Standard_D64pds_v5vsStandard_E64pds_v5

At a glanceStandard_D64pds_v5Standard_E64pds_v5
Architecturearm64arm64

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D64pds_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E64pds_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

20 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 5 differStandard_D64pds_v5Standard_E64pds_v5
vCPUs6464
Physical cores64–
Threads per core1–
Architecturearm64arm64
ProcessorAmpere Altra–
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D64pds_v5Standard_E64pds_v5
Memory (GiB)208–
Networking3 of 3 differStandard_D64pds_v5Standard_E64pds_v5
Network40,000 Mbps–
Accelerated networkingYes–
Max network interfaces8–
Storage7 of 7 differStandard_D64pds_v5Standard_E64pds_v5
Storage2400 GiB temp SSD–
Temp disk2,400 GiB–
Max data disks32–
Premium SSDYes–
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,000–
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,735 MB/s–
Ephemeral OS diskYes–
Instance details4 of 4 differStandard_D64pds_v5Standard_E64pds_v5
FamilyDpdsv5Epdsv5
CategoryGeneral purpose–
VM generationsV2–
Encryption at hostYes–
Other2 of 2 differStandard_D64pds_v5Standard_E64pds_v5
Seriesdpdsv5-series–
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIderived from size name

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Standard_D64pds_v5General purpose, Dpdsv5 family
Standard_D64pds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dpdsv5 family

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Standard_D64ads_v5Standard_D64ds_v5Standard_D64pds_v6
Standard_E64pds_v5Epdsv5 family
Standard_E64pds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Epdsv5 family

Compare Standard_E64pds_v5 with

Standard_E64ads_v5Standard_E64ds_v5Standard_E64pds_v6

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