Standard_D64s_v6vsStandard_E64s_v6

Standard_D64s_v6 is 24% cheaper than Standard_E64s_v6 on demand in East US, saving $735.84 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D64s_v6Standard_E64s_v6
On-demand$3.226/hr24% less$4.234/hr
Lowest rate$0.6804/hr23% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.8781/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 256 GiB64 vCPUs, 512 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)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_D64s_v6Standard_E64s_v6Standard_E64s_v6 vs Standard_D64s_v6
On-demandPay by the hour$3.226$4.234▲ 31%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.680479% off$0.8781▲ 29%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$2.0038% off$2.625▲ 31%
3-yr reservedNo upfront61% off$1.25861% off$1.651▲ 31%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$2.22632% off$2.879▲ 29%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$1.48453% off$1.99▲ 34%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D64s_v6 leads
On-demand price$3.226 vs $4.234 per hour
24% cheaper
Where Standard_E64s_v6 leads
Memory (GiB)512 vs 256
2× higher

Specs

4 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_D64s_v6Standard_E64s_v6
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D64s_v6Standard_E64s_v6
Memory (GiB)256512
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D64s_v6Standard_E64s_v6
Network30,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
StorageAll 5 matchStandard_D64s_v6Standard_E64s_v6
Max data disks6464
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)102,400102,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)3,392 MB/s3,392 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoNo
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D64s_v6Standard_E64s_v6
FamilyDsv6Esv6
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D64s_v6Standard_E64s_v6
Seriesdsv6-seriesesv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D64s_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D64s_v6Standard_E64s_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.226$4.234▲ 31%
East US 2eastus2$3.226$4.234▲ 31%
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.226$4.234▲ 31%
West US 2westus2$3.226$4.234▲ 31%
West US 3westus3$3.226$4.234▲ 31%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$3.392$4.368▲ 29%
Central Indiacentralindia$3.394$4.368▲ 29%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$3.394$4.368▲ 29%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$3.394$4.368▲ 29%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$3.427$4.502▲ 31%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.548$4.657▲ 31%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.596$4.637▲ 29%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$3.596$4.637▲ 29%
North Europenortheurope$3.596$4.738▲ 32%
Spain Centralspaincentral$3.596$4.738▲ 32%
Central UScentralus$3.645$4.784▲ 31%
Korea Southkoreasouth$3.709$4.868▲ 31%
UK Southuksouth$3.73$4.973▲ 33%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$3.75$4.596▲ 23%
France Centralfrancecentral$3.763$4.973▲ 32%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$3.763$4.973▲ 32%
Italy Northitalynorth$3.763$4.973▲ 32%
West USwestus$3.763$4.704▲ 25%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$3.864$5.107▲ 32%
West Europewesteurope$3.864$5.107▲ 32%
South Central USsouthcentralus$3.871$5.08▲ 31%
West Central USwestcentralus$3.871$5.08▲ 31%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$3.872$5.12▲ 32%
UK Westukwest$3.903$5.123▲ 31%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$3.955$4.973▲ 26%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$3.965$5.107▲ 29%
UAE Northuaenorth$3.967$5.207▲ 31%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$4.032$5.074▲ 26%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$4.032$5.074▲ 26%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$4.032$5.074▲ 26%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$4.032$5.107▲ 27%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$4.032$5.074▲ 26%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$4.032$5.292▲ 31%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$4.032$5.074▲ 26%
West Indiawestindia$4.129$5.419▲ 31%
Japan Eastjapaneast$4.166$5.107▲ 23%
Japan Westjapanwest$4.166$5.107▲ 23%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$4.193$5.504▲ 31%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$4.29$5.631▲ 31%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$4.29$5.631▲ 31%
East Asiaeastasia$4.435$5.821▲ 31%
Sweden Southswedensouth$4.456$5.853▲ 31%
South Indiasouthindia$4.548$5.969▲ 31%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$4.612$6.054▲ 31%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$4.875$5.975▲ 23%
France Southfrancesouth$4.892$6.465▲ 32%
Germany Northgermanynorth$5.023$6.639▲ 32%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$5.141$6.754▲ 31%
UAE Centraluaecentral$5.141$6.775▲ 32%
Norway Westnorwaywest$5.526$7.303▲ 32%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$5.548$7.338▲ 32%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$6.541$7.426▲ 14%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$6.683$8.78▲ 31%

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