Standard_E32d_v4vsStandard_E32d_v5

Standard_E32d_v4 and Standard_E32d_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $2.304 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E32d_v4Standard_E32d_v5
On-demand$2.304/hr$2.304/hr
Lowest rate$0.4843/hr1% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.4873/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size32 vCPUs, 256 GiB32 vCPUs, 256 GiB
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), 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_E32d_v4Standard_E32d_v5Standard_E32d_v5 vs Standard_E32d_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$2.304$2.304Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.484379% off$0.4873▲ 1%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$1.35541% off$1.359Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.866362% off$0.8755▲ 1%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$1.56132% off$1.561Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$1.07753% off$1.077Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E32d_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E32d_v5 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)865 MB/s vs 768 MB/s
13% higher

Specs

6 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E32d_v4Standard_E32d_v5
vCPUs3232
Physical cores1616
Threads per core22
Architecturex86_64x86_64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)
ACU (compute units)195–
MemoryAll 1 matchStandard_E32d_v4Standard_E32d_v5
Memory (GiB)256256
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E32d_v4Standard_E32d_v5
Network16,000 Mbps16,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage2 of 7 differStandard_E32d_v4Standard_E32d_v5
Storage1200 GiB temp SSD1200 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk1,200 GiB1,200 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDNoNo
Max disk IOPS (uncached)51,20051,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)768 MB/s865 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskNoYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E32d_v4Standard_E32d_v5
FamilyEdv4Edv5
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E32d_v4Standard_E32d_v5
Seriesedv4-seriesedv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E32d_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E32d_v4Standard_E32d_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$2.304$2.304Same
East US 2eastus2$2.304$2.304Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$2.304$2.304Same
West US 2westus2$2.304$2.304Same
West US 3westus3$2.304$2.304Same
Central Indiacentralindia$2.416$2.416Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$2.416$2.416Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$2.416$2.416Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$2.416$2.416Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$2.432$2.432Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$2.506$2.506Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$2.506$2.506Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$2.528$2.528Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$2.528$2.528Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$2.534$2.534Same
North Europenortheurope$2.56$2.56Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$2.56$2.56Same
West USwestus$2.592$2.592Same
Central UScentralus$2.604$2.604Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$2.631$2.631Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$2.633$2.65▲ 1%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$2.688$2.688Same
Italy Northitalynorth$2.688$2.688Same
France Centralfrancecentral$2.704$2.704Same
UK Southuksouth$2.704$2.704Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$2.765$2.995▲ 8%
West Central USwestcentralus$2.765$2.765Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$2.768$2.768Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$2.768$2.768Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$2.768$2.768Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$2.768$2.768Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$2.768$2.768Same
West Europewesteurope$2.768$2.768Same
West Indiawestindia$2.779$2.949▲ 6%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$2.784$2.784Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$2.784$2.784Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$2.784$2.784Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$2.784$2.784Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$2.784$2.784Same
UK Westukwest$2.788$2.788Same
East Asiaeastasia$2.80$2.80Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$2.816$2.688▼ 5%
UAE Northuaenorth$2.816$2.816Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$2.88$2.88Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$2.922$2.923Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$2.995$2.765▼ 8%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$3.04$3.04Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$3.045$3.045Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$3.045$3.045Same
South Indiasouthindia$3.048$3.249▲ 7%
Japan Westjapanwest$3.057$2.784▼ 9%
Sweden Southswedensouth$3.162$3.162Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$3.42$3.42Same
France Southfrancesouth$3.502$3.515Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$3.594$3.661▲ 2%
Germany Northgermanynorth$3.614$3.598Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$3.648$3.648Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$3.871$3.952▲ 2%
Norway Westnorwaywest$3.958$3.958Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$4.021$4.032Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$4.778$4.742▼ 1%

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