DS15i v2

api name Standard_DS15i_v2 · Azure Virtual Machines · Dsv2 family

The DS15i 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

dedicated

memory
140 GiB

7 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$1.853

$1,353/mo · eastus

spot
$0.4312

−77% vs on-demand

regions
56

across 7 areas

Previous generation. Azure still sells DS15i v2, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.

DS15i 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_DS15i_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

DS15i 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 DS15i v2
AzureDS15i v220140 GiBIntel Xeon$1.853–
AWSr5ad.4xlarge16 vCPU (1.3× less) · 128 GiB (1.1× less)16128 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$1.048-43%
r5d.4xlarge16 vCPU (1.3× less) · 128 GiB (1.1× less)16128 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8175$1.152-38%
Google Cloudz3-highmem-22-standardlssd22 vCPU (1.1×) · 176 GiB (1.26×)22176 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$2.921+58%
z3-highmem-22-highlssd22 vCPU (1.1×) · 176 GiB (1.26×)22176 GiBIntel Sapphire Rapids$3.25+75%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 96x2424 vCPU (1.2×) · 96 GiB (1.5× less)2496 GiBAMD EPYC$1.26-32%
G8 Dedicated 128x3232 vCPU (1.6×) · 128 GiB (1.1× less)32128 GiBAMD EPYC$1.68-9%
Vultrvx1-m-16c-128g-960s16 vCPU (1.3× less) · 128 GiB (1.1× less)16128 GiBAMD EPYC$0.772-58%
voc-m-16c-128gb-800s-amd16 vCPU (1.3× less) · 128 GiB (1.1× less)16128 GiBAMD EPYC$0.877-53%

Dsv2 family sizes

all about Dsv2→
SizevCPUMemoryLocal storageOn-demandMonthlySpot
DS1 v213.5 GiB7 GB SSD$0.073$53.29$0.017
DS11-1 v2114 GiB28 GB SSD$0.185$135$0.0431
DS12-1 v2128 GiB56 GB SSD$0.371$271$0.0863
DS2 v227 GiB14 GB SSD$0.146$107$0.034
DS11 v2214 GiB28 GB SSD$0.185$135$0.0431
DS12-2 v2228 GiB56 GB SSD$0.371$271$0.0863
DS13-2 v2256 GiB112 GB SSD$0.741$541$0.1724
DS3 v2414 GiB28 GB SSD$0.293$214$0.0682
DS12 v2428 GiB56 GB SSD$0.371$271$0.0863
DS13-4 v2456 GiB112 GB SSD$0.741$541$0.1724
DS14-4 v24112 GiB224 GB SSD$1.482$1,082$0.3449
DS4 v2828 GiB56 GB SSD$0.585$427$0.1361
DS13 v2856 GiB112 GB SSD$0.741$541$0.1724
DS14-8 v28112 GiB224 GB SSD$1.482$1,082$0.3449
DS5 v21656 GiB112 GB SSD$1.17$854$0.2723
DS14 v216112 GiB224 GB SSD$1.482$1,082$0.3449
DS15 v220140 GiB280 GB SSD$1.853$1,353$0.4312
DS15i v220140 GiB280 GB SSD$1.853$1,353$0.4312

Similar VM sizes on Azure

other Azure families with a similar shape, cheapest first

DS15i v2 FAQ

How much does DS15i v2 cost?

DS15i 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 DS15i v2 have?

DS15i 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 DS15i v2?

East US 2 (eastus2) at $1.495 per hour for Linux on demand, 19% less than East US. DS15i v2 is sold in 56 Azure regions.

What are the equivalents of DS15i 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).