DSV2 family · General Purposex86_64 · Intel/AMD

DS12 v2

The Azure DS12 v2 (Standard_DS12_v2) is a virtual machine from the Dsv2 series, with 4 vCPUs, 28 GB of RAM and 56 GB of temporary storage. On-demand pricing starts at $0.3710/hour in East US.

Updated September 3, 2026
vCPUs
4
Memory
28 GB
Network
Up to 1–4 Gbps
Storage
56 GB Temp SSD

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Pricing Overview

The Azure DS12 v2 costs $0.3710/hour ($270.83/month) for Linux and $0.4760/hour ($347.48/month) for Windows 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
$0.3710$270.83 Baseline
1-Year Reserved Instance
N/AN/A Baseline
3-Year Reserved Instance
N/AN/A Baseline
Spot Instance
$0.0801$58.50 -78%
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Compute

x86_64 · Intel/AMD
vCPUs i4
Memory i28 GB
Physical processorIntel® Xeon® Processor
Nested VirtualizationSupported
Sole TenantSupported
GPUNone
Within DSV2 family
DS11-1 v2
1 vCPU
DS12-1 v2
1 vCPU
DS1 v2
1 vCPU
DS12-2 v2
2 vCPU
DS13-2 v2
2 vCPU
DS2 v2
2 vCPU
DS11 v2
2 vCPU
DS13-4 v2
4 vCPU
DS14-4 v2
4 vCPU
DS3 v2
4 vCPU
DS12 v2
4 vCPU
DS14-8 v2
8 vCPU
DS4 v2
8 vCPU
DS13 v2
8 vCPU
DS5 v2
16 vCPU
DS14 v2
16 vCPU
DS15 v2
20 vCPU
DS15i v2
20 vCPU

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Networking

Max egress bandwidth1–4 Gbps
Tier 1 bandwidthN/A
Enhanced networking iYes (gvnic/virtio)
IPv6 supportYes (Dual-stack VPC)

Storage

Max persistent disks16
Max disk size32 TB
Local SSDsSupported (Scratch Disk)
Instance storage: Persistent Disk only by default — attach volumes for persistent storage.

Compare with another instance

vs.
SpecDS12 v2DS11-1 v2Δ
vCPUs41-75%
Memory28 GB14 GB-50%
Hourly Price$0.3710$0.1850-50%
Monthly Price$270.83$135.05-50%
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