DS15 v2
api name Standard_DS15_v2 · Azure Virtual Machines · Dsv2 family
The DS15 v2 is a memory optimized Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 20 vCPUs and 140 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon, starting at $1.495 per hour on demand.
memory optimizedx86-64intelprevious generation
- vCPUs
- 20
- memory
- 140 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $1.853
- spot
- $0.4312
- regions
- 56
dedicated
7 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$1,353/mo · eastus
−77% vs on-demand
across 7 areas
Previous generation. Azure still sells DS15 v2, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.
DS15 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 | $1.495 | $0.6623 | $1.032 | $0.7027 |
| West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America | $1.495 | $0.3479 | $1.032 | $0.7027 |
| West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America | $1.495 | $0.3479 | $1.032 | $0.7027 |
| Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia | $1.58 | $0.3677 | $1.09 | $0.7426 |
| Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America | $1.593 | $0.3707 | $1.211 | $0.8762 |
| Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope | $1.66 | $0.3863 | $1.262 | $0.913 |
| South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America | $1.662 | $0.3867 | $1.147 | $0.7811 |
| West Central USwestcentralusNorth America | $1.662 | $0.3867 | $1.147 | $0.7811 |
| Italy NorthitalynorthEurope | $1.725 | $0.4014 | $1.494 | $1.179 |
| Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope | $1.726 | $0.4016 | $1.312 | $0.9493 |
| Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope | $1.727 | $0.4019 | $1.313 | $0.9499 |
| Spain CentralspaincentralEurope | $1.727 | $0.4019 | $1.313 | $0.9499 |
| Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East | $1.794 | $0.4175 | $1.363 | $0.9867 |
| Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia | $1.794 | $0.4175 | $1.363 | $0.9867 |
| Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East | $1.794 | $0.4175 | $1.363 | $0.9867 |
| UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East | $1.794 | $0.4175 | $1.363 | $0.9867 |
| Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America | $1.829 | $0.7106 | $1.39 | $1.006 |
| Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America | $1.829 | $0.4256 | $1.39 | $1.006 |
| North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America | $1.852 | $0.431 | $1.278 | $0.8704 |
| West USwestusNorth America | $1.852 | $0.431 | $1.278 | $0.8704 |
| Central UScentralusNorth America | $1.853 | $0.3422 | $1.279 | $0.8709 |
| East USeastusreferenceNorth America | $1.853 | $0.4312 | $1.279 | $0.8709 |
| North EuropenortheuropeEurope | $1.853 | $0.4312 | $1.408 | $1.019 |
| Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia | $1.854 | $0.4314 | $1.279 | $0.8714 |
| US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America | $1.864 | $0.4338 | – | – |
| US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America | $1.864 | $0.4338 | – | – |
| US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America | $1.864 | $0.4338 | – | – |
| Central IndiacentralindiaAsia | $1.895 | $0.441 | $1.44 | $1.042 |
| South IndiasouthindiaAsia | $1.895 | $0.441 | $1.44 | $1.042 |
| West IndiawestindiaAsia | $1.895 | $0.441 | $1.44 | $1.042 |
| West EuropewesteuropeEurope | $1.897 | $0.4414 | $1.442 | $1.043 |
| Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia | $1.912 | $0.4449 | $1.453 | $1.052 |
| Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania | $1.995 | $0.4642 | $1.516 | $1.097 |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania | $1.995 | $0.1995 | $1.516 | $1.097 |
| Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania | $1.995 | $0.4642 | $1.516 | $1.097 |
| Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania | $1.995 | $0.4642 | $1.516 | $1.097 |
| Japan WestjapanwestAsia | $1.995 | $0.4642 | $1.516 | $1.097 |
| Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia | $1.995 | $0.4642 | $1.516 | $1.097 |
| South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica | $2.003 | $0.4661 | $1.522 | $1.102 |
| Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope | $2.087 | $0.4856 | $1.586 | $1.148 |
| Norway EastnorwayeastEurope | $2.087 | $0.4856 | $1.586 | $1.148 |
| Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope | $2.158 | $0.5022 | $1.64 | $1.187 |
| Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope | $2.244 | $0.5222 | $1.705 | $1.234 |
| East AsiaeastasiaAsia | $2.294 | $0.5338 | $1.743 | $1.262 |
| Japan EastjapaneastAsia | $2.294 | $0.5338 | $1.743 | $1.262 |
| UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East | $2.332 | $0.5427 | $1.772 | $1.283 |
| France CentralfrancecentralEurope | $2.343 | $0.5452 | $1.781 | $1.289 |
| UK SouthuksouthEurope | $2.343 | $0.5452 | $1.781 | $1.289 |
| UK WestukwestEurope | $2.343 | $0.5452 | $1.781 | $1.289 |
| Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America | $2.349 | $0.5466 | $1.785 | $1.292 |
| New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania | $2.482 | $0.5776 | $1.886 | $1.365 |
| South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica | $2.512 | $0.5845 | $1.909 | $1.382 |
| Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope | $2.713 | $0.6312 | $2.062 | $1.492 |
| Norway WestnorwaywestEurope | $2.713 | $0.6313 | $2.062 | $1.492 |
| France SouthfrancesouthEurope | $3.042 | $0.7079 | $2.312 | $1.673 |
| Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America | $3.054 | $0.7107 | $2.321 | $1.68 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 20
- Memory
- 140 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 7 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- 280 GB SSD
- Storage detail
- 280 GiB temporary disk
azure details
- API name
Standard_DS15_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 · $1.495/hr
- Premium SSD support
- Yes
DS15 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 DS15 v2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | DS15 v2 | 20 | 140 GiB | Intel Xeon | $1.853 | – |
| AWS | r5ad.4xlarge16 vCPU (1.3× less) · 128 GiB (1.1× less) | 16 | 128 GiB | AMD EPYC 7571 | $1.048 | -43% |
| r5d.4xlarge16 vCPU (1.3× less) · 128 GiB (1.1× less) | 16 | 128 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | $1.152 | -38% | |
| Google Cloud | z3-highmem-22-standardlssd22 vCPU (1.1×) · 176 GiB (1.26×) | 22 | 176 GiB | Intel Sapphire Rapids | $2.921 | +58% |
| z3-highmem-22-highlssd22 vCPU (1.1×) · 176 GiB (1.26×) | 22 | 176 GiB | Intel Sapphire Rapids | $3.25 | +75% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 96x2424 vCPU (1.2×) · 96 GiB (1.5× less) | 24 | 96 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.26 | -32% |
| G8 Dedicated 128x3232 vCPU (1.6×) · 128 GiB (1.1× less) | 32 | 128 GiB | AMD EPYC | $1.68 | -9% | |
| Vultr | vx1-m-16c-128g-960s16 vCPU (1.3× less) · 128 GiB (1.1× less) | 16 | 128 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.772 | -58% |
| voc-m-16c-128gb-800s-amd16 vCPU (1.3× less) · 128 GiB (1.1× less) | 16 | 128 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.877 | -53% |
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
E20as v5$1.13/hr20 vCPU · 160 GiB · AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)39% cheaperE20as v6$1.192/hr20 vCPU · 160 GiB · AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)36% cheaperE20as v4$1.26/hr20 vCPU · 160 GiB · AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)32% cheaperE20a v4$1.26/hr20 vCPU · 160 GiB · AMD EPYC 7452 (Rome)32% cheaperE20ads v5$1.31/hr20 vCPU · 160 GiB · AMD EPYC 7763v (Milan)29% cheaperE20ds v4$1.44/hr20 vCPU · 160 GiB · Intel Xeon Platinum 8272CL (Cascade Lake)22% cheaper
DS15 v2 FAQ
How much does DS15 v2 cost?
DS15 v2 costs $1.853 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $1,353 per month. Across 56 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $1.495 in East US 2 to $3.054 in Brazil Southeast. Spot capacity costs $0.4312 per hour (77% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $2.38 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does DS15 v2 have?
DS15 v2 has 20 vCPUs and 140 GiB of memory (7 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon. It is a memory optimized VM size in the Dsv2 family.
What is the cheapest region for DS15 v2?
East US 2 (eastus2) at $1.495 per hour for Linux on demand, 19% less than East US. DS15 v2 is sold in 56 Azure regions.
What are the equivalents of DS15 v2 on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, r5ad.4xlarge (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $1.048/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, z3-highmem-22-standardlssd (22 vCPU, 176 GiB, $2.921/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 96x24 (24 vCPU, 96 GiB, $1.26/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-m-16c-128g-960s (16 vCPU, 128 GiB, $0.772/hour in Amsterdam).