Standard_DS12vsStandard_DS12_v2

Standard_DS12_v2 is 4% cheaper than Standard_DS12 on demand in East US, saving $10.95 a month.

At a glanceStandard_DS12Standard_DS12_v2
On-demand$0.386/hr$0.371/hr4% less
Lowest rate$0.0898/hrSpot, can be interrupted$0.0863/hr4% lessSpot, can be interrupted
Size4 vCPUs, 28 GiB4 vCPUs, 28 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_DS12Standard_DS12_v2Standard_DS12_v2 vs Standard_DS12
On-demandPay by the hour$0.386$0.371▼ 4%
SpotCan be interrupted77% off$0.089877% off$0.0863▼ 4%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment31% off$0.266331% off$0.256▼ 4%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.181453% off$0.1744▼ 4%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_DS12 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_DS12_v2 leads
On-demand price$0.371 vs $0.386 per hour
4% cheaper
Max disk throughput (uncached)192 MB/s vs 128 MB/s
50% higher
ACU (compute units)210 vs 160
31% higher

Specs

8 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_DS12Standard_DS12_v2
vCPUs44
Physical cores44
Threads per core11
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ACU (compute units)160210
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_DS12Standard_DS12_v2
Memory (GiB)2828
Networking2 of 3 differStandard_DS12Standard_DS12_v2
Network–3,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingNoYes
Max network interfaces44
Storage2 of 7 differStandard_DS12Standard_DS12_v2
Storage–56 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk56 GiB56 GiB
Max data disks1616
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)12,80012,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)128 MB/s192 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 5 differStandard_DS12Standard_DS12_v2
FamilyDSDSv2
Category–Memory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Retirement date2028-05-012028-05-01
Other1 of 2 differStandard_DS12Standard_DS12_v2
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API
Series–dv2-dsv2-series-memory

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_DS12 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_DS12Standard_DS12_v2Difference
East US 2eastus2$0.347$0.299▼ 14%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.347$0.332▼ 4%
West Indiawestindia$0.352$0.379▲ 8%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.365$0.379▲ 4%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.373$0.373Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.374$0.366▼ 2%
West US 3westus3$0.385$0.299▼ 22%
Central UScentralus$0.386$0.371▼ 4%
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.386$0.371▼ 4%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.386$0.37▼ 4%
North Europenortheurope$0.386$0.371▼ 4%
West USwestus$0.386$0.37▼ 4%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.387$0.366▼ 5%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.416$0.359▼ 14%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.416$0.359▼ 14%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.42$0.399▼ 5%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.42$0.399▼ 5%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.42$0.399▼ 5%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.42$0.382▼ 9%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.424$0.319▼ 25%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.442$0.345▼ 22%
West Europewesteurope$0.442$0.379▼ 14%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.465$0.401▼ 14%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.47$0.47Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.481$0.469▼ 2%
UK Southuksouth$0.481$0.469▼ 2%
East Asiaeastasia$0.483$0.459▼ 5%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.483$0.459▼ 5%
South Indiasouthindia$0.489$0.379▼ 22%
UK Westukwest$0.504$0.469▼ 7%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.541$0.466▼ 14%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.583$0.502▼ 14%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.611$0.611Same

Keep exploring

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

Standard_DS12DS family
Standard_DS12 prices and specsEvery size in the DS family
Standard_DS12_v2Memory optimized, DSv2 family
Standard_DS12_v2 prices and specsEvery size in the DSv2 family

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