DS5 v2
api name Standard_DS5_v2 · Azure Virtual Machines · Dsv2 family
The DS5 v2 is a general purpose Azure Virtual Machines VM size with 16 vCPUs and 56 GiB of memory, running on Intel Xeon, starting at $0.916 per hour on demand.
- vCPUs
- 16
- memory
- 56 GiB
- processor
- Intel
- on-demand
- $1.17
- spot
- $0.2723
- regions
- 56
dedicated
3.5 GiB per vCPU
x86-64
$854/mo · eastus
−77% vs on-demand
across 7 areas
DS5 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 | $0.916 | $0.4058 | $0.632 | $0.4305 |
| West US 2westus2cheapestNorth America | $0.916 | $0.2132 | $0.632 | $0.4305 |
| West US 3westus3cheapestNorth America | $0.916 | $0.2132 | $0.632 | $0.4305 |
| Mexico CentralmexicocentralNorth America | $1.003 | $0.2334 | $0.7623 | $0.5517 |
| South Central USsouthcentralusNorth America | $1.017 | $0.2367 | $0.7017 | $0.478 |
| West Central USwestcentralusNorth America | $1.017 | $0.2367 | $0.7017 | $0.478 |
| North EuropenortheuropeEurope | $1.053 | $0.245 | $0.8003 | $0.5792 |
| Germany West CentralgermanywestcentralEurope | $1.064 | $0.2476 | $0.8086 | $0.5852 |
| Italy NorthitalynorthEurope | $1.086 | $0.2527 | $0.9406 | $0.7423 |
| Spain CentralspaincentralEurope | $1.087 | $0.2529 | $0.8261 | $0.5979 |
| Sweden CentralswedencentralEurope | $1.087 | $0.2529 | $0.8261 | $0.5979 |
| West EuropewesteuropeEurope | $1.087 | $0.2529 | $0.8261 | $0.5979 |
| Poland CentralpolandcentralEurope | $1.088 | $0.2532 | $0.8269 | $0.5984 |
| Israel CentralisraelcentralMiddle East | $1.096 | $0.255 | $0.833 | $0.6028 |
| Qatar CentralqatarcentralMiddle East | $1.099 | $0.2557 | $0.8352 | $0.6045 |
| UAE NorthuaenorthMiddle East | $1.099 | $0.2557 | $0.8352 | $0.6045 |
| West USwestusNorth America | $1.117 | $0.2599 | $0.7707 | $0.525 |
| Canada CentralcanadacentralNorth America | $1.12 | $0.4351 | $0.8512 | $0.616 |
| Canada EastcanadaeastNorth America | $1.12 | $0.2606 | $0.8512 | $0.616 |
| US Gov ArizonausgovarizonaNorth America | $1.142 | $0.2657 | – | – |
| US Gov TexasusgovtexasNorth America | $1.142 | $0.2657 | – | – |
| US Gov VirginiausgovvirginiaNorth America | $1.142 | $0.2657 | – | – |
| Indonesia CentralindonesiacentralAsia | $1.168 | $0.2718 | $0.8059 | $0.549 |
| Malaysia WestmalaysiawestAsia | $1.168 | $0.2718 | $0.8059 | $0.549 |
| Central UScentralusNorth America | $1.17 | $0.2161 | $0.8073 | $0.5499 |
| East USeastusreferenceNorth America | $1.17 | $0.2723 | $0.8073 | $0.5499 |
| North Central USnorthcentralusNorth America | $1.17 | $0.2723 | $0.8073 | $0.5499 |
| Korea SouthkoreasouthAsia | $1.189 | $0.2767 | $0.9036 | $0.654 |
| Switzerland NorthswitzerlandnorthEurope | $1.196 | $0.2782 | $0.9087 | $0.6576 |
| Norway EastnorwayeastEurope | $1.196 | $0.2783 | $0.909 | $0.6578 |
| South Africa NorthsouthafricanorthAfrica | $1.227 | $0.2855 | $0.9325 | $0.6749 |
| Australia SoutheastaustraliasoutheastOceania | $1.246 | $0.2899 | $0.947 | $0.6853 |
| Southeast AsiasoutheastasiaAsia | $1.263 | $0.2939 | $0.9599 | $0.6947 |
| Korea CentralkoreacentralAsia | $1.321 | $0.3074 | $1.004 | $0.7266 |
| Australia CentralaustraliacentralOceania | $1.345 | $0.313 | $1.022 | $0.7398 |
| Australia Central 2australiacentral2Oceania | $1.345 | $0.1345 | $1.022 | $0.7398 |
| Australia EastaustraliaeastOceania | $1.345 | $0.313 | $1.022 | $0.7398 |
| Central IndiacentralindiaAsia | $1.35 | $0.3141 | $1.026 | $0.7425 |
| South IndiasouthindiaAsia | $1.35 | $0.3141 | $1.026 | $0.7425 |
| West IndiawestindiaAsia | $1.35 | $0.3141 | $1.026 | $0.7425 |
| Brazil SouthbrazilsouthSouth America | $1.37 | $0.3188 | $1.041 | $0.7535 |
| Germany NorthgermanynorthEurope | $1.394 | $0.3244 | $1.059 | $0.7667 |
| France CentralfrancecentralEurope | $1.404 | $0.3267 | $1.067 | $0.7722 |
| UK WestukwestEurope | $1.404 | $0.3267 | $1.067 | $0.7722 |
| UK SouthuksouthEurope | $1.405 | $0.3269 | $1.068 | $0.7728 |
| Sweden SouthswedensouthEurope | $1.414 | $0.329 | $1.075 | $0.7777 |
| UAE CentraluaecentralMiddle East | $1.429 | $0.3325 | $1.086 | $0.786 |
| Japan WestjapanwestAsia | $1.459 | $0.3395 | $1.109 | $0.8025 |
| South Africa WestsouthafricawestAfrica | $1.539 | $0.3581 | $1.17 | $0.8465 |
| Switzerland WestswitzerlandwestEurope | $1.554 | $0.3615 | $1.181 | $0.8545 |
| Norway WestnorwaywestEurope | $1.554 | $0.3616 | $1.181 | $0.8547 |
| New Zealand NorthnewzealandnorthOceania | $1.563 | $0.3637 | $1.188 | $0.8597 |
| Japan EastjapaneastAsia | $1.636 | $0.3807 | $1.243 | $0.8998 |
| East AsiaeastasiaAsia | $1.714 | $0.3988 | $1.303 | $0.9427 |
| Brazil SoutheastbrazilsoutheastSouth America | $1.78 | $0.4142 | $1.353 | $0.979 |
| France SouthfrancesouthEurope | $1.824 | $0.4244 | $1.386 | $1.003 |
Specifications
compute
- vCPUs
- 16
- Memory
- 56 GiB
- Memory per vCPU
- 3.5 GiB
- Processor
- Intel Xeon
- CPU vendor
- Intel
- Architecture
- x86-64
- Burstable CPU
- No
storage & network
- Local storage
- 112 GB SSD
- Storage detail
- 112 GiB temporary disk
azure details
- API name
Standard_DS5_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 · $0.916/hr
- Premium SSD support
- Yes
DS5 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 DS5 v2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Azure | DS5 v2 | 16 | 56 GiB | Intel Xeon | $1.17 | – |
| AWS | m5ad.4xlarge64 GiB (1.14×) | 16 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 7571 | $0.824 | -30% |
| m5d.4xlarge64 GiB (1.14×) | 16 | 64 GiB | Intel Xeon Platinum 8175 | $0.904 | -23% | |
| Google Cloud | c4-standard-16-lssd60 GiB (1.07×) | 16 | 60 GiB | Intel Emerald Rapids, Intel Granite Rapids | $0.9551 | -18% |
| c4n-standard-16-lssd60 GiB (1.07×) | 16 | 60 GiB | Intel Emerald Rapids | $1.347 | +15% | |
| Akamai | G8 Dedicated 64x1664 GiB (1.14×) | 16 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.84 | -28% |
| Linode 64GB64 GiB (1.14×) · burstable CPU | 16 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.576 | -51% | |
| Vultr | vbm-8c-64gb-amd64 GiB (1.14×) | 16 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC 4345P | $0.55 | -53% |
| vx1-g-16c-64g-960s64 GiB (1.14×) | 16 | 64 GiB | AMD EPYC | $0.612 | -48% |
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 |
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DS5 v2 FAQ
How much does DS5 v2 cost?
DS5 v2 costs $1.17 per hour on demand with Linux in East US (eastus), about $854 per month. Across 56 regions the Linux on-demand price ranges from $0.916 in East US 2 to $1.824 in France South. Spot capacity costs $0.2723 per hour (77% less), but can be reclaimed. With Windows it costs $1.904 per hour.
How many vCPUs and how much memory does DS5 v2 have?
DS5 v2 has 16 vCPUs and 56 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 DS5 v2?
East US 2 (eastus2) at $0.916 per hour for Linux on demand, 22% less than East US. DS5 v2 is sold in 56 Azure regions.
What are the equivalents of DS5 v2 on other clouds?
The closest matches by vCPU, memory, CPU architecture and instance class are on AWS, m5ad.4xlarge (16 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.824/hour in US East (N. Virginia)); on Google Cloud, c4-standard-16-lssd (16 vCPU, 60 GiB, $0.9551/hour in Iowa); on Akamai, G8 Dedicated 64x16 (16 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.84/hour in Newark, NJ); on Vultr, vbm-8c-64gb-amd (16 vCPU, 64 GiB, $0.55/hour in Johannesburg).