Standard_E64ds_v5vsStandard_E64pds_v5

They use different processor architectures (x86_64 and arm64), so software built for one may need rebuilding to run on the other.

At a glanceStandard_E64ds_v5Standard_E64pds_v5
Architecturex86_64arm64

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E64ds_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E64pds_v5 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Specs

21 of 22 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute4 of 5 differStandard_E64ds_v5Standard_E64pds_v5
vCPUs6464
Physical cores32–
Threads per core2–
Architecturex86_64arm64
ProcessorIntel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake), Intel Xeon Platinum 8573C (Emerald Rapids)–
Memory1 of 1 differStandard_E64ds_v5Standard_E64pds_v5
Memory (GiB)512–
Networking3 of 3 differStandard_E64ds_v5Standard_E64pds_v5
Network30,000 Mbps–
Accelerated networkingYes–
Max network interfaces8–
Storage7 of 7 differStandard_E64ds_v5Standard_E64pds_v5
Storage2400 GiB temp SSD–
Temp disk2,400 GiB–
Max data disks32–
Premium SSDYes–
Max disk IOPS (uncached)80,000–
Max disk throughput (uncached)1,735 MB/s–
Ephemeral OS diskYes–
Instance details4 of 4 differStandard_E64ds_v5Standard_E64pds_v5
FamilyEdsv5Epdsv5
CategoryMemory optimized–
VM generationsV1, V2–
Encryption at hostYes–
Other2 of 2 differStandard_E64ds_v5Standard_E64pds_v5
Seriesedsv5-series–
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIderived from size name

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