Standard_DS3vsStandard_DS3_v2
Standard_DS3_v2 is 5% cheaper than Standard_DS3 on demand in East US, saving $10.95 a month.
| At a glance | Standard_DS3 | Standard_DS3_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $0.308/hr | $0.293/hr5% less |
| Lowest rate | $0.0717/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.0682/hr5% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 4 vCPUs, 14 GiB | 4 vCPUs, 14 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_DS3 | Standard_DS3_v2 | Standard_DS3_v2 vs Standard_DS3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $0.308 | $0.293 | ▼ 5% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 77% off$0.0717 | 77% off$0.0682 | ▼ 5% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 31% off$0.2125 | 31% off$0.2022 | ▼ 5% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$0.1448 | 53% off$0.1377 | ▼ 5% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_DS3 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where Standard_DS3_v2 leads
On-demand price$0.293 vs $0.308 per hour
5% cheaperMax disk throughput (uncached)192 MB/s vs 128 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_DS3 | Standard_DS3_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 | 4 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 4 |
| 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_DS3 | Standard_DS3_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 14 | 14 |
| Networking2 of 3 differ | Standard_DS3 | Standard_DS3_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | – | 3,000 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | No | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 4 | 4 |
| Storage2 of 7 differ | Standard_DS3 | Standard_DS3_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | – | 28 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 28 GiB | 28 GiB |
| Max data disks | 16 | 16 |
| Premium SSD | Yes | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 12,800 | 12,800 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 128 MB/s | 192 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | Yes |
| Instance details2 of 5 differ | Standard_DS3 | Standard_DS3_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_DS3 | Standard_DS3_v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
| Series | – | dsv2-series |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_DS3 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_DS3 | Standard_DS3_v2 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East US 2eastus2 | $0.268 | $0.229 | ▼ 15% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $0.268 | $0.254 | ▼ 5% |
| West Indiawestindia | $0.272 | $0.337 | ▲ 24% |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $0.282 | $0.337 | ▲ 20% |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $0.2856 | $0.285 | Same |
| North Europenortheurope | $0.292 | $0.263 | ▼ 10% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $0.299 | $0.28 | ▼ 6% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $0.299 | $0.28 | ▼ 6% |
| Central UScentralus | $0.308 | $0.293 | ▼ 5% |
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $0.308 | $0.293 | ▼ 5% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $0.308 | $0.293 | ▼ 5% |
| West USwestus | $0.308 | $0.279 | ▼ 9% |
| West US 3westus3 | $0.308 | $0.229 | ▼ 26% |
| Qatar Centralqatarcentral | $0.322 | $0.275 | ▼ 15% |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $0.322 | $0.275 | ▼ 15% |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $0.336 | $0.272 | ▼ 19% |
| West Europewesteurope | $0.336 | $0.272 | ▼ 19% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $0.339 | $0.251 | ▼ 26% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $0.359 | $0.307 | ▼ 14% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $0.372 | $0.336 | ▼ 10% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $0.372 | $0.311 | ▼ 16% |
| South Indiasouthindia | $0.378 | $0.337 | ▼ 11% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $0.38 | $0.343 | ▼ 10% |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $0.384 | $0.365 | ▼ 5% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $0.385 | $0.351 | ▼ 9% |
| UK Southuksouth | $0.385 | $0.351 | ▼ 9% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $0.392 | $0.316 | ▼ 19% |
| UK Westukwest | $0.403 | $0.351 | ▼ 13% |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $0.418 | $0.357 | ▼ 15% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $0.442 | $0.409 | ▼ 7% |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $0.45 | $0.385 | ▼ 14% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $0.451 | $0.428 | ▼ 5% |
| Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast | $0.494 | $0.445 | ▼ 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.