Standard_E32ds_v6vsStandard_E32pds_v6
Standard_E32pds_v6 is 28% cheaper than Standard_E32ds_v6 on demand in East US, saving $543.12 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_E32ds_v6 | Standard_E32pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| On-demand | $2.616/hr | $1.872/hr28% less |
| Lowest rate | $0.5462/hr37% lessSpot, can be interrupted | $0.871/hrSpot, can be interrupted |
| Size | 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB | 32 vCPUs, 256 GiB |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) | Azure Cobalt 100 [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_E32ds_v6 | Standard_E32pds_v6 | Standard_E32pds_v6 vs Standard_E32ds_v6 |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-demandPay by the hour | $2.616 | $1.872 | ▼ 28% |
| SpotCan be interrupted | 79% off$0.5462 | 53% off$0.871 | ▲ 59% |
| 1-yr reservedNo upfront | 38% off$1.622 | 41% off$1.105 | ▼ 32% |
| 3-yr reservedNo upfront | 61% off$1.02 | 62% off$0.7114 | ▼ 30% |
| 1-yr savings planHourly commitment | 32% off$1.779 | 32% off$1.273 | ▼ 28% |
| 3-yr savings planHourly commitment | 53% off$1.23 | 53% off$0.8798 | ▼ 28% |
Key differences
The biggest lead each one has.
Where Standard_E32ds_v6 leads
No clear lead on the measures we compare.
Where Standard_E32pds_v6 leads
On-demand price$1.872 vs $2.616 per hour
28% cheaperPhysical cores32 vs 16
2× higherSpecs
7 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.
| Compute4 of 5 differ | Standard_E32ds_v6 | Standard_E32pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 32 | 32 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 32 |
| Threads per core | 2 | 1 |
| Architecture | x86_64 | arm64 |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids) | Azure Cobalt 100 [ARM-64] |
| MemoryAll 1 match | Standard_E32ds_v6 | Standard_E32pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory (GiB) | 256 | 256 |
| Networking1 of 3 differ | Standard_E32ds_v6 | Standard_E32pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Network | 16,000 Mbps | 20,000 Mbps |
| Accelerated networking | Yes | Yes |
| Max network interfaces | 8 | 8 |
| StorageAll 7 match | Standard_E32ds_v6 | Standard_E32pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Storage | 4 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD | 4 x 440 GiB temp NVMe SSD |
| Local NVMe | 1,760 GiB | 1,760 GiB |
| Max data disks | 64 | 64 |
| Premium SSD | Yes | Yes |
| Max disk IOPS (uncached) | 51,200 | 51,200 |
| Max disk throughput (uncached) | 1,696 MB/s | 1,696 MB/s |
| Ephemeral OS disk | Yes | Yes |
| Instance details1 of 4 differ | Standard_E32ds_v6 | Standard_E32pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Edsv6 | Epdsv6 |
| Category | Memory optimized | Memory optimized |
| VM generations | V2 | V2 |
| Encryption at host | Yes | Yes |
| Other1 of 2 differ | Standard_E32ds_v6 | Standard_E32pds_v6 |
|---|---|---|
| Series | edsv6-series | epdsv6-series |
| Specs source | Azure Resource SKUs API | Azure Resource SKUs API |
On-demand prices by region
Cheapest for Standard_E32ds_v6 first. Linux, USD per hour.
| Region | Standard_E32ds_v6 | Standard_E32pds_v6 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| East USUsed in summaryeastus | $2.616 | $1.872 | ▼ 28% |
| East US 2eastus2 | $2.616 | $1.872 | ▼ 28% |
| North Central USnorthcentralus | $2.616 | $1.872 | ▼ 28% |
| West US 2westus2 | $2.616 | $1.872 | ▼ 28% |
| West US 3westus3 | $2.616 | $1.872 | ▼ 28% |
| Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral | $2.683 | $2.19 | ▼ 18% |
| Central Indiacentralindia | $2.70 | $1.229 | ▼ 54% |
| Sweden Centralswedencentral | $2.782 | $1.994 | ▼ 28% |
| Canada Centralcanadacentral | $2.866 | $2.08 | ▼ 27% |
| Canada Eastcanadaeast | $2.866 | $2.08 | ▼ 27% |
| Mexico Centralmexicocentral | $2.878 | $2.058 | ▼ 28% |
| West USwestus | $2.907 | $2.186 | ▼ 25% |
| North Europenortheurope | $2.928 | $2.09 | ▼ 29% |
| Spain Centralspaincentral | $2.928 | $2.09 | ▼ 29% |
| Central UScentralus | $2.956 | $2.115 | ▼ 28% |
| France Centralfrancecentral | $3.073 | $2.186 | ▼ 29% |
| Italy Northitalynorth | $3.073 | $2.176 | ▼ 29% |
| UK Southuksouth | $3.073 | $2.157 | ▼ 30% |
| Australia Eastaustraliaeast | $3.135 | $2.333 | ▼ 26% |
| US Gov Arizonausgovarizona | $3.135 | $2.34 | ▼ 25% |
| US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia | $3.135 | $2.352 | ▼ 25% |
| South Central USsouthcentralus | $3.14 | $2.246 | ▼ 28% |
| West Central USwestcentralus | $3.14 | $2.246 | ▼ 28% |
| Poland Centralpolandcentral | $3.152 | $2.237 | ▼ 29% |
| Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral | $3.156 | $2.237 | ▼ 29% |
| Japan Eastjapaneast | $3.156 | $2.406 | ▼ 24% |
| Japan Westjapanwest | $3.156 | $2.41 | ▼ 24% |
| Korea Centralkoreacentral | $3.156 | $2.438 | ▼ 23% |
| Southeast Asiasoutheastasia | $3.156 | $2.333 | ▼ 26% |
| West Europewesteurope | $3.156 | $2.237 | ▼ 29% |
| UK Westukwest | $3.166 | $2.262 | ▼ 29% |
| UAE Northuaenorth | $3.218 | $2.285 | ▼ 29% |
| New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth | $3.292 | $2.448 | ▼ 26% |
| Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast | $3.401 | $2.432 | ▼ 28% |
| South Africa Northsouthafricanorth | $3.48 | $2.624 | ▼ 25% |
| Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth | $3.48 | $2.918 | ▼ 16% |
| East Asiaeastasia | $3.597 | $2.576 | ▼ 28% |
| Sweden Southswedensouth | $3.617 | $3.164 | ▼ 13% |
| South Indiasouthindia | $3.689 | $2.827 | ▼ 23% |
| Norway Eastnorwayeast | $3.741 | $2.675 | ▼ 28% |
| Brazil Southbrazilsouth | $4.174 | $2.973 | ▼ 29% |
| UAE Centraluaecentral | $4.187 | $3.482 | ▼ 17% |
| South Africa Westsouthafricawest | $4.535 | $3.407 | ▼ 25% |
| Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest | $4.589 | $3.482 | ▼ 24% |
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.