Standard_DC8ads_v6

Standard_DC8ads_v6 is an Azure VM size with 8 vCPUs, 32 GiB memory (AMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)). In East US it costs $0.502 per hour on demand ($366.46 per month) for Linux; a 1-year reserved instance with no upfront costs $0.4013 per hour, 20% less. Spot capacity is about $0.1059 per hour. It is sold in 55 regions; the cheapest is Central India at $0.325 per hour.

Prices by region

USD per hour, Linux. Reserved prices are no upfront, standard. Cheapest on-demand first.

RegionOn-demandSpot1-yr reserved3-yr reserved1-yr savings plan3-yr savings plan
Central India centralindia$0.325$0.0601$0.2598$0.1948$0.2763$0.2113
East US eastus$0.502$0.1059$0.4013$0.301$0.4267$0.3263
East US 2 eastus2$0.502$0.0928$0.4013$0.301$0.4267$0.3263
North Central US northcentralus$0.502$0.0928$0.4013$0.301$0.4267$0.3263
West US 2 westus2$0.502$0.0928$0.4013$0.301$0.4267$0.3263
West US 3 westus3$0.502$0.0928$0.4013$0.301$0.4267$0.3263
Sweden Central swedencentral$0.537$0.0992$0.4295$0.3221$0.4565$0.3491
Mexico Central mexicocentral$0.553$0.1022$0.4421$0.3316$0.4701$0.3595
Canada Central canadacentral$0.561$0.1037$0.4484$0.3363$0.4769$0.3646
Canada East canadaeast$0.561$0.1037$0.4484$0.3363$0.4769$0.3646
North Europe northeurope$0.561$0.1037$0.4484$0.3363$0.4769$0.3646
Central US centralus$0.568$0.1049$0.2691$0.1733$0.4828$0.3692
Korea South koreasouth$0.577$0.1066$0.4619$0.3464$0.4905$0.3751
UK South uksouth$0.583$0.1077$0.4668$0.3501$0.4956$0.379
France Central francecentral$0.59$0.109$0.4717$0.3538$0.5015$0.3835
Italy North italynorth$0.59$0.109$0.4717$0.3538$0.5015$0.3835
Spain Central spaincentral$0.59$0.109$0.4717$0.3538$0.5015$0.3835
West US westus$0.59$0.109$0.4717$0.3538$0.5015$0.3835
South Central US southcentralus$0.601$0.1111$0.4808$0.3606$0.5109$0.3907
West Central US westcentralus$0.601$0.1111$0.4808$0.3606$0.5109$0.3907
Germany West Central germanywestcentral$0.607$0.1122$0.4857$0.3643$0.516$0.3946
Poland Central polandcentral$0.607$0.1122$0.4857$0.3643$0.516$0.3946
UK West ukwest$0.607$0.1122$0.4857$0.3643$0.516$0.3946
West Europe westeurope$0.607$0.1122$0.4857$0.3643$0.516$0.3946
Korea Central koreacentral$0.619$0.1144$0.4949$0.3712$0.5262$0.4024
Qatar Central qatarcentral$0.619$0.1144$0.4949$0.3712$0.5262$0.4024
UAE North uaenorth$0.619$0.1144$0.4949$0.3712$0.5262$0.4024
Australia Central australiacentral$0.63$0.1164$0.5041$0.378$0.5355$0.4095
Australia Central 2 australiacentral2$0.63$0.063$0.5041$0.378$0.5355$0.4095
Australia East australiaeast$0.63$0.1164$0.5041$0.378$0.5355$0.4095
Southeast Asia southeastasia$0.63$0.1164$0.5041$0.378$0.5355$0.4095
Taiwan North taiwannorth$0.63$0.1164$0.5041$0.378$0.5355$0.4095
US Gov Texas usgovtexas$0.63$0.1164$0.5041$0.378––
US Gov Arizona usgovarizona$0.636$0.1175$0.509$0.3817––
US Gov Virginia usgovvirginia$0.636$0.1175$0.509$0.3817––
West India westindia$0.642$0.1186$0.5139$0.3854$0.5457$0.4173
Australia Southeast australiasoutheast$0.654$0.1209$0.5231$0.3923$0.5559$0.4251
Japan East japaneast$0.654$0.1209$0.5231$0.3923$0.5559$0.4251
Japan West japanwest$0.654$0.1209$0.5231$0.3923$0.5559$0.4251
South Africa North southafricanorth$0.671$0.124$0.5371$0.4029$0.5704$0.4362
East Asia eastasia$0.694$0.1283$0.5555$0.4166$0.5899$0.4511
Sweden South swedensouth$0.7$0.1294$0.5604$0.4203$0.595$0.455
South India southindia$0.707$0.1307$0.5653$0.424$0.601$0.4596
Israel Central israelcentral$0.718$0.1327$0.5744$0.4309$0.6103$0.4667
Norway East norwayeast$0.718$0.1327$0.5744$0.4309$0.6103$0.4667
Switzerland North switzerlandnorth$0.718$0.1327$0.5744$0.4309$0.6103$0.4667
France South francesouth$0.765$0.1414$0.6118$0.4588$0.6503$0.4973
Germany North germanynorth$0.788$0.1456$0.6308$0.4731$0.6698$0.5122
UAE Central uaecentral$0.804$0.1486$0.6435$0.4826$0.6834$0.5226
Brazil South brazilsouth$0.805$0.1488$0.6442$0.4831$0.6843$0.5233
Taiwan North West taiwannorthwest$0.819$0.1514$0.6555$0.4916$0.6962$0.5324
South Africa West southafricawest$0.869$0.1606$0.6955$0.5217$0.7387$0.5649
Norway West norwaywest$0.934$0.1726$0.7469$0.5602$0.7939$0.6071
Switzerland West switzerlandwest$0.934$0.1726$0.7469$0.5602$0.7939$0.6071
Brazil Southeast brazilsoutheast$1.045$0.1931$0.8356$0.6268$0.8883$0.6793

Prices by operating system in East US

Operating systemOn-demand /hr1-yr reserved /hr3-yr reserved /hr
Linux$0.502$0.4013$0.301
Windows$0.87$0.7693$0.669

Specs

ComputeValue
vCPUs8
Physical cores4
Threads per core2
Architecturex86_64
ProcessorAMD EPYC 9004 (Genoa)
ACU (compute units)230
MemoryValue
Memory (GiB)32
NetworkingValue
Network12.5 Gbps
Accelerated networkingNo
Max network interfaces4
StorageValue
Storage300 GiB temp SSD
Temp disk300 GiB
Max data disks16
Premium SSDYes
Max disk IOPS (uncached)15,200
Max disk throughput (uncached)360 MB/s
Ephemeral OS diskYes
Instance detailsValue
Instance typeStandard_DC8ads_v6
FamilyDCadsv6
CategoryGeneral purpose
VM generationsV2
Encryption at hostYes
Confidential computingSNP
OtherValue
Seriesdcadsv6-series
Specs sourceAzure Resource SKUs API

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Prices updated 2026-11-12 from the Azure Retail Prices API. Compare all Azure VM sizes.