D4s

api name Standard_D4s · Azure Virtual Machines · Ds family

The D4s 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
33

across 7 areas

Previous generation. Azure still sells D4s, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.

D4s price by region

33 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
Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East$0.643$0.1496––
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
56 GB SSD
Storage detail
56 GiB temporary disk

azure details

API name
Standard_D4s
Family
Ds
Category
General purpose
Generation
Previous
Regions
33 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
East US 2 · $0.536/hr
Premium SSD support
Yes

D4s 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 D4s
AzureD4s828 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%

Ds family sizes

all about Ds→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
D1s13.5 GiB7 GB SSD$0.077$56.21$0.0179
D2s27 GiB14 GB SSD$0.154$112$0.0358
D11s214 GiB28 GB SSD$0.193$141$0.0449
D3s414 GiB28 GB SSD$0.308$225$0.0717
D12s428 GiB56 GB SSD$0.386$282$0.0898
D4s828 GiB56 GB SSD$0.616$450$0.1433
D13s856 GiB112 GB SSD$0.771$563$0.1794
D14s16112 GiB224 GB SSD$1.542$1,126$0.3588

Similar VM sizes on Azure

other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first

D4s FAQ

How much does D4s cost?

D4s costs $0.616 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $450 per month. Across 33 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 D4s have?

D4s 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 Ds family.

What is the cheapest region for D4s?

East US 2 (eastus2) at $0.536 per hour for Linux on demand, 13% less than East US. D4s is sold in 33 Azure regions.

What are the equivalents of D4s 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).