Standard_E2ds_v5vsStandard_E2ds_v6

Standard_E2ds_v5 is 12% cheaper than Standard_E2ds_v6 on demand in East US, saving $14.60 a month.

At a glanceStandard_E2ds_v5Standard_E2ds_v6
On-demand$0.144/hr12% less$0.164/hr
Lowest rate$0.0305/hr11% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.0342/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 16 GiB2 vCPUs, 16 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
Architecturex86_64x86_64

Prices in East US

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

OptionStandard_E2ds_v5Standard_E2ds_v6Standard_E2ds_v6 vs Standard_E2ds_v5
On-demandPay by the hour$0.144$0.164▲ 14%
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.030579% off$0.0342▲ 12%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.084938% off$0.1014▲ 19%
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.054761% off$0.0638▲ 17%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.097532% off$0.1115▲ 14%
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.067353% off$0.0771▲ 15%

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E2ds_v5 leads
On-demand price$0.144 vs $0.164 per hour
12% cheaper
Where Standard_E2ds_v6 leads
Max data disks8 vs 4
2× higher

Specs

9 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute1 of 5 differStandard_E2ds_v5Standard_E2ds_v6
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E2ds_v5Standard_E2ds_v6
Memory (GiB)1616
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E2ds_v5Standard_E2ds_v6
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces22
Storage5 of 8 differStandard_E2ds_v5Standard_E2ds_v6
Storage75 GiB temp SSD110 GiB temp NVMe SSD
Temp disk75 GiB–
Local NVMe–110 GiB
Max data disks48
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)3,7503,750
Max disk throughput (uncached)85 MB/s106 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details2 of 4 differStandard_E2ds_v5Standard_E2ds_v6
FamilyEdsv5Edsv6
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E2ds_v5Standard_E2ds_v6
Seriesedsv5-seriesedsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E2ds_v5 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E2ds_v5Standard_E2ds_v6Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.144$0.164▲ 14%
East US 2eastus2$0.144$0.164▲ 14%
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.144$0.164▲ 14%
West US 2westus2$0.144$0.164▲ 14%
West US 3westus3$0.144$0.164▲ 14%
Central Indiacentralindia$0.151$0.169▲ 12%
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.151$0.169▲ 12%
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.151$0.169▲ 12%
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.151$0.169▲ 12%
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.152$0.174▲ 14%
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.157$0.168▲ 7%
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.157$0.168▲ 7%
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.158$0.179▲ 13%
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.158$0.179▲ 13%
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.158$0.18▲ 14%
North Europenortheurope$0.16$0.183▲ 14%
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.16$0.183▲ 14%
West USwestus$0.162$0.182▲ 12%
Central UScentralus$0.163$0.185▲ 13%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.164$0.187▲ 14%
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.166$0.188▲ 13%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.168$0.192▲ 14%
Italy Northitalynorth$0.168$0.192▲ 14%
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.168$0.192▲ 14%
France Centralfrancecentral$0.169$0.192▲ 14%
UK Southuksouth$0.169$0.192▲ 14%
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.173$0.197▲ 14%
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.173$0.197▲ 14%
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.173$0.197▲ 14%
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.173$0.196▲ 13%
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.173$0.196▲ 13%
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.173$0.196▲ 13%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.173$0.196▲ 13%
West Europewesteurope$0.173$0.197▲ 14%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.174$0.196▲ 13%
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.174$0.196▲ 13%
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.174$0.196▲ 13%
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.174$0.197▲ 13%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.174$0.197▲ 13%
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.174$0.197▲ 13%
UK Westukwest$0.174$0.198▲ 14%
East Asiaeastasia$0.175$0.225▲ 29%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.176$0.201▲ 14%
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.18$0.204▲ 13%
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.183$0.206▲ 13%
West Indiawestindia$0.184$0.209▲ 14%
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.187$0.213▲ 14%
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.19$0.234▲ 23%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.19$0.217▲ 14%
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.19$0.217▲ 14%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.198$0.226▲ 14%
South Indiasouthindia$0.203$0.231▲ 14%
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.214$0.243▲ 14%
France Southfrancesouth$0.22$0.25▲ 14%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.225$0.256▲ 14%
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.228$0.261▲ 14%
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.229$0.262▲ 14%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.247$0.282▲ 14%
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.247$0.283▲ 15%
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$0.252$0.287▲ 14%
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$0.296$0.339▲ 15%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E2ds_v5Memory optimized, Edsv5 family
Standard_E2ds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Edsv5 family

Compare Standard_E2ds_v5 with

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Standard_E2ds_v6Memory optimized, Edsv6 family
Standard_E2ds_v6 prices and specsEvery size in the Edsv6 family

Compare Standard_E2ds_v6 with

Standard_D2ds_v6Standard_E2ads_v6Standard_E2pds_v6Standard_E2ds_v7

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