Standard_D64s_v3vsStandard_D64s_v4
Standard_D64s_v3 and Standard_D64s_v4 cost the same on demand in East US, $3.072 per hour.
| At a glance | Standard_D64s_v3 | Standard_D64s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $3.072/hr | $3.072/hr |
| Lowest rate | $0.6141/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.6479/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB | 64 vCPUs, 256 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell), 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) |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Standard_D64s_v3 | Standard_D64s_v4 | Standard_D64s_v4 vs Standard_D64s_v3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $3.072 | $3.072 | Same |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 80% off$0.6141 | 79% off$0.6479 | ▲ 6% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 41% off$1.806 | — |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | — | 62% off$1.155 | — |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 31% off$2.12 | 31% off$2.107 | ▼ 1% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$1.444 | 54% off$1.414 | ▼ 2% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_D64s_v3 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where Standard_D64s_v4 leads
ACU (compute units)195 vs 160
22% higherSpecs
7 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute2 of 6 differ | Standard_D64s_v3 | Standard_D64s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 64 | 64 |
| Physical cores | 32 | 32 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 2 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell), 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) | 160 | 195 |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_D64s_v3 | Standard_D64s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 | 256 |
| NetworkingAll 3 match | Standard_D64s_v3 | Standard_D64s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 30,000 Mbps | 30,000 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| Storage3 of 7 differ | Standard_D64s_v3 | Standard_D64s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 512 GiB temp SSD | – |
| Temp disk | 512 GiB | – |
| Max data disks | 32 | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 80,000 | 80,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,200 MB/s | 1,200 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | No |
| Instance details1 of 4 differ | Standard_D64s_v3 | Standard_D64s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Dsv3 | Dsv4 |
| Category | General purpose | General purpose |
| VM generations | V1, V2 | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes | Yes |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_D64s_v3 | Standard_D64s_v4 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | dsv3-series | dsv4-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_D64s_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_D64s_v3 | Standard_D64s_v4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $3.072 | $3.072 | Same |
| East US 2eastus2 | $3.072 | $3.072 | Same |
| West US 2westus2 | $3.072 | $3.072 | Same |
| West US 3westus3 | $3.072 | $3.072 | Same |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $3.20 | $3.072 | ▼ 4% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $3.264 | $3.264 | Same |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $3.36 | $3.232 | ▼ 4% |
| Jio India Centraljioindiacentral | $3.36 | $3.232 | ▼ 4% |
| Jio India Westjioindiawest | $3.36 | $3.232 | ▼ 4% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $3.379 | $3.379 | Same |
| North Europenortheurope | $3.424 | $3.424 | Same |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $3.424 | $3.424 | Same |
| Central UScentralus | $3.52 | $3.471 | ▼ 1% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $3.52 | $3.686 | ▲ 5% |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $3.52 | $3.686 | ▲ 5% |
| Korea Southkoreasouth | $3.544 | $3.544 | Same |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $3.552 | $3.424 | ▼ 4% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $3.552 | $3.424 | ▼ 4% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $3.584 | $3.584 | Same |
| Israel Centralisraelcentral | $3.584 | $3.584 | Same |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $3.584 | $3.584 | Same |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $3.60 | $3.456 | ▼ 4% |
| Malaysia Westmalaysiawest | $3.60 | $3.456 | ▼ 4% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $3.68 | $3.68 | Same |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $3.68 | $3.68 | Same |
| UK Southuksouth | $3.712 | $3.552 | ▼ 4% |
| UK Westukwest | $3.712 | $3.717 | Same |
| West USwestus | $3.744 | $3.584 | ▼ 4% |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $3.766 | $3.766 | Same |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $3.84 | $3.766 | ▼ 2% |
| West Europewesteurope | $3.84 | $3.68 | ▼ 4% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $3.936 | $3.776 | ▼ 4% |
| West Indiawestindia | $3.936 | $3.776 | ▼ 4% |
| Australia Centralaustraliacentral | $4.00 | $3.84 | ▼ 4% |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2 | $4.00 | $3.84 | ▼ 4% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $4.00 | $3.84 | ▼ 4% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $4.00 | $3.994 | Same |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $4.00 | $3.84 | ▼ 4% |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $4.032 | $4.032 | Same |
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | $4.032 | $3.872 | ▼ 4% |
| US Gov Texasusgovtexas | $4.032 | $3.84 | ▼ 5% |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $4.032 | $3.872 | ▼ 4% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $4.064 | $4.064 | Same |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $4.128 | $3.968 | ▼ 4% |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $4.128 | $4.365 | ▲ 6% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $4.224 | $4.224 | Same |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $4.224 | $4.048 | ▼ 4% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $4.224 | $4.048 | ▼ 4% |
| Sweden Southswedensouth | $4.243 | $4.243 | Same |
| South Indiasouthindia | $4.328 | $4.32 | Same |
| India South Centralindiasouthcentral | $4.525 | $3.232 | ▼ 29% |
| France Southfrancesouth | $4.659 | $4.669 | Same |
| Germany Northgermanynorth | $4.784 | $4.784 | Same |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $4.992 | $4.992 | Same |
| Taiwan Northtaiwannorth | $5.00 | $3.571 | ▼ 29% |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $5.08 | $5.376 | ▲ 6% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $5.088 | $4.896 | ▼ 4% |
| Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest | $5.491 | $5.262 | ▼ 4% |
| Norway Westnorwaywest | $5.491 | $5.262 | ▼ 4% |
| Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest | $6.50 | $4.643 | ▼ 29% |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $6.614 | $6.364 | ▼ 4% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.