D3 v2

api name Standard_D3_v2 · Azure Virtual Machines · Dv2 family

The D3 v2 is a general purpose Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 4 vCPUs and 14 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon, starting at $0.229 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
4

dedicated

memory
14 GiB

3.5 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$0.293

$214/mo · eastus

spot
$0.0682

−77% vs on-demand

regions
56

across 7 areas

Previous generation. Azure still sells D3 v2, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.

D3 v2 price by region

56 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$0.229$0.1014$0.158$0.1076
West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America$0.229$0.0533$0.158$0.1076
West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America$0.229$0.0533$0.158$0.1076
Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America$0.251$0.0584$0.1908$0.1381
South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America$0.254$0.0591$0.1753$0.1194
West Central USwestcentralusNorth America$0.254$0.0591$0.1753$0.1194
North EuropenortheuropeEurope$0.263$0.0612$0.1999$0.1447
Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope$0.266$0.0619$0.2022$0.1463
Italy NorthitalynorthEurope$0.272$0.0633$0.2356$0.1859
Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope$0.272$0.0633$0.2067$0.1496
Spain CentralspaincentralEurope$0.272$0.0633$0.2067$0.1496
Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope$0.272$0.0633$0.2067$0.1496
West EuropewesteuropeEurope$0.272$0.0633$0.2067$0.1496
Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East$0.274$0.0638$0.2082$0.1507
Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East$0.275$0.064$0.209$0.1513
UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East$0.275$0.064$0.209$0.1513
West USwestusNorth America$0.279$0.0649$0.1925$0.1311
Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America$0.28$0.1088$0.2128$0.154
Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America$0.28$0.0652$0.2128$0.154
US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America$0.285$0.0663––
US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America$0.285$0.0663––
US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America$0.285$0.0663––
Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia$0.292$0.0679$0.2015$0.1372
Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia$0.292$0.0679$0.2015$0.1372
Central UScentralusNorth America$0.293$0.0541$0.2022$0.1377
East USeastusreferenceNorth America$0.293$0.0682$0.2022$0.1377
North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America$0.293$0.0682$0.2022$0.1377
Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia$0.297$0.0691$0.2257$0.1634
Norway EastnorwayeastEurope$0.299$0.0696$0.2272$0.1645
Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope$0.2992$0.0696$0.2274$0.1646
South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica$0.307$0.0714$0.2333$0.1689
Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania$0.311$0.0724$0.2364$0.1711
Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia$0.316$0.0735$0.2402$0.1738
Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia$0.33$0.0768$0.2508$0.1815
Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania$0.336$0.0782$0.2554$0.1848
Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania$0.336$0.0336$0.2554$0.1848
Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania$0.336$0.0782$0.2554$0.1848
Central IndiacentralindiaAsia$0.337$0.0784$0.2561$0.1854
South IndiasouthindiaAsia$0.337$0.0784$0.2561$0.1854
West IndiawestindiaAsia$0.337$0.0784$0.2561$0.1854
Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America$0.343$0.0798$0.2607$0.1887
Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope$0.348$0.081$0.2645$0.1914
France CentralfrancecentralEurope$0.351$0.0817$0.2668$0.1931
UK SouthuksouthEurope$0.351$0.0817$0.2668$0.1931
UK WestukwestEurope$0.351$0.0817$0.2668$0.1931
Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope$0.353$0.0821$0.2683$0.1942
UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East$0.357$0.0831$0.2713$0.1964
Japan WestjapanwestAsia$0.365$0.0849$0.2774$0.2008
South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica$0.385$0.0896$0.2926$0.2118
Norway WestnorwaywestEurope$0.389$0.0905$0.2956$0.214
Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope$0.3891$0.0906$0.2958$0.214
New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania$0.391$0.091$0.2972$0.2151
Japan EastjapaneastAsia$0.409$0.0952$0.3108$0.225
East AsiaeastasiaAsia$0.428$0.0996$0.3253$0.2354
Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America$0.445$0.1036$0.3382$0.2448
France SouthfrancesouthEurope$0.456$0.1061$0.3466$0.2508

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
4
Memory
14 GiB
Memory per vCPU
3.5 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
200 GB SSD
Storage detail
200 GiB temporary disk

azure details

API name
Standard_D3_v2
Family
Dv2
Category
General purpose
Generation
Previous
Regions
56 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
East US 2 · $0.229/hr

D3 v2 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 D3 v2
AzureD3 v2414 GiBIntel Xeon$0.293–
AWSm5ad.xlarge16 GiB (1.14×)416 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$0.206-30%
m5d.xlarge16 GiB (1.14×)416 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8175$0.226-23%
Google Cloudc4-standard-4-lssd15 GiB (1.07×)415 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids$0.2799-4%
c4n-standard-4-lssd15 GiB (1.07×)415 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids$0.3574+22%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 16x416 GiB (1.14×)416 GiBAMD EPYC$0.21-28%
Dedicated 8GB8 GiB (1.8× less)48 GiBAMD EPYC$0.108-63%
Vultrvx1-g-4c-16g-240s16 GiB (1.14×)416 GiBAMD EPYC$0.153-48%
voc-g-4c-16gb-80s-amd16 GiB (1.14×)416 GiBAMD EPYC$0.164-44%

Dv2 family sizes

all about Dv2→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
D1 v213.5 GiB50 GB SSD$0.073$53.29$0.017
D2 v227 GiB100 GB SSD$0.146$107$0.034
D11 v2214 GiB100 GB SSD$0.185$135$0.0431
D3 v2414 GiB200 GB SSD$0.293$214$0.0682
D12 v2428 GiB200 GB SSD$0.371$271$0.0863
D4 v2828 GiB400 GB SSD$0.585$427$0.1361
D13 v2856 GiB400 GB SSD$0.741$541$0.1724
D5 v21656 GiB800 GB SSD$1.17$854$0.2723
D14 v216112 GiB800 GB SSD$1.482$1,082$0.3449
D15 v220140 GiB1 TB SSD$1.853$1,353$0.4312
D15i v220140 GiB1 TB SSD$1.853$1,353$0.4312

Similar VM sizes on Azure

other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first

D3 v2 FAQ

How much does D3 v2 cost?

D3 v2 costs $0.293 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $214 per month. Across 56 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.229 in East US 2 to $0.456 in France South. Spot capacity costs $0.0682 per hour (77% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.476 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does D3 v2 have?

D3 v2 has 4 vCPUs and 14 GiB of memory (3.5 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon. It is a general purpose VM size in the Dv2 family.

What is the cheapest region for D3 v2?

East US 2 (eastus2) at $0.229 per hour for Linux on demand, 22% less than East US. D3 v2 is sold in 56 Azure regions.

What are the equivalents of D3 v2 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, m5ad.xlarge (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.206/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, c4-standard-4-lssd (4 vCPU, 15 GiB, $0.2799/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 16x4 (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.21/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-4c-16g-240s (4 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.153/hour in New Jersey).