Standard_D8_v5vsStandard_D8lds_v5

Standard_D8_v5 and Standard_D8lds_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.384 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_D8_v5Standard_D8lds_v5
On-demand$0.384/hr$0.384/hr
Lowest rate$0.0811/hr2% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0824/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), 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_v5Standard_D8lds_v5Standard_D8lds_v5 vs Standard_D8_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.384$0.384Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.081179% off$0.0824▲ 2%
1-yr reservedNo upfront38% off$0.236941% off$0.2266▼ 4%
3-yr reservedNo upfront60% off$0.151764% off$0.1382▼ 9%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.263333% off$0.2573▼ 2%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.176756% off$0.169▼ 4%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D8_v5 leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 16
2× higher
Where Standard_D8lds_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

7 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_D8_v5Standard_D8lds_v5
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8473C (Sapphire Rapids), Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D8_v5Standard_D8lds_v5
Memory (GiB)3216
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D8_v5Standard_D8lds_v5
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
Storage4 of 7 differStandard_D8_v5Standard_D8lds_v5
Storage–300 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk–300 GiB
Max data disks1616
Premium SSDNoYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)12,80012,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)290 MB/s290 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_D8_v5Standard_D8lds_v5
FamilyDv5Dldsv5
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D8_v5Standard_D8lds_v5
Seriesdv5-seriesdldsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D8_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D8_v5Standard_D8lds_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.384$0.384Same
East US 2eastus2$0.384$0.384Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.384$0.384Same
West US 2westus2$0.384$0.384Same
West US 3westus3$0.384$0.384Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.404$0.396▼ 2%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.404$0.396▼ 2%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.404$0.396▼ 2%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.404$0.396▼ 2%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.408$0.416▲ 2%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.428$0.424▼ 1%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.428$0.424▼ 1%
North Europenortheurope$0.428$0.436▲ 2%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.428$0.444▲ 4%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.432$0.403▼ 7%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.432$0.403▼ 7%
Central UScentralus$0.434$0.434Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.442$0.442Same
UK Southuksouth$0.444$0.46▲ 4%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.446$0.44▼ 1%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.448$0.46▲ 3%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.448$0.48▲ 7%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.448$0.444▼ 1%
West USwestus$0.448$0.48▲ 7%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.46$0.444▼ 3%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.46$0.444▼ 3%
West Europewesteurope$0.46$0.444▼ 3%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.461$0.461Same
West Central USwestcentralus$0.461$0.461Same
UK Westukwest$0.465$0.465Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.471$0.48▲ 2%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.471$0.48▲ 2%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.472$0.44▼ 7%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.48$0.504▲ 5%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.48$0.504▲ 5%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.48$0.504▲ 5%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.48$0.448▼ 7%
West Indiawestindia$0.492$0.492Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.496$0.488▼ 2%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.496$0.488▼ 2%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.499$0.499Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.504$0.585▲ 16%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.506$0.549▲ 8%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.506$0.549▲ 8%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.508$0.52▲ 2%
East Asiaeastasia$0.528$0.492▼ 7%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.53$0.541▲ 2%
South Indiasouthindia$0.541$0.541Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.58$0.572▼ 1%
France Southfrancesouth$0.582$0.598▲ 3%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.598$0.577▼ 4%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.612$0.596▼ 3%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.612$0.624▲ 2%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.657$0.714▲ 9%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.658$0.714▲ 9%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.66$0.676▲ 2%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.796$0.775▼ 3%

Keep exploring

Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.

Standard_D8_v5General purpose, Dv5 family
Standard_D8_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dv5 family

Compare Standard_D8_v5 with

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Standard_D8lds_v5General purpose, Dldsv5 family
Standard_D8lds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Dldsv5 family

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