Standard_DC8es_v5vsStandard_DC8es_v6

At a glanceStandard_DC8es_v5Standard_DC8es_v6
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_DC8es_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_DC8es_v6 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

19 of 21 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute3 of 5 differStandard_DC8es_v5Standard_DC8es_v6
vCPUs88
Physical cores–4
Threads per core–2
Architecturex86_64x86_64
Processor–Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_DC8es_v5Standard_DC8es_v6
Memory (GiB)–32
Networking3 of 3 differStandard_DC8es_v5Standard_DC8es_v6
Network–7,000 Mbps
Accelerated networking–Yes
Max network interfaces–4
Storage5 of 5 differStandard_DC8es_v5Standard_DC8es_v6
Max data disks–24
Premium SSD–Yes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)–12,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)–424 MB/s
Ephemeral OS disk–No
Instance details5 of 5 differStandard_DC8es_v5Standard_DC8es_v6
FamilyDCesv5DCesv6
Category–General purpose
VM generations–V2
Encryption at host–Yes
Confidential computing–TDX
Other2 of 2 differStandard_DC8es_v5Standard_DC8es_v6
Specs sourcederived from size nameAzure Resource SKUs API
Series–dcesv6-series

Keep exploring

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

Standard_DC8es_v5DCesv5 family
Standard_DC8es_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the DCesv5 family
Standard_DC8es_v6General purpose, DCesv6 family
Standard_DC8es_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the DCesv6 family

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