16 vCPU 56 GiB memory x64 General purpose, DSv2 series
Hourly USD list prices, cheapest first. Per month assumes 730 hours. Reservations and savings plans are effective hourly rates for compute only.
| Region | Linux | Per month | Windows | 3-yr savings plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East US 2 Cheapest | $0.9160 | $668.68 | $1.872 | $0.4305 −53% |
| West US 2 | $0.9160 | $668.68 | $1.872 | $0.4305 −53% |
| West US 3 | $0.9160 | $668.68 | $1.872 | $0.4305 −53% |
| South Central US | $1.017 | $742.41 | $1.872 | $0.4780 −53% |
| North Europe | $1.053 | $768.69 | $1.858 | $0.5792 −45% |
| Germany West Central | $1.064 | $776.72 | $2.131 | $0.5852 −45% |
| Italy North | $1.086 | $792.78 | $1.822 | $0.7423 −31% |
| Sweden Central | $1.087 | $793.51 | $1.824 | $0.5979 −45% |
| West Europe | $1.087 | $793.51 | $2.131 | $0.5979 −45% |
| Poland Central | $1.088 | $794.24 | $1.824 | $0.5984 −45% |
| UAE North | $1.099 | $802.27 | $1.835 | $0.6045 −45% |
| Canada Central | $1.120 | $817.60 | $2.059 | $0.6160 −45% |
| Central US | $1.170 | $854.10 | $2.016 | $0.5499 −53% |
| East US | $1.170 | $854.10 | $1.904 | $0.5499 −53% |
| Switzerland North | $1.196 | $872.86 | $2.042 | $0.6576 −45% |
| Southeast Asia | $1.263 | $921.99 | $2.000 | $0.6947 −45% |
| Korea Central | $1.321 | $964.33 | $2.057 | $0.7266 −45% |
| Australia East | $1.345 | $981.85 | $2.245 | $0.7398 −45% |
| Central India | $1.350 | $985.50 | $2.086 | $0.7425 −45% |
| Brazil South | $1.370 | $1,000.10 | $2.106 | $0.7535 −45% |
| France Central | $1.404 | $1,024.92 | $2.351 | $0.7722 −45% |
| UK South | $1.405 | $1,025.65 | $2.351 | $0.7728 −45% |
| Japan East | $1.636 | $1,194.28 | $2.183 | $0.8998 −45% |
| East Asia | $1.714 | $1,251.22 | $2.666 | $0.9427 −45% |
Azure does not sell reservations for Standard_DS5_v2 in these regions.
Source: Azure Retail Prices API, updated 13 October 2026. Excludes enterprise discounts, Azure Hybrid Benefit, taxes, disks and bandwidth.
Same vCPU count, memory within 25%.
Standard_DS5_v2 is a general purpose Azure VM size (DSv2 series) with 16 vCPU and 56 GiB of memory, a 112 GiB temporary disk and up to 64 data disks.
On Linux pay-as-you-go it starts at $0.9160 per hour, about $668.68 per month (730 hours), in East US 2. With Windows Server it is $1.872 per hour ($1,366.56 per month) in the same region. These are USD list prices before discounts, taxes, storage and bandwidth.
East US 2 at $0.9160 per hour (Linux). The most expensive of the 24 regions compared is East Asia at $1.714 per hour.
Compared with Linux pay-as-you-go in East US 2, you save 53% with a 3-year savings plan ($0.4305/hour). Reservations and savings plans cover compute only; Windows licenses are billed separately.