Standard_E8-2ds_v4vsStandard_E8-2ds_v5

Standard_E8-2ds_v4 and Standard_E8-2ds_v5 cost the same on demand in East US, $0.576 per hour.

At a glanceStandard_E8-2ds_v4Standard_E8-2ds_v5
On-demand$0.576/hr$0.576/hr
Lowest rate$0.1211/hr1% lessSpot, can be interrupted$0.1218/hrSpot, can be interrupted
Size2 vCPUs, 64 GiB2 vCPUs, 64 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_E8-2ds_v4Standard_E8-2ds_v5Standard_E8-2ds_v5 vs Standard_E8-2ds_v4
On-demandPay by the hour$0.576$0.576Same
SpotCan be interrupted79% off$0.121179% off$0.1218▲ 1%
1-yr reservedNo upfront41% off$0.338741% off$0.3398Same
3-yr reservedNo upfront62% off$0.216662% off$0.2189▲ 1%
1-yr savings planHourly commitment32% off$0.390232% off$0.3902Same
3-yr savings planHourly commitment53% off$0.269253% off$0.2692Same

Key differences

The biggest lead each one has.

Where Standard_E8-2ds_v4 leads

No clear lead on the measures we compare.

Where Standard_E8-2ds_v5 leads
Max disk throughput (uncached)290 MB/s vs 192 MB/s
51% higher

Specs

5 of 23 specs differ. Those are in bold.

Compute2 of 6 differStandard_E8-2ds_v4Standard_E8-2ds_v5
vCPUs22
Physical cores11
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_E8-2ds_v4Standard_E8-2ds_v5
Memory (GiB)6464
NetworkingAll 3 matchStandard_E8-2ds_v4Standard_E8-2ds_v5
Network12,500 Mbps12,500 Mbps
Accelerated networkingYesYes
Max network interfaces44
Storage1 of 7 differStandard_E8-2ds_v4Standard_E8-2ds_v5
Storage300 GiB temp SSD300 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk300 GiB300 GiB
Max data disks1616
Premium SSDYesYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)12,80012,800
Max disk throughput (uncached)192 MB/s290 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYesYes
Instance details1 of 4 differStandard_E8-2ds_v4Standard_E8-2ds_v5
FamilyEdsv4Edsv5
CategoryMemory optimizedMemory optimized
VM generationsV1, V2V1, V2
Encryption at hostYesYes
Other1 of 2 differStandard_E8-2ds_v4Standard_E8-2ds_v5
Seriesedsv4-seriesedsv5-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs APIAzure Resource SKUs API

On-demand prices by region

Cheapest for Standard_E8-2ds_v4 first. Linux, USD per hour.

RegionStandard_E8-2ds_v4Standard_E8-2ds_v5Difference
East USUsed in summaryeastus$0.576$0.576Same
East US 2eastus2$0.576$0.576Same
North Central USnorthcentralus$0.576$0.576Same
West US 2westus2$0.576$0.576Same
West US 3westus3$0.576$0.576Same
Central Indiacentralindia$0.604$0.604Same
India South Centralindiasouthcentral$0.604$0.604Same
Jio India Centraljioindiacentral$0.604$0.604Same
Jio India Westjioindiawest$0.604$0.604Same
Sweden Centralswedencentral$0.608$0.608Same
Indonesia Centralindonesiacentral$0.626$0.626Same
Malaysia Westmalaysiawest$0.626$0.626Same
Canada Centralcanadacentral$0.632$0.632Same
Canada Eastcanadaeast$0.632$0.632Same
Mexico Centralmexicocentral$0.634$0.634Same
North Europenortheurope$0.64$0.64Same
Spain Centralspaincentral$0.64$0.64Same
West USwestus$0.648$0.648Same
Central UScentralus$0.651$0.651Same
Korea Southkoreasouth$0.658$0.662▲ 1%
Taiwan Northtaiwannorth$0.658$0.658Same
Israel Centralisraelcentral$0.672$0.672Same
Italy Northitalynorth$0.672$0.672Same
France Centralfrancecentral$0.676$0.676Same
UK Southuksouth$0.676$0.676Same
Australia Southeastaustraliasoutheast$0.691$0.749▲ 8%
West Central USwestcentralus$0.691$0.691Same
Germany West Centralgermanywestcentral$0.692$0.692Same
Korea Centralkoreacentral$0.692$0.692Same
Poland Centralpolandcentral$0.692$0.692Same
US Gov Arizonausgovarizona$0.692$0.692Same
US Gov Virginiausgovvirginia$0.692$0.692Same
West Europewesteurope$0.692$0.692Same
West Indiawestindia$0.695$0.737▲ 6%
Australia Centralaustraliacentral$0.696$0.696Same
Australia Central 2australiacentral2$0.696$0.696Same
Australia Eastaustraliaeast$0.696$0.696Same
Japan Eastjapaneast$0.696$0.696Same
Southeast Asiasoutheastasia$0.696$0.696Same
UK Westukwest$0.697$0.697Same
East Asiaeastasia$0.7$0.7Same
Qatar Centralqatarcentral$0.704$0.672▼ 5%
UAE Northuaenorth$0.704$0.704Same
US Gov Texasusgovtexas$0.72$0.72Same
New Zealand Northnewzealandnorth$0.73$0.731Same
South Central USsouthcentralus$0.749$0.691▼ 8%
South Africa Northsouthafricanorth$0.76$0.76Same
Norway Eastnorwayeast$0.761$0.761Same
Switzerland Northswitzerlandnorth$0.7612$0.76Same
South Indiasouthindia$0.762$0.812▲ 7%
Japan Westjapanwest$0.764$0.696▼ 9%
Sweden Southswedensouth$0.79$0.79Same
Taiwan North Westtaiwannorthwest$0.855$0.855Same
France Southfrancesouth$0.876$0.879Same
UAE Centraluaecentral$0.899$0.915▲ 2%
Germany Northgermanynorth$0.903$0.9Same
Brazil Southbrazilsouth$0.912$0.912Same
South Africa Westsouthafricawest$0.968$0.988▲ 2%
Norway Westnorwaywest$0.99$0.99Same
Switzerland Westswitzerlandwest$1.005$1.008Same
Brazil Southeastbrazilsoutheast$1.195$1.186▼ 1%

Keep exploring

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

Standard_E8-2ds_v4Memory optimized, Edsv4 family
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Azure VM Linux prices in USD. Monthly figures use 730 hours. Prices last updated 12 Nov 2026.