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.2992$0.299Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.3$0.3Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.31$0.31Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.318$0.319Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.321$0.292▼ 9%
France Southfrancesouth$0.344$0.343Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.352$0.354▲ 1%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.359$0.359Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.36$0.36Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.367$0.36▼ 2%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.389$0.389Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.3892$0.389Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.396$0.39▼ 2%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.468$0.468Same

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

Standard_D4ds_v4General purpose, Ddsv4 family
Standard_D4ds_v4 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv4 family

Compare Standard_D4ds_v4 with

Standard_D4_v4Standard_E4ds_v4
Standard_D4ds_v5General purpose, Ddsv5 family
Standard_D4ds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Ddsv5 family

Compare Standard_D4ds_v5 with

Standard_D4_v5Standard_D4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5Standard_D4pds_v5Standard_D4ds_v6

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