DS2 v2

api name Standard_DS2_v2 · Azure Virtual Machines · Dsv2 family

The DS2 v2 is a general purpose Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 2 vCPUs and 7 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon, starting at $0.114 per hour on demand.

general purposex86-64intelprevious generation
vCPUs
2

dedicated

memory
7 GiB

3.5 GiB per vCPU

processor
Intel

x86-64

on-demand
$0.146

$107/mo · eastus

spot
$0.034

−77% vs on-demand

regions
56

across 7 areas

Previous generation. Azure still sells DS2 v2, but newer families usually give more performance per dollar. See the similar VM sizes below.

DS2 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$0.114$0.0505$0.0787$0.0536
West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America$0.114$0.0265$0.0787$0.0536
West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America$0.114$0.0265$0.0787$0.0536
Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America$0.125$0.0291$0.095$0.0688
South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America$0.127$0.0296$0.0876$0.0597
West Central USwestcentralusNorth America$0.127$0.0296$0.0876$0.0597
North EuropenortheuropeEurope$0.132$0.0307$0.1003$0.0726
Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope$0.133$0.0309$0.1011$0.0732
Italy NorthitalynorthEurope$0.136$0.0316$0.1178$0.093
Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope$0.136$0.0316$0.1034$0.0748
Spain CentralspaincentralEurope$0.136$0.0316$0.1034$0.0748
Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope$0.136$0.0316$0.1034$0.0748
West EuropewesteuropeEurope$0.136$0.0316$0.1034$0.0748
Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East$0.137$0.0319$0.1041$0.0754
Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East$0.137$0.0319$0.1041$0.0754
UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East$0.137$0.0319$0.1041$0.0754
Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America$0.14$0.0544$0.1064$0.077
Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America$0.14$0.0326$0.1064$0.077
West USwestusNorth America$0.14$0.0326$0.0966$0.0658
US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America$0.143$0.0333––
US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America$0.143$0.0333––
US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America$0.143$0.0333––
Central UScentralusNorth America$0.146$0.027$0.1007$0.0686
East USeastusreferenceNorth America$0.146$0.034$0.1007$0.0686
Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia$0.146$0.034$0.1007$0.0686
Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia$0.146$0.034$0.1007$0.0686
North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America$0.146$0.034$0.1007$0.0686
Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia$0.149$0.0347$0.1132$0.082
Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope$0.1496$0.0348$0.1137$0.0823
Norway EastnorwayeastEurope$0.15$0.0349$0.114$0.0825
South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica$0.153$0.0356$0.1163$0.0842
Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania$0.1558$0.0362$0.1184$0.0857
Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia$0.158$0.0368$0.1201$0.0869
Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia$0.165$0.0384$0.1254$0.0908
Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania$0.168$0.0391$0.1277$0.0924
Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania$0.168$0.0168$0.1277$0.0924
Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania$0.168$0.0391$0.1277$0.0924
Central IndiacentralindiaAsia$0.169$0.0393$0.1284$0.093
South IndiasouthindiaAsia$0.169$0.0393$0.1284$0.093
West IndiawestindiaAsia$0.169$0.0393$0.1284$0.093
Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America$0.171$0.0398$0.13$0.0941
Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope$0.174$0.0405$0.1322$0.0957
France CentralfrancecentralEurope$0.175$0.0407$0.133$0.0963
UK WestukwestEurope$0.175$0.0407$0.133$0.0963
UK SouthuksouthEurope$0.176$0.041$0.1338$0.0968
Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope$0.177$0.0412$0.1345$0.0974
UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East$0.178$0.0414$0.1353$0.0979
Japan WestjapanwestAsia$0.182$0.0424$0.1383$0.1001
South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica$0.192$0.0447$0.1459$0.1056
Norway WestnorwaywestEurope$0.194$0.0451$0.1474$0.1067
Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope$0.1946$0.0453$0.1479$0.107
New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania$0.195$0.0454$0.1482$0.1073
Japan EastjapaneastAsia$0.205$0.0477$0.1558$0.1128
East AsiaeastasiaAsia$0.214$0.0498$0.1626$0.1177
Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America$0.223$0.0519$0.1695$0.1227
France SouthfrancesouthEurope$0.228$0.0531$0.1733$0.1254

Specifications

compute

vCPUs
2
Memory
7 GiB
Memory per vCPU
3.5 GiB
Processor
Intel Xeon
CPU vendor
Intel
Architecture
x86-64
Burstable CPU
No

storage & network

Local storage
14 GB SSD
Storage detail
14 GiB temporary disk

azure details

API name
Standard_DS2_v2
Family
Dsv2
Category
General purpose
Generation
Previous
Regions
56 (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America)
Cheapest region
East US 2 · $0.114/hr
Premium SSD support
Yes

DS2 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 DS2 v2
AzureDS2 v227 GiBIntel Xeon$0.146–
AWSm5ad.large8 GiB (1.14×)28 GiBAMD EPYC 7571$0.103-29%
m5d.large8 GiB (1.14×)28 GiBIntel Xeon Platinum 8175$0.113-23%
Google Cloudc4d-standard-227 GiBAMD Turin$0.0917-37%
c4-standard-227 GiBIntel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids$0.0969-34%
AkamaiG8 Dedicated 8x28 GiB (1.14×)28 GiBAMD EPYC$0.11-25%
Dedicated 4GB4 GiB (1.8× less)24 GiBAMD EPYC$0.054-63%
Vultrvx1-g-2c-8g-120s8 GiB (1.14×)28 GiBAMD EPYC$0.076-48%
voc-g-2c-8gb-50s-amd8 GiB (1.14×)28 GiBAMD EPYC$0.082-44%

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

DS2 v2 FAQ

How much does DS2 v2 cost?

DS2 v2 costs $0.146 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $107 per month. Across 56 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.114 in East US 2 to $0.228 in France South. Spot capacity costs $0.034 per hour (77% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $0.238 per hour.

How many vCPUs and how much memory does DS2 v2 have?

DS2 v2 has 2 vCPUs and 7 GiB of memory (3.5 GiB per vCPU), running on Intel Xeon. It is a general purpose VM size in the Dsv2 family.

What is the cheapest region for DS2 v2?

East US 2 (eastus2) at $0.114 per hour for Linux on demand, 22% less than East US. DS2 v2 is sold in 56 Azure regions.

What are the equivalents of DS2 v2 on other clouds?

The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, m5ad.large (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.103/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, c4d-standard-2 (2 vCPU, 7 GiB, $0.0917/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 8x2 (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.11/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vx1-g-2c-8g-120s (2 vCPU, 8 GiB, $0.076/hour in New Jersey).