D4

api name Standard_D4 · Azure Virtual Machines · D family

The D4 is a general purpose Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 8 vCPUs and 28 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon, starting at $0.536 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
8

dedicated

memory
28 GiB

3.5 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$0.616

$450/mo · eastus

spot
$0.1433

−77% vs on-demand

regions
32

across 7 areas

Previous generation. Azure still sells D4, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.

D4 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$0.536$0.2374$0.3698$0.2519
South Central USsouthcentraluscheapestNorth America$0.536$0.1247$0.3698$0.2519
West IndiawestindiaAsia$0.544$0.1266$0.4134$0.2992
Central IndiacentralindiaAsia$0.564$0.1312$0.4286$0.3102
US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America$0.572$0.1331––
North EuropenortheuropeEurope$0.584$0.1359$0.4438$0.3212
Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America$0.597$0.2319$0.4537$0.3284
Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America$0.598$0.1392$0.4545$0.3289
Central UScentralusNorth America$0.616$0.1138$0.425$0.2895
East USeastusreferenceNorth America$0.616$0.1433$0.425$0.2895
North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America$0.616$0.1433$0.425$0.2895
West USwestusNorth America$0.616$0.1433$0.425$0.2895
West US 3westus3North America$0.616$0.1433$0.425$0.2895
UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East$0.643$0.1496$0.4887$0.3537
Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope$0.672$0.1564$0.582$0.4593
West EuropewesteuropeEurope$0.672$0.1564$0.5107$0.3696
Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America$0.678$0.1578$0.5153$0.3729
South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica$0.718$0.1671$0.5457$0.3949
Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania$0.744$0.1731$0.5654$0.4092
Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania$0.744$0.1731$0.5654$0.4092
South IndiasouthindiaAsia$0.755$0.1757$0.5738$0.4153
Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America$0.76$0.1769$0.5776$0.418
Japan WestjapanwestAsia$0.768$0.1787$0.5837$0.4224
France CentralfrancecentralEurope$0.77$0.1792$0.5852$0.4235
UK SouthuksouthEurope$0.77$0.1792$0.5852$0.4235
Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia$0.784$0.1824$0.5958$0.4312
UK WestukwestEurope$0.807$0.1878$0.6133$0.4439
UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East$0.836$0.1945$0.6354$0.4598
Japan EastjapaneastAsia$0.883$0.2055$0.6711$0.4857
South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica$0.90$0.2094$0.684$0.495
East AsiaeastasiaAsia$0.902$0.2099$0.6855$0.4961
Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America$0.988$0.2299$0.7509$0.5434

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
8
Memory
28 GiB
Memory per vCPU
3.5 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
400 GB SSD
Storage detail
400 GiB temporary disk

azure details

API name
Standard_D4
Family
D
Category
General purpose
Generation
Previous
Regions
32 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
East US 2 · $0.536/hr

D4 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 D4
AzureD4828 GiBIntel Xeon$0.616–
AWSm5ad.2xlarge32 GiB (1.14×)832 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$0.412-33%
m5d.2xlarge32 GiB (1.14×)832 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8175$0.452-27%
Google Cloudc4-standard-8-lssd30 GiB (1.07×)830 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids$0.4775-22%
c4n-standard-8-lssd30 GiB (1.07×)830 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids$0.6736+9%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 32x832 GiB (1.14×)832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.42-32%
Linode 32GB32 GiB (1.14×) · burstable CPU832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.288-53%
Vultrvbm-4c-32gb32 GiB (1.14×)832 GiBIntel Xeon E3-1270$0.164-73%
vx1-g-8c-32g-480s32 GiB (1.14×)832 GiBAMD EPYC$0.306-50%

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

D4 FAQ

How much does D4 cost?

D4 costs $0.616 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $450 per month. Across 32 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.536 in East US 2 to $0.988 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.1433 per hour (77% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $1.12 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does D4 have?

D4 has 8 vCPUs and 28 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 D4?

East US 2 (eastus2) at $0.536 per hour for Linux on demand, 13% less than East US. D4 is sold in 32 Azure regions.

What are the equivalents of D4 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, m5ad.2xlarge (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.412/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, c4-standard-8-lssd (8 vCPU, 30 GiB, $0.4775/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 32x8 (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.42/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vbm-4c-32gb (8 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.164/hour in New Jersey).