Standard_D4pds_v5vsStandard_E4pds_v5

Standard_D4pds_v5 is 21% cheaper than Standard_E4pds_v5 on demand in East US, saving $35.77 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D4pds_v5Standard_E4pds_v5
On-demand$0.181/hr21% less$0.23/hr
Lowest rate$0.0383/hr21% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0486/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 GiB
ProcessorAmpere AltraAmpere Altra [ARM-64]
Architecturearm64arm64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D4pds_v5Standard_E4pds_v5Standard_E4pds_v5 vs Standard_D4pds_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.181$0.23▲ 27%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.038379% off$0.0486▲ 27%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.106641% off$0.136▲ 28%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.068762% off$0.0876▲ 28%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.12432% off$0.1565▲ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.083253% off$0.108▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D4pds_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.181 vs $0.23 per hour
21% cheaper
Where Standard_E4pds_v5 leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 16
2× higher

Specs

5 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_D4pds_v5Standard_E4pds_v5
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
Threads per core11
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAmpere AltraAmpere Altra [ARM-64]
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D4pds_v5Standard_E4pds_v5
Memory (GiB)1632
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D4pds_v5Standard_E4pds_v5
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
StorageAll 7 matchStandard_D4pds_v5Standard_E4pds_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)145 MB/s145 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D4pds_v5Standard_E4pds_v5
FamilyDpdsv5Epdsv5
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D4pds_v5Standard_E4pds_v5
Seriesdpdsv5-seriesepdsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D4pds_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D4pds_v5Standard_E4pds_v5Difference
Central Indiacentralindia$0.121$0.164▲ 36%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.121$0.164▲ 36%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.121$0.164▲ 36%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.181$0.23▲ 27%
East US 2eastus2$0.181$0.23▲ 27%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.181$0.23▲ 27%
West US 2westus2$0.181$0.23▲ 27%
West US 3westus3$0.181$0.23▲ 27%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.192$0.243▲ 27%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.202$0.253▲ 25%
North Europenortheurope$0.202$0.256▲ 27%
Central UScentralus$0.204$0.26▲ 27%
UK Southuksouth$0.208$0.271▲ 30%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.212$0.27▲ 27%
West USwestus$0.212$0.26▲ 23%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.217$0.276▲ 27%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.217$0.276▲ 27%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.218$0.276▲ 27%
West Europewesteurope$0.218$0.276▲ 27%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.226$0.278▲ 23%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.228$0.278▲ 22%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.234$0.278▲ 19%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.24$0.306▲ 28%
East Asiaeastasia$0.249$0.281▲ 13%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_D4pds_v5General purpose, Dpdsv5 family
Standard_D4pds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dpdsv5 family

Compare Standard_D4pds_v5 with

Standard_D4ads_v5Standard_D4ds_v5Standard_D4pds_v6
Standard_E4pds_v5Memory optimized, Epdsv5 family
Standard_E4pds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Epdsv5 family

Compare Standard_E4pds_v5 with

Standard_E4ads_v5Standard_E4ds_v5Standard_E4pds_v6

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