Standard_DC4s_v2vsStandard_DC4s_v3

Standard_DC4s_v2 and Standard_DC4s_v3 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.384 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_DC4s_v2Standard_DC4s_v3
On-demand$0.384/hr$0.384/hr
Lowest rate$0.1036/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0846/hr18% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 16 GiB4 vCPUs, 32 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_DC4s_v2Standard_DC4s_v3Standard_DC4s_v3 vs Standard_DC4s_v2
On-demandPay by the hour$0.384$0.384Same
SpotCan be interrupted73% off$0.103678% off$0.0846▼ 18%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment17% off$0.319615% off$0.3251▲ 2%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment38% off$0.236935% off$0.2503▲ 6%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_DC4s_v2 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_DC4s_v3 leads
Memory (GiB)32 vs 16
2× higher

Specs

17 of 20 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 5 differStandard_DC4s_v2Standard_DC4s_v3
vCPUs44
Physical cores–4
Threads per core–1
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon E-2288G (Coffee Lake)Intel Xeon (Ice Lake)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_DC4s_v2Standard_DC4s_v3
Memory (GiB)1632
Networking2 of 2 differStandard_DC4s_v2Standard_DC4s_v3
Accelerated networking–Yes
Max network interfaces–4
Storage6 of 6 differStandard_DC4s_v2Standard_DC4s_v3
Storage200 GiB temp SSD–
Max data disks–16
Premium SSD–Yes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)–6,400
Max disk throughput (uncached)–101 MB/s
Ephemeral OS disk–No
Instance details3 of 4 differStandard_DC4s_v2Standard_DC4s_v3
FamilyDCsv2DCsv3
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose
VM generations–V2
Encryption at host–Yes
Other2 of 2 differStandard_DC4s_v2Standard_DC4s_v3
Seriesdcsv2-seriesdcsv3-series
Specs sourceMicrosoft docsAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_DC4s_v2 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_DC4s_v2Standard_DC4s_v3Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.384$0.384Same
West US 2westus2$0.384$0.384Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.428$0.428Same
North Europenortheurope$0.428$0.428Same
UK Southuksouth$0.444$0.444Same
West USwestus$0.448$0.448Same
West Europewesteurope$0.46$0.46Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.461$0.461Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.48$0.48Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.48$0.48Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_DC4s_v2General purpose, DCsv2 family
Standard_DC4s_v2 prices and specsEvery size in the DCsv2 family

Compare Standard_DC4s_v2 with

Standard_DC4s
Standard_DC4s_v3General purpose, DCsv3 family
Standard_DC4s_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.