DS12-2 v2
api name Standard_DS12-2_v2 · Azure Virtual Machines · Dsv2 family
The DS12-2 v2 is a memory optimized Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 2 vCPUs and 28 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon, starting at $0.299 per hour on demand.
memory optimizedx86-64intelprevious generation
- vCPUs
- 2
- memory
- 28 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $0.371
- spot
- $0.0863
- regions
- 56
dedicated
14 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$271/mo · eastus
−77% vs on-demand
across 7 areas
Previous generation. Azure still sells DS12-2 v2, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.
DS12-2 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 | $0.299 | $0.1325 | $0.2063 | $0.1405 |
| West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America | $0.299 | $0.0696 | $0.2063 | $0.1405 |
| West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America | $0.299 | $0.0696 | $0.2063 | $0.1405 |
| Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia | $0.316 | $0.0735 | $0.218 | $0.1485 |
| Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America | $0.319 | $0.0742 | $0.2424 | $0.1755 |
| Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope | $0.332 | $0.0773 | $0.2523 | $0.1826 |
| South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America | $0.332 | $0.0773 | $0.2291 | $0.156 |
| West Central USwestcentralusNorth America | $0.332 | $0.0773 | $0.2291 | $0.156 |
| Italy NorthitalynorthEurope | $0.345 | $0.0803 | $0.2988 | $0.2358 |
| Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope | $0.345 | $0.0803 | $0.2622 | $0.1898 |
| Spain CentralspaincentralEurope | $0.345 | $0.0803 | $0.2622 | $0.1898 |
| Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope | $0.345 | $0.0803 | $0.2622 | $0.1898 |
| Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East | $0.359 | $0.0835 | $0.2728 | $0.1975 |
| Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia | $0.359 | $0.0835 | $0.2728 | $0.1975 |
| Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East | $0.359 | $0.0835 | $0.2728 | $0.1975 |
| UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East | $0.359 | $0.0835 | $0.2728 | $0.1975 |
| Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America | $0.366 | $0.1422 | $0.2782 | $0.2013 |
| Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America | $0.366 | $0.0852 | $0.2782 | $0.2013 |
| North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America | $0.37 | $0.0861 | $0.2553 | $0.1739 |
| West USwestusNorth America | $0.37 | $0.0861 | $0.2553 | $0.1739 |
| Central UScentralusNorth America | $0.371 | $0.0685 | $0.256 | $0.1744 |
| East USeastusreferenceNorth America | $0.371 | $0.0863 | $0.256 | $0.1744 |
| Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia | $0.371 | $0.0863 | $0.256 | $0.1744 |
| North EuropenortheuropeEurope | $0.371 | $0.0863 | $0.282 | $0.2041 |
| US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America | $0.373 | $0.0868 | – | – |
| US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America | $0.373 | $0.0868 | – | – |
| US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America | $0.373 | $0.0868 | – | – |
| Central IndiacentralindiaAsia | $0.379 | $0.0882 | $0.288 | $0.2085 |
| South IndiasouthindiaAsia | $0.379 | $0.0882 | $0.288 | $0.2085 |
| West EuropewesteuropeEurope | $0.379 | $0.0882 | $0.288 | $0.2085 |
| West IndiawestindiaAsia | $0.379 | $0.0882 | $0.288 | $0.2085 |
| Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia | $0.382 | $0.0889 | $0.2903 | $0.2101 |
| Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania | $0.399 | $0.0928 | $0.3032 | $0.2195 |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania | $0.399 | $0.0399 | $0.3032 | $0.2195 |
| Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania | $0.399 | $0.0928 | $0.3032 | $0.2195 |
| Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania | $0.399 | $0.0928 | $0.3032 | $0.2195 |
| Japan WestjapanwestAsia | $0.399 | $0.0928 | $0.3032 | $0.2195 |
| Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia | $0.399 | $0.0928 | $0.3032 | $0.2195 |
| South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica | $0.401 | $0.0933 | $0.3048 | $0.2206 |
| Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope | $0.4169 | $0.097 | $0.3168 | $0.2293 |
| Norway EastnorwayeastEurope | $0.417 | $0.097 | $0.3169 | $0.2294 |
| Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope | $0.432 | $0.1005 | $0.3283 | $0.2376 |
| Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope | $0.449 | $0.1045 | $0.3412 | $0.247 |
| East AsiaeastasiaAsia | $0.459 | $0.1068 | $0.3488 | $0.2525 |
| Japan EastjapaneastAsia | $0.459 | $0.1068 | $0.3488 | $0.2525 |
| UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East | $0.466 | $0.1084 | $0.3542 | $0.2563 |
| France CentralfrancecentralEurope | $0.469 | $0.1091 | $0.3564 | $0.258 |
| UK SouthuksouthEurope | $0.469 | $0.1091 | $0.3564 | $0.258 |
| UK WestukwestEurope | $0.469 | $0.1091 | $0.3564 | $0.258 |
| Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America | $0.47 | $0.1094 | $0.3572 | $0.2585 |
| New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania | $0.496 | $0.1154 | $0.377 | $0.2728 |
| South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica | $0.502 | $0.1168 | $0.3815 | $0.2761 |
| Norway WestnorwaywestEurope | $0.542 | $0.1261 | $0.4119 | $0.2981 |
| Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope | $0.5422 | $0.1262 | $0.412 | $0.2982 |
| France SouthfrancesouthEurope | $0.608 | $0.1415 | $0.4621 | $0.3344 |
| Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America | $0.611 | $0.1422 | $0.4644 | $0.3361 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 2
- Memory
- 28 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 14 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_DS12-2_v2- Family
- Dsv2
- Category
- Memory optimized
- Generation
- Previous
- Regions
- 56 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
- Cheapest region
- East US 2 · $0.299/hr
- Constrained vCPUs
- 2 active of 12
- Premium SSD support
- Yes
DS12-2 v2 equivalents on other clouds
closest match by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture, accelerator and class · Linux on-demand in each provider's reference region
| Provider | Instance | vCPU | Memory | Processor | On-demand | vs DS12-2 v2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | DS12-2 v2 | 2 | 28 GiB | Intel Xeon | $0.371 | – |
| AWS | x8i.large32 GiB (1.14×) | 2 | 32 GiB | Intel Xeon Scalable (Granite Rapids) | $0.2188 | -41% |
| r5ad.large16 GiB (1.8× less) | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC 7571 | $0.131 | -65% | |
| Google Cloud | e2-highmem-216 GiB (1.8× less) | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD Rome, Intel Broadwell, Intel Haswell, Intel Skylake | $0.0904 | -76% |
| n4d-highmem-216 GiB (1.8× less) | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD Turin | $0.1112 | -70% | |
| Akamai | Linode 24GB24 GiB (1.2× less) | 2 | 24 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.09 | -76% |
| Linode 48GB48 GiB (1.71×) | 2 | 48 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.18 | -51% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-2c-16g-120s16 GiB (1.8× less) | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.096 | -74% |
| voc-m-2c-16gb-100s-amd16 GiB (1.8× less) | 2 | 16 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.11 | -70% |
Dsv2 family sizes
| Size | vCPU | Memory | Local storage | On-demand | Monthly | Spot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DS1 v2 | 1 | 3.5 GiB | 7 GB SSD | $0.073 | $53.29 | $0.017 |
| DS11-1 v2 | 1 | 14 GiB | 28 GB SSD | $0.185 | $135 | $0.0431 |
| DS12-1 v2 | 1 | 28 GiB | 56 GB SSD | $0.371 | $271 | $0.0863 |
| DS2 v2 | 2 | 7 GiB | 14 GB SSD | $0.146 | $107 | $0.034 |
| DS11 v2 | 2 | 14 GiB | 28 GB SSD | $0.185 | $135 | $0.0431 |
| DS12-2 v2 | 2 | 28 GiB | 56 GB SSD | $0.371 | $271 | $0.0863 |
| DS13-2 v2 | 2 | 56 GiB | 112 GB SSD | $0.741 | $541 | $0.1724 |
| DS3 v2 | 4 | 14 GiB | 28 GB SSD | $0.293 | $214 | $0.0682 |
| DS12 v2 | 4 | 28 GiB | 56 GB SSD | $0.371 | $271 | $0.0863 |
| DS13-4 v2 | 4 | 56 GiB | 112 GB SSD | $0.741 | $541 | $0.1724 |
| DS14-4 v2 | 4 | 112 GiB | 224 GB SSD | $1.482 | $1,082 | $0.3449 |
| DS4 v2 | 8 | 28 GiB | 56 GB SSD | $0.585 | $427 | $0.1361 |
| DS13 v2 | 8 | 56 GiB | 112 GB SSD | $0.741 | $541 | $0.1724 |
| DS14-8 v2 | 8 | 112 GiB | 224 GB SSD | $1.482 | $1,082 | $0.3449 |
| DS5 v2 | 16 | 56 GiB | 112 GB SSD | $1.17 | $854 | $0.2723 |
| DS14 v2 | 16 | 112 GiB | 224 GB SSD | $1.482 | $1,082 | $0.3449 |
| DS15 v2 | 20 | 140 GiB | 280 GB SSD | $1.853 | $1,353 | $0.4312 |
| DS15i v2 | 20 | 140 GiB | 280 GB SSD | $1.853 | $1,353 | $0.4312 |
Similar VM sizes on Azure
other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first
E4-2as v5$0.226/hr2 vCPU · 32 GiB · AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)39% cheaperE4-2as v7$0.238/hr2 vCPU · 32 GiB · AMD EPYC 9005 (Turin)36% cheaperE4-2as v4$0.252/hr2 vCPU · 32 GiB · AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)32% cheaperE4-2s v4$0.252/hr2 vCPU · 32 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake)32% cheaperE4-2s v5$0.252/hr2 vCPU · 32 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C (Ice Lake)32% cheaperE4-2ads v5$0.262/hr2 vCPU · 32 GiB · AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)29% cheaper
DS12-2 v2 FAQ
How much does DS12-2 v2 cost?
DS12-2 v2 costs $0.371 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $271 per month. Across 56 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.299 in East US 2 to $0.611 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.0863 per hour (77% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.528 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does DS12-2 v2 have?
DS12-2 v2 has 2 vCPUs and 28 GiB of memory (14 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon. It is a memory optimized VM size in the Dsv2 family.
What is the cheapest region for DS12-2 v2?
East US 2 (eastus2) at $0.299 per hour for Linux on demand, 19% less than East US. DS12-2 v2 is sold in 56 Azure regions.
What are the equivalents of DS12-2 v2 on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, x8i.large (2 vCPU, 32 GiB, $0.2188/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, e2-highmem-2 (2 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.0904/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, Linode 24GB (2 vCPU, 24 GiB, $0.09/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-2c-16g-120s (2 vCPU, 16 GiB, $0.096/hour in New Jersey).