Standard_E48ds_v4vsStandard_E48ds_v5

Standard_E48ds_v4 and Standard_E48ds_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $3.456 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E48ds_v4Standard_E48ds_v5
On-demand$3.456/hr$3.456/hr
Lowest rate$0.7265/hr1% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.7309/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size48 vCPUs, 384 GiB48 vCPUs, 384 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_E48ds_v4Standard_E48ds_v5Standard_E48ds_v5 vs Standard_E48ds_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$3.456$3.456Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.726579% off$0.7309▲ 1%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$2.03241% off$2.039Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.3062% off$1.313▲ 1%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$2.34132% off$2.341Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$1.61553% off$1.615Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E48ds_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E48ds_v5 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,315 MB/s vs 1,152 MB/s
14% higher

Specs

5 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E48ds_v4Standard_E48ds_v5
vCPUs4848
Physical cores2424
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_E48ds_v4Standard_E48ds_v5
Memory (GiB)384384
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E48ds_v4Standard_E48ds_v5
Network24,000 Mbps24,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage1 of 7 differStandard_E48ds_v4Standard_E48ds_v5
Storage1800 GiB temp SSD1800 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk1,800 GiB1,800 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)76,80076,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,152 MB/s1,315 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E48ds_v4Standard_E48ds_v5
FamilyEdsv4Edsv5
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E48ds_v4Standard_E48ds_v5
Seriesedsv4-seriesedsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E48ds_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E48ds_v4Standard_E48ds_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$3.456$3.456Same
East US 2eastus2$3.456$3.456Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$3.456$3.456Same
West US 2westus2$3.456$3.456Same
West US 3westus3$3.456$3.456Same
Central Indiacentralindia$3.624$3.624Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$3.624$3.624Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$3.624$3.624Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$3.624$3.624Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$3.648$3.648Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$3.758$3.758Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$3.758$3.758Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$3.792$3.792Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$3.792$3.792Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$3.802$3.802Same
North Europenortheurope$3.84$3.84Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$3.84$3.84Same
West USwestus$3.888$3.888Same
Central UScentralus$3.905$3.905Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$3.946$3.946Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$3.95$3.974▲ 1%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$4.032$4.032Same
Italy Northitalynorth$4.032$4.032Same
France Centralfrancecentral$4.056$4.056Same
UK Southuksouth$4.056$4.056Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$4.147$4.493▲ 8%
West Central USwestcentralus$4.147$4.147Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$4.152$4.152Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$4.152$4.152Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$4.152$4.152Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$4.152$4.152Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$4.152$4.152Same
West Europewesteurope$4.152$4.152Same
West Indiawestindia$4.169$4.424▲ 6%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$4.176$4.176Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$4.176$4.176Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$4.176$4.176Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$4.176$4.176Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$4.176$4.176Same
UK Westukwest$4.182$4.182Same
East Asiaeastasia$4.20$4.20Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$4.224$4.032▼ 5%
UAE Northuaenorth$4.224$4.224Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$4.32$4.32Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$4.382$4.385Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$4.493$4.147▼ 8%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$4.56$4.56Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$4.567$4.567Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$4.567$4.56Same
South Indiasouthindia$4.572$4.873▲ 7%
Japan Westjapanwest$4.586$4.176▼ 9%
Sweden Southswedensouth$4.742$4.742Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$5.13$5.13Same
France Southfrancesouth$5.253$5.273Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$5.391$5.491▲ 2%
Germany Northgermanynorth$5.421$5.398Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$5.472$5.472Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$5.806$5.928▲ 2%
Norway Westnorwaywest$5.937$5.937Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$6.032$6.048Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$7.167$7.114▼ 1%

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

Standard_E48ds_v4Memory optimized, Edsv4 family
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Standard_E48ds_v5 prices and specsEvery size in the Edsv5 family

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