Standard_E64ds_v4vsStandard_E64ds_v5

Standard_E64ds_v4 and Standard_E64ds_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $4.608 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E64ds_v4Standard_E64ds_v5
On-demand$4.608/hr$4.608/hr
Lowest rate$0.9686/hr1% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.9746/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size64 vCPUs, 504 GiB64 vCPUs, 512 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_E64ds_v4Standard_E64ds_v5Standard_E64ds_v5 vs Standard_E64ds_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$4.608$4.608Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.968679% off$0.9746▲ 1%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$2.70941% off$2.719Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$1.73362% off$1.751▲ 1%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$3.12232% off$3.122Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$2.15353% off$2.153Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E64ds_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E64ds_v5 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,735 MB/s vs 1,200 MB/s
45% higher
Memory (GiB)512 vs 504
2% higher

Specs

6 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E64ds_v4Standard_E64ds_v5
vCPUs6464
Physical cores3232
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–
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_E64ds_v4Standard_E64ds_v5
Memory (GiB)504512
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E64ds_v4Standard_E64ds_v5
Network30,000 Mbps30,000 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces88
Storage1 of 7 differStandard_E64ds_v4Standard_E64ds_v5
Storage2400 GiB temp SSD2400 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk2,400 GiB2,400 GiB
Max data disks3232
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,00080,000
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,200 MB/s1,735 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E64ds_v4Standard_E64ds_v5
FamilyEdsv4Edsv5
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E64ds_v4Standard_E64ds_v5
Seriesedsv4-seriesedsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E64ds_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E64ds_v4Standard_E64ds_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$4.608$4.608Same
East US 2eastus2$4.608$4.608Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$4.608$4.608Same
West US 2westus2$4.608$4.608Same
West US 3westus3$4.608$4.608Same
Central Indiacentralindia$4.832$4.832Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$4.832$4.832Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$4.832$4.832Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$4.832$4.832Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$4.864$4.864Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$5.011$5.011Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$5.011$5.011Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$5.056$5.056Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$5.056$5.056Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$5.069$5.069Same
North Europenortheurope$5.12$5.12Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$5.12$5.12Same
West USwestus$5.184$5.184Same
Central UScentralus$5.207$5.207Same
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$5.262$5.262Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$5.266$5.299▲ 1%
Israel Centralisraelcentral$5.376$5.376Same
Italy Northitalynorth$5.376$5.376Same
France Centralfrancecentral$5.408$5.408Same
UK Southuksouth$5.408$5.408Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$5.53$5.99▲ 8%
West Central USwestcentralus$5.53$5.53Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$5.536$5.536Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$5.536$5.536Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$5.536$5.536Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$5.536$5.536Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$5.536$5.536Same
West Europewesteurope$5.536$5.536Same
West Indiawestindia$5.559$5.898▲ 6%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$5.568$5.568Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$5.568$5.568Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$5.568$5.568Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$5.568$5.568Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$5.568$5.568Same
UK Westukwest$5.576$5.576Same
East Asiaeastasia$5.60$5.60Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$5.632$5.376▼ 5%
UAE Northuaenorth$5.632$5.632Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$5.76$5.76Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$5.843$5.846Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$5.99$5.53▼ 8%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$6.08$6.08Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$6.09$6.08Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$6.09$6.09Same
South Indiasouthindia$6.096$6.497▲ 7%
Japan Westjapanwest$6.115$5.568▼ 9%
Sweden Southswedensouth$6.323$6.323Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$6.84$6.84Same
France Southfrancesouth$7.004$7.03Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$7.188$7.322▲ 2%
Germany Northgermanynorth$7.228$7.197Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$7.296$7.296Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$7.741$7.904▲ 2%
Norway Westnorwaywest$7.916$7.916Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$8.042$8.064Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$9.556$9.485▼ 1%

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Standard_E64ds_v4Memory optimized, Edsv4 family
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Standard_E64ds_v5Memory optimized, Edsv5 family
Standard_E64ds_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.