Standard_D8_v3vsStandard_D8s_v3

Standard_D8_v3 and Standard_D8s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.384 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D8_v3Standard_D8s_v3
On-demand$0.384/hr$0.384/hr
Lowest rate$0.0768/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0768/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 32 GiB
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)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)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_D8_v3Standard_D8s_v3Standard_D8s_v3 vs Standard_D8_v3
On-demandPay by the hour$0.384$0.384Same
SpotCan be interrupted80% off$0.076880% off$0.0768Same
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.26531% off$0.265Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.180553% off$0.1805Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D8_v3 leads
Temp disk200 GiB vs 64 GiB
3.1× higher
Where Standard_D8s_v3 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 6 matchStandard_D8_v3Standard_D8s_v3
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
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)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)
ACU (compute units)160160
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_D8_v3Standard_D8s_v3
Memory (GiB)3232
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D8_v3Standard_D8s_v3
Network2,000 Mbps2,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_D8_v3Standard_D8s_v3
Storage200 GiB temp SSD64 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk200 GiB64 GiB
Max data disks1616
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)12,80012,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)192 MB/s192 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoYes
Instance details3 of 4 differStandard_D8_v3Standard_D8s_v3
FamilyDv3Dsv3
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1V1, V2
Encryption at hostNoYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D8_v3Standard_D8s_v3
Seriesdv3-seriesdsv3-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D8_v3 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D8_v3Standard_D8s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.384$0.384Same
East US 2eastus2$0.384$0.384Same
West US 2westus2$0.384$0.384Same
West US 3westus3$0.384$0.384Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.4$0.4Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.408$0.408Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.42$0.42Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.42$0.42Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.42$0.42Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.422$0.422Same
North Europenortheurope$0.428$0.428Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.428$0.428Same
Central UScentralus$0.44$0.44Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.44$0.44Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.44$0.44Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.443$0.443Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.444$0.444Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.444$0.444Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.448$0.448Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.448$0.448Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.448$0.448Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.45$0.45Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.45$0.45Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.46$0.46Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.46$0.46Same
UK Southuksouth$0.464$0.464Same
UK Westukwest$0.464$0.464Same
West USwestus$0.468$0.468Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.471$0.471Same
UAE Northuaenorth$0.48$0.48Same
West Europewesteurope$0.48$0.48Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.492$0.492Same
West Indiawestindia$0.492$0.492Same
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.5$0.5Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.5$0.5Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.5$0.5Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.5$0.5Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.5$0.5Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.504$0.504Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.504$0.504Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.504$0.504Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.504$0.504Same
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.508$0.508Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.516$0.516Same
Japan Westjapanwest$0.516$0.516Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.528$0.528Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.528$0.528Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.528$0.528Same
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.53$0.53Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.541$0.541Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.566$0.566Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.582$0.582Same
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.598$0.598Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.624$0.624Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.625$0.625Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.635$0.635Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.636$0.636Same
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.686$0.686Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.6866$0.6866Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.812$0.812Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.827$0.827Same

Keep exploring

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