Ddsv6vsDdsv7

Size for size, Ddsv6 is on average 24% cheaper than Ddsv7 on demand in East US, across 10 shared sizes. Same size, one generation apart.

At a glanceDdsv6Ddsv7
Sizes here1012
From$0.125/hr$0.163/hr
vCPUs2 to 1922 to 372
Memory8 to 768 GiB8 to 1488 GiB
Architecturex86_64x86_64
CategoryGeneral purposeGeneral purpose

On-demand prices by size in East US

USD per hour for Linux. Pick a size to compare the two types.

SizeDdsv6Ddsv7Ddsv7 vs Ddsv6
2Standard_D2ds_v6 $0.125Standard_D2ds_v7 $0.163▲ 30%
4Standard_D4ds_v6 $0.249Standard_D4ds_v7 $0.326▲ 31%
8Standard_D8ds_v6 $0.498Standard_D8ds_v7 $0.653▲ 31%
16Standard_D16ds_v6 $0.997Standard_D16ds_v7 $1.305▲ 31%
32Standard_D32ds_v6 $1.993Standard_D32ds_v7 $2.611▲ 31%
48Standard_D48ds_v6 $2.99Standard_D48ds_v7 $3.916▲ 31%
64Standard_D64ds_v6 $3.987Standard_D64ds_v7 $5.221▲ 31%
96Standard_D96ds_v6 $5.98Standard_D96ds_v7 $7.832▲ 31%
128Standard_D128ds_v6 $7.973Standard_D128ds_v7 $10.442▲ 31%
192Standard_D192ds_v6 $11.96Standard_D192ds_v7 $15.663▲ 31%

Key differences

The biggest lead each family has.

Where Ddsv6 leads
On-demand priceCheaper in 10 of 10 shared sizes
24% cheaper
Spot priceLower in 10 of 10 shared sizes
Cheaper spot
Where Ddsv7 leads
Sizes12 sizes here vs 10
2 more
Largest size372 vCPUs vs 192
Bigger

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