Standard_DS2vsStandard_DS2_v2
Standard_DS2_v2 is 5% cheaper than Standard_DS2 on demand in East US, saving $5.84 a month.
| At a glance | Standard_DS2 | Standard_DS2_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.154/hr | $0.146/hr5% less |
| Lowest rate | $0.0358/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.034/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 2 vCPUs, 7 GiB | 2 vCPUs, 7 GiB |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Standard_DS2 | Standard_DS2_v2 | Standard_DS2_v2 vs Standard_DS2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.154 | $0.146 | ▼ 5% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 77% off$0.0358 | 77% off$0.034 | ▼ 5% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 31% off$0.1063 | 31% off$0.1007 | ▼ 5% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$0.0724 | 53% off$0.0686 | ▼ 5% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_DS2 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where Standard_DS2_v2 leads
On-demand price$0.146 vs $0.154 per hour
5% cheaperMax disk throughput (uncached)96 MB/s vs 64 MB/s
50% higherACU (compute units)210 vs 160
31% higherSpecs
9 of 24 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute2 of 6 differ | Standard_DS2 | Standard_DS2_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 2 | 2 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads per core | 1 | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | x86_64 |
| Processor | – | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon 8171M (Skylake), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v4 (Broadwell), Intel Xeon E5-2673 v3 (Haswell), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) |
| ACU (compute units) | 160 | 210 |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_DS2 | Standard_DS2_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 7 | 7 |
| Networking2 of 3 differ | Standard_DS2 | Standard_DS2_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | – | 1,500 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | No | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 2 | 2 |
| Storage2 of 7 differ | Standard_DS2 | Standard_DS2_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | – | 14 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 14 GiB | 14 GiB |
| Max data disks | 8 | 8 |
| Premium SSD | Yes | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 6,400 | 6,400 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 64 MB/s | 96 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | Yes |
| Instance details2 of 5 differ | Standard_DS2 | Standard_DS2_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | DS | DSv2 |
| Category | – | General purpose |
| VM generations | V1, V2 | V1, V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes | Yes |
| Retirement date | 2028-05-01 | 2028-05-01 |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_DS2 | Standard_DS2_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
| Series | – | dsv2-series |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_DS2 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_DS2 | Standard_DS2_v2 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US 2eastus2 | $0.134 | $0.114 | ▼ 15% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $0.134 | $0.127 | ▼ 5% |
| West Indiawestindia | $0.136 | $0.169 | ▲ 24% |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $0.141 | $0.169 | ▲ 20% |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $0.143 | $0.143 | Same |
| North Europenortheurope | $0.146 | $0.132 | ▼ 10% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $0.149 | $0.14 | ▼ 6% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $0.149 | $0.14 | ▼ 6% |
| Central UScentralus | $0.154 | $0.146 | ▼ 5% |
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $0.154 | $0.146 | ▼ 5% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $0.154 | $0.146 | ▼ 5% |
| West USwestus | $0.154 | $0.14 | ▼ 9% |
| West US 3westus3 | $0.154 | $0.114 | ▼ 26% |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $0.161 | $0.137 | ▼ 15% |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $0.161 | $0.137 | ▼ 15% |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $0.168 | $0.136 | ▼ 19% |
| West Europewesteurope | $0.168 | $0.136 | ▼ 19% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $0.169 | $0.125 | ▼ 26% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $0.18 | $0.153 | ▼ 15% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $0.186 | $0.168 | ▼ 10% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $0.186 | $0.1558 | ▼ 16% |
| South Indiasouthindia | $0.189 | $0.169 | ▼ 11% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $0.19 | $0.171 | ▼ 10% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $0.192 | $0.175 | ▼ 9% |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $0.192 | $0.182 | ▼ 5% |
| UK Southuksouth | $0.192 | $0.176 | ▼ 8% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $0.196 | $0.158 | ▼ 19% |
| UK Westukwest | $0.202 | $0.175 | ▼ 13% |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $0.209 | $0.178 | ▼ 15% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $0.221 | $0.205 | ▼ 7% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $0.225 | $0.214 | ▼ 5% |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $0.225 | $0.192 | ▼ 15% |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $0.247 | $0.223 | ▼ 10% |
Keep exploring
Each type’s own page, and how it compares with others.
Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.