D1

api name Standard_D1 · Azure Virtual Machines · D family

The D1 is a general purpose Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 1 vCPUs and 3.5 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon, starting at $0.067 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
1

dedicated

memory
3.5 GiB

3.5 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$0.077

$56.21/mo · eastus

spot
$0.0179

−77% vs on-demand

regions
32

across 7 areas

Previous generation. Azure still sells D1, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.

D1 price by region

32 regions · hourly list prices in USD · On-demand · Spot · 1-yr Reserved · 3-yr Reserved · 1-yr Savings plan · 3-yr Savings plan

East US 2eastus2cheapestNorth America$0.067$0.0297$0.0462$0.0315
South Central USsouthcentraluscheapestNorth America$0.067$0.0156$0.0462$0.0315
West IndiawestindiaAsia$0.0679$0.0158$0.0516$0.0373
Central IndiacentralindiaAsia$0.0705$0.0164$0.0536$0.0388
US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America$0.071$0.0165––
North EuropenortheuropeEurope$0.073$0.017$0.0555$0.0402
Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America$0.0747$0.029$0.0568$0.0411
Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America$0.0747$0.0174$0.0568$0.0411
Central UScentralusNorth America$0.077$0.0142$0.0531$0.0362
East USeastusreferenceNorth America$0.077$0.0179$0.0531$0.0362
North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America$0.077$0.0179$0.0531$0.0362
West USwestusNorth America$0.077$0.0179$0.0531$0.0362
West US 3westus3North America$0.077$0.0179$0.0531$0.0362
UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East$0.0804$0.0187$0.0611$0.0442
Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope$0.084$0.0195$0.0728$0.0574
West EuropewesteuropeEurope$0.084$0.0195$0.0638$0.0462
Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America$0.0847$0.0197$0.0644$0.0466
South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica$0.0898$0.0209$0.0683$0.0494
Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania$0.093$0.0216$0.0707$0.0512
Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania$0.093$0.0216$0.0707$0.0512
South IndiasouthindiaAsia$0.0944$0.022$0.0717$0.0519
Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America$0.095$0.0221$0.0722$0.0523
Japan WestjapanwestAsia$0.096$0.0223$0.073$0.0528
France CentralfrancecentralEurope$0.0962$0.0224$0.0731$0.0529
UK SouthuksouthEurope$0.0962$0.0224$0.0731$0.0529
Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia$0.098$0.0228$0.0745$0.0539
UK WestukwestEurope$0.101$0.0235$0.0768$0.0556
UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East$0.105$0.0244$0.0798$0.0578
Japan EastjapaneastAsia$0.11$0.0256$0.0836$0.0605
East AsiaeastasiaAsia$0.113$0.0263$0.0859$0.0622
South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica$0.113$0.0263$0.0859$0.0622
Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America$0.124$0.0289$0.0942$0.0682

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
1
Memory
3.5 GiB
Memory per vCPU
3.5 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
50 GB SSD
Storage detail
50 GiB temporary disk

azure details

API name
Standard_D1
Family
D
Category
General purpose
Generation
Previous
Regions
32 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
East US 2 · $0.067/hr

D1 equivalents on other clouds

closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region

compare side by side→
ProviderInstancevCPUMemoryProcessorOn-demandvs D1
AzureD113.5 GiBIntel Xeon$0.077–
AWSm7a.medium4 GiB (1.14×)14 GiBAMD EPYC 9R14 Processor$0.058-25%
m8a.medium4 GiB (1.14×)14 GiBAMD EPYC 9R45 Processor$0.0609-21%
Google Cloudt2d-standard-14 GiB (1.14×)14 GiBAMD Milan$0.0422-45%
n4a-standard-14 GiB (1.14×) · Arm CPU14 GiBGoogle Axion$0.0385-50%
AkamaiLinode 2GB2 GiB (1.8× less) · burstable CPU12 GiBAMD EPYC$0.018-77%
Dedicated 4GB2 vCPU (2×) · 4 GiB (1.14×)24 GiBAMD EPYC$0.054-30%
Vultrvoc-g-1c-4gb-30s-amd4 GiB (1.14×)14 GiBAMD EPYC$0.041-47%
voc-c-1c-2gb-25s-amd2 GiB (1.8× less)12 GiBAMD EPYC$0.038-51%

D family sizes

all about D→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
D113.5 GiB50 GB SSD$0.077$56.21$0.0179
D227 GiB100 GB SSD$0.154$112$0.0358
D11214 GiB100 GB SSD$0.193$141$0.0449
D3414 GiB200 GB SSD$0.308$225$0.0717
D12428 GiB200 GB SSD$0.386$282$0.0898
D4828 GiB400 GB SSD$0.616$450$0.1433
D13856 GiB400 GB SSD$0.771$563$0.1794
D1416112 GiB800 GB SSD$1.542$1,126$0.3588

Similar VM sizes on Azure

other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first

D1 FAQ

How much does D1 cost?

D1 costs $0.077 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $56.21 per month. Across 32 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.067 in East US 2 to $0.124 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.0179 per hour (77% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.14 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does D1 have?

D1 has 1 vCPUs and 3.5 GiB of memory (3.5 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon. It is a general purpose VM size in the D family.

What is the cheapest region for D1?

East US 2 (eastus2) at $0.067 per hour for Linux on demand, 13% less than East US. D1 is sold in 32 Azure regions.

What are the equivalents of D1 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, m7a.medium (1 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.058/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, t2d-standard-1 (1 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.0422/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 2GB (1 vCPU, 2 GiB, $0.018/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, voc-g-1c-4gb-30s-amd (1 vCPU, 4 GiB, $0.041/hour in New Jersey).