Standard_E20ds_v5vsStandard_E20pds_v5
Standard_E20pds_v5 is 20% cheaper than Standard_E20ds_v5 on demand in East US, saving $210.24 a month. They use different processor architectures (x86_64 and arm64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.
| At a glance | Standard_E20ds_v5 | Standard_E20pds_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $1.44/hr | $1.152/hr20% less |
| Lowest rate | $0.3046/hrSpot, can be interrupted | $0.2435/hr20% lessSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 20 vCPUs, 160 GiB | 20 vCPUs, 160 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) | Ampere Altra [ARM-64] |
| Architecture | x86_64 | arm64 |
Prices in East US
“Off” is the discount against each type’s own on-demand price. Linux, USD per hour.
| Option | Standard_E20ds_v5 | Standard_E20pds_v5 | Standard_E20pds_v5 vs Standard_E20ds_v5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $1.44 | $1.152 | ▼ 20% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 79% off$0.3046 | 79% off$0.2435 | ▼ 20% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 41% off$0.8495 | 41% off$0.6797 | ▼ 20% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 62% off$0.5472 | 62% off$0.4377 | ▼ 20% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 32% off$0.9755 | 32% off$0.7838 | ▼ 20% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$0.6729 | 53% off$0.541 | ▼ 20% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_E20ds_v5 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where Standard_E20pds_v5 leads
On-demand price$1.152 vs $1.44 per hour
20% cheaperPhysical cores20 vs 10
2× higherSpecs
7 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute4 of 5 differ | Standard_E20ds_v5 | Standard_E20pds_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 20 | 20 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 20 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | arm64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) | Ampere Altra [ARM-64] |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_E20ds_v5 | Standard_E20pds_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 160 | 160 |
| NetworkingAll 3 match | Standard_E20ds_v5 | Standard_E20pds_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 12,500 Mbps | 12,500 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| StorageAll 7 match | Standard_E20ds_v5 | Standard_E20pds_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 750 GiB temp SSD | 750 GiB temp SSD |
| Temp disk | 750 GiB | 750 GiB |
| Max data disks | 32 | 32 |
| Premium SSD | Yes | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 32,000 | 32,000 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 750 MB/s | 750 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | Yes |
| Instance details2 of 4 differ | Standard_E20ds_v5 | Standard_E20pds_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Edsv5 | Epdsv5 |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V1, V2 | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes | Yes |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_E20ds_v5 | Standard_E20pds_v5 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | edsv5-series | epdsv5-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_E20ds_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_E20ds_v5 | Standard_E20pds_v5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $1.44 | $1.152 | ▼ 20% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $1.44 | $1.152 | ▼ 20% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $1.44 | $1.152 | ▼ 20% |
| West US 2westus2 | $1.44 | $1.152 | ▼ 20% |
| West US 3westus3 | $1.44 | $1.152 | ▼ 20% |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $1.51 | $0.82 | ▼ 46% |
| Jio India Centraljioindiacentral | $1.51 | $0.82 | ▼ 46% |
| Jio India Westjioindiawest | $1.51 | $0.82 | ▼ 46% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $1.52 | $1.216 | ▼ 20% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $1.58 | $1.265 | ▼ 20% |
| North Europenortheurope | $1.60 | $1.28 | ▼ 20% |
| West USwestus | $1.62 | $1.30 | ▼ 20% |
| Central UScentralus | $1.627 | $1.302 | ▼ 20% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $1.69 | $1.35 | ▼ 20% |
| UK Southuksouth | $1.69 | $1.354 | ▼ 20% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $1.728 | $1.382 | ▼ 20% |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $1.728 | $1.382 | ▼ 20% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $1.73 | $1.38 | ▼ 20% |
| West Europewesteurope | $1.73 | $1.38 | ▼ 20% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $1.74 | $1.39 | ▼ 20% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $1.74 | $1.39 | ▼ 20% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $1.74 | $1.39 | ▼ 20% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $1.75 | $1.405 | ▼ 20% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $1.90 | $1.528 | ▼ 20% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.