DPLDSV5 family · General Purposearm64 · Ampere/ARM

D8plds v5

The Azure D8plds v5 (Standard_D8plds_v5) is a virtual machine from the Dpldsv5 series, with 8 vCPUs, 16 GB of RAM and 300 GB of temporary storage. On-demand pricing starts at $0.3070/hour in East US.

Updated September 3, 2026
vCPUs
8
Memory
16 GB
Network
Up to 4–8 Gbps
Storage
300 GB Temp SSD

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Pricing Overview

The Azure D8plds v5 costs $0.3070/hour ($224.11/month) for Linux in East US, as of 3 September 2026.

All pricing options

East US · USD · Linux OS · monthly = 730 hrs
Prices exclude local taxes
Term / TierHourlyMonthlySavings
Standard Tier — On-Demand
$0.3070$224.11 Baseline
1-Year Reserved Instance
$0.1813$132.33 -41%
3-Year Reserved Instance
$0.1167$85.22 -62%
Spot Instance
$0.0649$47.38 -79%
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Compute

arm64 · Ampere Altra
vCPUs i8
Memory i16 GB
Physical processorAmpere® Altra® ARM Processor
Nested VirtualizationSupported
Sole TenantSupported
GPUNone
Within DPLDSV5 family
D2plds v5
2 vCPU
D4plds v5
4 vCPU
D8plds v5
8 vCPU
D16plds v5
16 vCPU
D32plds v5
32 vCPU
D48plds v5
48 vCPU
D64plds v5
64 vCPU

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Networking

Max egress bandwidth4–8 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks32
Max disk size32 TB
Local SSDsSupported (Scratch Disk)

Compare with another instance

vs.
SpecD8plds v5D2plds v5Δ
vCPUs82-75%
Memory16 GB4 GB-75%
Hourly Price$0.3070$0.0768-75%
Monthly Price$224.11$56.06-75%
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