Standard_D64d_v4vsStandard_D64d_v5

Standard_D64d_v4 and Standard_D64d_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $3.616 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D64d_v4Standard_D64d_v5
On-demand$3.616/hr$3.616/hr
Lowest rate$0.7655/hr1% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.7756/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 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_D64d_v4Standard_D64d_v5Standard_D64d_v5 vs Standard_D64d_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$3.616$3.616Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.765579% off$0.7756▲ 1%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$2.12641% off$2.133Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.3662% off$1.374▲ 1%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$2.47132% off$2.471Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$1.65154% off$1.651Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D64d_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_D64d_v5 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,735 MB/s vs 1,200 MB/s
45% higher

Specs

5 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_D64d_v4Standard_D64d_v5
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
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_D64d_v4Standard_D64d_v5
Memory (GiB)256256
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D64d_v4Standard_D64d_v5
Network30,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage1 of 7 differStandard_D64d_v4Standard_D64d_v5
Storage2400 GiB temp SSD2400 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk2,400 GiB2,400 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoNo
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,00080,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,200 MB/s1,735 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D64d_v4Standard_D64d_v5
FamilyDdv4Ddv5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D64d_v4Standard_D64d_v5
Seriesddv4-seriesddv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D64d_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D64d_v4Standard_D64d_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.616$3.616Same
East US 2eastus2$3.616$3.616Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.616$3.616Same
West US 2westus2$3.616$3.616Same
West US 3westus3$3.616$3.616Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$3.84$3.84Same
Central Indiacentralindia$3.904$3.904Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$3.904$3.904Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$3.904$3.904Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$3.904$3.904Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.978$3.978Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$4.032$4.032Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$4.032$4.032Same
North Europenortheurope$4.032$4.032Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$4.032$4.032Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$4.061$4.061Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$4.061$4.061Same
Central UScentralus$4.086$4.086Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$4.171$4.158Same
UK Southuksouth$4.192$4.192Same
France Centralfrancecentral$4.224$4.224Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$4.224$4.224Same
Italy Northitalynorth$4.224$4.224Same
West USwestus$4.256$4.256Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$4.339$4.701▲ 8%
West Central USwestcentralus$4.339$4.339Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$4.352$4.352Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$4.352$4.352Same
West Europewesteurope$4.352$4.352Same
UK Westukwest$4.375$4.375Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$4.415$4.415Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$4.435$4.435Same
UAE Northuaenorth$4.435$4.435Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$4.448$4.448Same
West Indiawestindia$4.448$4.628▲ 4%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$4.512$4.512Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$4.544$4.544Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$4.544$4.544Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$4.544$4.544Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$4.672$4.672Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$4.701$4.339▼ 8%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$4.774$4.771Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$4.787$4.787Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$4.787$4.787Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$4.80$4.80Same
East Asiaeastasia$4.96$4.96Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$4.992$4.992Same
South Indiasouthindia$5.095$5.099Same
Japan Westjapanwest$5.138$4.672▼ 9%
France Southfrancesouth$5.496$5.491Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$5.631$5.658Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$5.74$5.74Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$5.76$5.76Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$5.876$5.766▼ 2%
Norway Westnorwaywest$6.223$6.223Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$6.223$6.228Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$6.328$6.24▼ 1%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$7.491$7.488Same

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