Standard_DC2s_v2vsStandard_DC2s_v3

Standard_DC2s_v2 and Standard_DC2s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.192 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_DC2s_v2Standard_DC2s_v3
On-demand$0.192/hr$0.192/hr
Lowest rate$0.0518/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0423/hr18% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 8 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon E-2288G (Coffee Lake)Intel Xeon (Ice Lake)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_DC2s_v2Standard_DC2s_v3Standard_DC2s_v3 vs Standard_DC2s_v2
On-demandPay by the hour$0.192$0.192Same
SpotCan be interrupted73% off$0.051878% off$0.0423▼ 18%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment17% off$0.159815% off$0.1626▲ 2%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment38% off$0.118435% off$0.1251▲ 6%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_DC2s_v2 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_DC2s_v3 leads
Memory (GiB)16 vs 8
2× higher

Specs

17 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 5 differStandard_DC2s_v2Standard_DC2s_v3
vCPUs22
Physical cores–2
Threads per core–1
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon E-2288G (Coffee Lake)Intel Xeon (Ice Lake)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_DC2s_v2Standard_DC2s_v3
Memory (GiB)816
Networking2 of 2 differStandard_DC2s_v2Standard_DC2s_v3
Accelerated networking–Yes
Max network interfaces–2
Storage6 of 6 differStandard_DC2s_v2Standard_DC2s_v3
Storage100 GiB temp SSD–
Max data disks–8
Premium SSD–Yes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)–3,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)–50 MB/s
Ephemeral OS disk–No
Instance details3 of 4 differStandard_DC2s_v2Standard_DC2s_v3
FamilyDCsv2DCsv3
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generations–V2
Encryption at host–Yes
Other2 of 2 differStandard_DC2s_v2Standard_DC2s_v3
Seriesdcsv2-seriesdcsv3-series
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_DC2s_v2 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_DC2s_v2Standard_DC2s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.192$0.192Same
West US 2westus2$0.192$0.192Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.214$0.214Same
North Europenortheurope$0.214$0.214Same
UK Southuksouth$0.222$0.222Same
West USwestus$0.224$0.224Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.23$0.23Same
West Europewesteurope$0.23$0.23Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.24$0.24Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.24$0.24Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_DC2s_v2General purpose, DCsv2 family
Standard_DC2s_v2 prices and specsEvery size in the DCsv2 family

Compare Standard_DC2s_v2 with

Standard_DC2s
Standard_DC2s_v3General purpose, DCsv3 family
Standard_DC2s_v3 prices and specsEvery size in the DCsv3 family

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