Standard_D64s_v3vsStandard_E64s_v3

Standard_D64s_v3 is 15% cheaper than Standard_E64s_v3 on demand in East US, saving $406.61 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D64s_v3Standard_E64s_v3
On-demand$3.072/hr15% less$3.629/hr
Lowest rate$0.6141/hr15% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.7254/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 256 GiB64 vCPUs, 432 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D64s_v3Standard_E64s_v3Standard_E64s_v3 vs Standard_D64s_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$3.072$3.629▲ 18%
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.614180% off$0.7254▲ 18%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$2.1231% off$2.504▲ 18%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$1.44453% off$1.706▲ 18%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D64s_v3 leads
On-demand price$3.072 vs $3.629 per hour
15% cheaper
Where Standard_E64s_v3 leads
Memory (GiB)432 vs 256
69% higher
Temp disk864 GiB vs 512 GiB
69% higher

Specs

7 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 6 differStandard_D64s_v3Standard_E64s_v3
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel 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)–
ACU (compute units)160160
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D64s_v3Standard_E64s_v3
Memory (GiB)256432
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D64s_v3Standard_E64s_v3
Network30,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage2 of 7 differStandard_D64s_v3Standard_E64s_v3
Storage512 GiB temp SSD864 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk512 GiB864 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,00080,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,200 MB/s1,200 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D64s_v3Standard_E64s_v3
FamilyDsv3Esv3
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D64s_v3Standard_E64s_v3
Seriesdsv3-seriesev3-esv3-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D64s_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D64s_v3Standard_E64s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.072$3.629▲ 18%
East US 2eastus2$3.072$3.629▲ 18%
West US 2westus2$3.072$3.629▲ 18%
West US 3westus3$3.072$3.629▲ 18%
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.20$3.629▲ 13%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$3.264$4.288▲ 31%
Central Indiacentralindia$3.36$3.937▲ 17%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$3.36$3.937▲ 17%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$3.36$3.937▲ 17%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.379$3.992▲ 18%
North Europenortheurope$3.424$4.061▲ 19%
Spain Centralspaincentral$3.424$4.061▲ 19%
Central UScentralus$3.52$4.20▲ 19%
South Central USsouthcentralus$3.52$4.199▲ 19%
West Central USwestcentralus$3.52$4.199▲ 19%
Korea Southkoreasouth$3.544$3.881▲ 10%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.552$3.974▲ 12%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$3.552$3.974▲ 12%
France Centralfrancecentral$3.584$4.488▲ 25%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$3.584$4.262▲ 19%
Italy Northitalynorth$3.584$4.262▲ 19%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$3.60$4.147▲ 15%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$3.60$4.147▲ 15%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$3.68$4.378▲ 19%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$3.68$4.378▲ 19%
UK Southuksouth$3.712$4.264▲ 15%
UK Westukwest$3.712$4.264▲ 15%
West USwestus$3.744$4.032▲ 8%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$3.766$4.963▲ 32%
UAE Northuaenorth$3.84$4.355▲ 13%
West Europewesteurope$3.84$4.376▲ 14%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$3.936$4.376▲ 11%
West Indiawestindia$3.936$4.368▲ 11%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$4.00$4.347▲ 9%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$4.00$4.347▲ 9%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$4.00$4.347▲ 9%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$4.00$4.347▲ 9%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$4.00$4.609▲ 15%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$4.032$4.566▲ 13%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$4.032$4.347▲ 8%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$4.032$4.347▲ 8%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$4.032$4.814▲ 19%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$4.064$4.863▲ 20%
Japan Eastjapaneast$4.128$4.376▲ 6%
Japan Westjapanwest$4.128$4.609▲ 12%
East Asiaeastasia$4.224$4.81▲ 14%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$4.224$4.814▲ 14%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$4.224$4.814▲ 14%
Sweden Southswedensouth$4.243$5.574▲ 31%
South Indiasouthindia$4.328$4.801▲ 11%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$4.525$5.242▲ 16%
France Southfrancesouth$4.659$5.835▲ 25%
Germany Northgermanynorth$4.784$5.691▲ 19%
UAE Centraluaecentral$4.992$5.661▲ 13%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$5.00$5.516▲ 10%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$5.08$6.096▲ 20%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$5.088$6.764▲ 33%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$5.491$6.257▲ 14%
Norway Westnorwaywest$5.491$6.258▲ 14%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$6.50$7.171▲ 10%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$6.614$8.798▲ 33%

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