Standard_D64_v4vsStandard_D64s_v4

Standard_D64_v4 and Standard_D64s_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $3.072 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D64_v4Standard_D64s_v4
On-demand$3.072/hr$3.072/hr
Lowest rate$0.6479/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.6479/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 256 GiB64 vCPUs, 256 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire 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_D64_v4Standard_D64s_v4Standard_D64s_v4 vs Standard_D64_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$3.072$3.072Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.647979% off$0.6479Same
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.81241% off$1.806Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.16762% off$1.155▼ 1%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$2.10731% off$2.107Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$1.41454% off$1.414Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D64_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D64s_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

5 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 6 differStandard_D64_v4Standard_D64s_v4
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)195195
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D64_v4Standard_D64s_v4
Memory (GiB)256256
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D64_v4Standard_D64s_v4
Network30,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage1 of 5 differStandard_D64_v4Standard_D64s_v4
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,00080,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,200 MB/s1,200 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D64_v4Standard_D64s_v4
FamilyDv4Dsv4
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D64_v4Standard_D64s_v4
Seriesdv4-seriesdsv4-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D64_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D64_v4Standard_D64s_v4Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.072$3.072Same
East US 2eastus2$3.072$3.072Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.072$3.072Same
West US 2westus2$3.072$3.072Same
West US 3westus3$3.072$3.072Same
Central Indiacentralindia$3.232$3.232Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$3.232$3.232Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$3.232$3.232Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$3.232$3.232Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$3.264$3.264Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.379$3.379Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.424$3.424Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$3.424$3.424Same
North Europenortheurope$3.424$3.424Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$3.424$3.424Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$3.456$3.456Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$3.456$3.456Same
Central UScentralus$3.471$3.471Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$3.544$3.544Same
UK Southuksouth$3.552$3.552Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$3.571$3.571Same
France Centralfrancecentral$3.584$3.584Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$3.584$3.584Same
Italy Northitalynorth$3.584$3.584Same
West USwestus$3.584$3.584Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$3.68$3.68Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$3.68$3.68Same
West Europewesteurope$3.68$3.68Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$3.686$3.686Same
West Central USwestcentralus$3.686$3.686Same
UK Westukwest$3.717$3.717Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$3.766$3.766Same
UAE Northuaenorth$3.766$3.766Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$3.776$3.776Same
West Indiawestindia$3.776$3.776Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$3.84$3.84Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$3.84$3.84Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$3.84$3.84Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$3.84$3.84Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$3.84$3.84Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$3.872$3.872Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$3.872$3.872Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$3.968$3.968Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$3.994$3.994Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$4.032$4.032Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$4.048$4.048Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$4.048$4.048Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$4.064$4.064Same
East Asiaeastasia$4.224$4.224Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$4.243$4.243Same
South Indiasouthindia$4.328$4.32Same
Japan Westjapanwest$4.365$4.365Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$4.643$4.643Same
France Southfrancesouth$4.669$4.669Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$4.784$4.784Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$4.896$4.896Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$4.992$4.992Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$5.262$5.262Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$5.262$5.262Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$5.376$5.376Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$6.364$6.364Same

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