Standard_D8d_v5vsStandard_E8d_v5

Standard_D8d_v5 is 22% cheaper than Standard_E8d_v5 on demand in East US, saving $90.52 a month.

At a glanceStandard_D8d_v5Standard_E8d_v5
On-demand$0.452/hr22% less$0.576/hr
Lowest rate$0.097/hr20% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1218/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size8 vCPUs, 32 GiB8 vCPUs, 64 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald 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_D8d_v5Standard_E8d_v5Standard_E8d_v5 vs Standard_D8d_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.452$0.576▲ 27%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.09779% off$0.1218▲ 26%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.266741% off$0.3398▲ 27%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.171862% off$0.2189▲ 27%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.308932% off$0.3902▲ 26%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment54% off$0.206453% off$0.2692▲ 30%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_D8d_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.452 vs $0.576 per hour
22% cheaper
Where Standard_E8d_v5 leads
Memory (GiB)64 vs 32
2× higher

Specs

4 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

ComputeAll 5 matchStandard_D8d_v5Standard_E8d_v5
vCPUs88
Physical cores44
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_D8d_v5Standard_E8d_v5
Memory (GiB)3264
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_D8d_v5Standard_E8d_v5
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
StorageAll 7 matchStandard_D8d_v5Standard_E8d_v5
Storage300 GiB temp SSD300 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk300 GiB300 GiB
Max data disks1616
Premium SSDNoNo
Max disk IOPS (uncached)12,80012,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)290 MB/s290 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_D8d_v5Standard_E8d_v5
FamilyDdv5Edv5
CategoryGeneral purposeMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_D8d_v5Standard_E8d_v5
Seriesddv5-seriesedv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_D8d_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_D8d_v5Standard_E8d_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.452$0.576▲ 27%
East US 2eastus2$0.452$0.576▲ 27%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.452$0.576▲ 27%
West US 2westus2$0.452$0.576▲ 27%
West US 3westus3$0.452$0.576▲ 27%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.48$0.608▲ 27%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.488$0.604▲ 24%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.488$0.604▲ 24%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.488$0.604▲ 24%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.488$0.604▲ 24%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.497$0.634▲ 28%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.504$0.632▲ 25%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.504$0.632▲ 25%
North Europenortheurope$0.504$0.64▲ 27%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.504$0.64▲ 27%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.508$0.626▲ 23%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.508$0.626▲ 23%
Central UScentralus$0.511$0.651▲ 27%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.52$0.662▲ 27%
UK Southuksouth$0.524$0.676▲ 29%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.528$0.676▲ 28%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.528$0.672▲ 27%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.528$0.672▲ 27%
West USwestus$0.532$0.648▲ 22%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.542$0.691▲ 27%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.542$0.691▲ 27%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.544$0.692▲ 27%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.544$0.692▲ 27%
West Europewesteurope$0.544$0.692▲ 27%
UK Westukwest$0.547$0.697▲ 27%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.552$0.658▲ 19%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.554$0.672▲ 21%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.554$0.704▲ 27%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.556$0.692▲ 24%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.564$0.696▲ 23%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.568$0.696▲ 23%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.568$0.696▲ 23%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.568$0.696▲ 23%
West Indiawestindia$0.579$0.737▲ 27%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.584$0.696▲ 19%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.584$0.696▲ 19%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.588$0.749▲ 27%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.596$0.731▲ 23%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.598$0.761▲ 27%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.598$0.761▲ 27%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.6$0.76▲ 27%
East Asiaeastasia$0.62$0.7▲ 13%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.624$0.79▲ 27%
South Indiasouthindia$0.637$0.812▲ 27%
France Southfrancesouth$0.686$0.879▲ 28%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.707$0.9▲ 27%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.717$0.855▲ 19%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.72$0.912▲ 27%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.721$0.915▲ 27%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.778$0.99▲ 27%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.778$1.008▲ 30%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.78$0.988▲ 27%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.936$1.186▲ 27%

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